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Car Hire Milwaukee and the Great Lakes Brew Fest

Every fall in Racine, WI, you can visit the Great Lakes Brew Fest with your car hire Milwaukee.

What to expect

When you visit the Great Lakes Brew Fest with your car hire Milwaukee, you can sample over 250 beers from more than 80 breweries. There is live music all day for you to enjoy. And attendance is limited to 4000 so that it does not get overcrowded. There is food available to buy all day, and all attendees get a souvenir glass. The Great Lakes Brew Fest has been around for five years and features beers mainly from the shores of Lake Michigan.

Brew for brew

There are many breweries that come to promote their beers. When you visit with your car hire Milwaukee you can check out some of these breweries from around Wisconsin and Lake Michigan: Ale Asylum, Anchor Brewing Company, Anderson Valley Brewing Company, August Schell Brewing Company, Boston Beer Company, Boulder Beer Company, Capital Brewery, Dark Horse Brewing Company, Flying Dog Brewery, Goose Island Brewing Company, and many, many more.

How to get here

The Great Lakes Brew Fest is held in Racine on the Lake Festival Park on the shore of Lake Michigan. When you visit with your car hire Milwaukee, there is public parking at the Civic Centre Parking Ramp at the corner of 5th Street and Lake Avenue, Lake Avenue Parking Ramp at 4th Street and Lake Avenue, Gas Light Pointe Parking Ramp at the east end of State Street, and Shoop Parking Ramp at State and Main Streets.

Other area beer festivals

The Great Northern Beer Festival is an event that takes place in Eagle River, WI with your car hire Milwaukee. The beer festival is a appreciation of beer and an opportunity to try many different types from many different breweries. In 2008, tickets were $20 in advance and $25 at the gates. There are also three different ways that you can buy tickets: online (there is a $3 convenience fee), by mail, and at liquor departments in Eagle River, Minocqua, Rhinelander, and Wausau as well as the Eagle River Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center. When you visit with your car hire Milwaukee, you may find that Eagle River is the Snowmobile Capital of the World and home to "The Eagle River 500" (snowmobile trails).

Visiting Racine with your car hire Milwaukee during the Great Lakes Beer Fest is great to visit in the fall to sample many different types of brews.