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Kohler and Eagle Park Brewing Company have partnered on three beers that will be available only at Destination Kohler resort properties and LODGE KOHLER in Green Bay. They’ve also collaborated on a hard seltzer.
Bathtub Brew is a light-bodied 5.3 percent Belgian-style witbier with citrus, mild spice, clove, coriander, and floral notes. A dark golden color with a bit of haze, the ale has aromas of allspice, clove, banana and bread dough.
Cliff Hanger is a 5.6 percent amber ale with subtly sweet, lightly biter and biscuity notes.
Both of these brews sell for $10.99 per six-pack.
Snapping Turtle is a hazy 6.5 percent IPA with Mosaic, Idaho 7, and El Dorado hops. It is slightly sweet and lightly bitter with a pine finish. This one is $12.99 for a sixer.
The Bold Berry Hard Seltzer is 5 percent vodka soda seltzer that is sweet and tart with berry-forward flavors. $9.99 per four-pack.
The beers are said to be inspired by specific holes on Kohler’s golf courses.
According to Kohler, "Cliff Hanger is the breathtaking par-four #13 on the Straits course at Whistling Straits set along steep bluffs overlooking Lake Michigan, while Snapping Turtle is the unforgettable par-three #17 on River course at Blackwolf Run. Bathtub Brew is a historical nod to company origins and also draws inspiration from a fun 10-hole par-three course aptly named The Baths, while the Bold Berry moniker stems from Kohler’s legacy of bold design leadership."
“The partnership reflects a shared passion for quality, craft, and heritage creating new and authentic experiences for our guests that that only Kohler and Eagle Park can deliver,” said Destination Kohler Director of Marketing Betsy Froelich, Director of Marketing.
“The new craft beverages are brewed with premium ingredients and an artisan approach that deliver refreshing and distinct flavor profiles, while the names pay homage to Kohler’s legendary golf courses and its 150-year history of innovation and bold moves.”
The brews are also available at Woodlake Market in Kohler.
"Kohler is a family company that has built a legacy of high-quality manufacturing, design, and hospitality for 150 years in Wisconsin,” said Eagle Park owner Max Borgardt.
“It's been inspiring as a 6-year-old family run company to work with Kohler to develop these products – and now surreal to see those beverages being served on legendary golf courses that have brought international attention to our home state of Wisconsin.”
Whistling Strairs Irish Barn will also host a beer pairing event with Eagle Park owners Max and Jack Borgardt and Chef Zeke Fitzgerald, on Aug. 22 at 6 p.m. Cost is $125 per person.
For more on the dinner or the beer, click here.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club.
He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.
