As Leinenkugel's main brewery closes in Chippewa Falls some beer drinkers say they will stop buying Leinenkugel's beer.
Dick Leinenkugel is one of the fifth generation of his family to have guided, brewed, packaged, delivered and taste-tested in the Chippewa Falls brewery.
THEY’RE SHUTTING DOWN THIS FACILITY AND THEY DON’T NEED IT. LEINENKUGELS FAMILY WOULD LOVE TO REOPEN IT, BUT WHAT KIND OF BEER WOULD THEY MAKE IF THEY DON’T HAVE THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY?
The event featured beer, food trucks and multiple bands spread across the brewery grounds and Leinie Lodge. The connection to Chippewa Falls is one reason the Leinenkugel family fought hard over ...