Live & Local Since 1987

OUR Riverwest Stein has been around since our 1987 beginningS.
We want to raise a glass (or a can) to everyone out there WITH A STEIN IN HAND, supporting live and local Milwaukee music. CHEERS TO YOU!

FIND YOURSELF A STEIN AT THE FOLLOWING LIVE MUSIC EVENTS:

> ROCKABILLY CHILI | WMSE KERN CENTER
SUNDAY, MARCH 22ND – TICKETS AVAILABLE!		> REGNER FEST | REGNER PARK, WEST BEND
FRIDAY, JULY 17TH & SATURDAY, JULY 18TH @ 4PM
> MUSIC ON MAIN | DOWNTOWN WEST BEND
EVERY THURSDAY STARTING JUNE 4TH		> GERMAN FEST | HENRY MAIER FESTIVAL PARK
FRIDAY, JULY 24TH – SUNDAY, JULY 26TH
> CHILL ON THE HILL | HUMBOLDT PARK
EVERY TUESDAY STARTING JUNE 9TH @ 5PM		> IRISH FEST | HENRY MAIER FESTIVAL PARK
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13TH – SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH
> JAZZ AT THE VINE | HUMBOLDT PARK
EVERY OTHER THURSDAY STARTING JUNE 11TH @ 6PM		> CENTER STREET DAZE | RIVERWEST NEIGHBORHOOD
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH @ 11AM
> HART FEST | HART PARK, WAUWATOSA
FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH & SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH		> WMSE BACKYARD BBQ | HUMBOLDT PARK
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND @ 12PM
> SUMMERFEST | HENRY MAIER FESTIVAL PARK
THURSDAY – SATURDAY | JUNE 18TH – JULY 4TH		> TOSA FEST | VILLAGE OF WAUWATOSA
FRIDAY, SEPT 11TH & SATURDAY, SEPT 12TH
> WEST BEND BIERGARTEN | REGNER PARK
FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH & SATURDAY JUNE 20TH @ 4PM		> MKE OCTOBERFEST | HENRY MAIER PARK
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2ND – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4TH
> GERMAN NIGHT | REGNER PARK, WEST BEND
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15TH @ 4PM		> BEET STREET FESTIVAL | CACTUS CLUB
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD @ 1PM
RIVERWEST STEIN – A HISTORY LESSON

Our flagship brew has been around for almost 40 years and has become a defining product for Milwaukee.

Co-founders and brothers, Russ and Jim Klisch, delivered the first keg of Riverwest Stein Amber Lager to the Gordon Park Pub on Weil Street in Riverwest for its official release on December 2nd, 1987. Now called Nessun Dorma, the brothers still celebrate annually at the Riverwest staple for the brewery’s anniversary.
 
Before the Gordon Park Pub beer release, Jim had taken a photo of Clarke Street looking east with St. Casimir Church in the background to produce table tents for the event. “A quintessential street view of Riverwest”, as Jim puts it, “I think a local artist who went by the name ‘Peggy Riverwest’ converted it into a line drawing which we used at its grand unveiling.”
 
“It wasn’t until 1990 that I built a one-headed filler so we could start to bottle”, said his brother Russ, “we had a family friend named Linda Goehre who used the design to create our 16 oz. bottle labels at that time”. Longtime craft beer advocate Randy Mosher ended up redesigning the Stein label when it moved to 12 oz. bottles. More recently, it was reimagined by Lakefront’s late Brand Manager, Michael Stodola, before it ended up in the 12 oz. and 16 oz. cans you see today.
 
“I think back to when I first heard of arguments at bars about our Riverwest Stein being the best beer in town, that’s when I started to realize that we might have something special here,” said Russ Klisch.

For that consistent, balanced, and undeniable sweet malty flavor, grab a Riverwest Stein, Milwaukee’s favorite craft beer.