Old Ashippun News Today

This is news that doesn’t feel new: "Breaking story: Wisconsin museum brews beer and gives out samples." Afterwards, ...

Old World Wisconsin will open its new Brewhouse in June 18, the beginning of plan for a full historic brewing experience.

Lake Effect is partnering with the Wisconsin Historical Society and Old World Wisconsin to bring you stories about beer and brewing in our state in a series called Tavern Tuesdays. For this first conversation, we learn about a new brewing experience opening in June.

BARRY ADAMS Old barns, cabins, a schoolhouse, chapels, blacksmith and wagon shops dot the 600 acres of Old World Wisconsin. It was only a matter of time before it gained an example of another beloved structure that has played an integral part in the state’s business and social scene. Three years after the bar and fixtures from Wittnebel’s Tavern in Old Ashippun were donated by the Wittnebel family to the Wisconsin Historical Society, the 115-year-old tavern building will b...