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Saisons are a wonderful springtime beer, but so are Mexican lagers, honey blonde ales and hazy IPAs, and area craft brewers are outdoing themselves.

Many Wisconsin breweries feature special releases on the day after Thanksgiving, often one-of-a-kind stouts. Many are the boldest and biggest brews of the year.

It was a sad day in early 2021 when Wisconsin Dells popular brewery, Port Huron Brewing, closed. It had been the first Wisconsin Dells brewery since Leutes City Brewery burned

Bevy, operating in Wisconsin Dells, creates their own beers, wines, and more, including Port Huron Brewing Company’s honey blonde ale, that ceases operations in 2021.

A new Wisconsin Dells brewery has resurrected a popular local beer that went out of production when its original brewery closed.

Look for Sommertag from Capital, destined to be one of the most quaffable beers of summer. Double dry-hopping has also been all the rage.

Here’s what’s happening in local craft brews this month: bocks, barleywines, imperial stouts, smooth lagers and an NA debut.

MIDDLETON, Wis. -- It was a celebration of craft beer on Saturday in Middleton.

The Grumpy Troll pays tribute to the film ‘Elf’ with special menu options. Elsewhere, barleywines are big.

Bocks for Lent, sweet stouts and more for Valentine’s Day, and other seasonal brews are on tap and packaged for takeout.