Spotted Cow – A Must Try Beer

If you live in Wisconsin or surrounding states then you most likely know about New Glarus Brewing Company’s flagship beer, Spotted Cow.

About New Glarus Brewing Company

New Glarus Brewing Company, located in New Glarus, WI roughly 2 hours from Milwaukee and 2.5 hours from Chicago, is a craft brewery that produces a variety of handcrafted beers. The company was founded in 1993 by Deb Carey, who raised enough capital to invest in the brewery startup and is currently the President of New Glarus Brewing Company.  Deb’s husband Dan Carey, who has a lengthy and tenured background in the brewing industry since the time he was 20 years old, is also Co-owner and Brewmaster.  The couple’s passion is making world class handcrafted beers.

The brewery offers a multitude of beer varieties including: Lagers, Ales, IPAs and various Seasonal Beers. 

Spotted Cow Beer

The most notable and famous of their beers is the Spotted Cow.  Spotted Cow is a classic cream ale that has a mild fruity note, with minimal hops to give a softer bite and a smooth creamy feeling on the tongue and the brewers leave a little yeast in the bottle to give it a silky haze.  The bottle screams craft brew as the label has a paper texture, off-white craft paper with yellow and green colors and has the iconic cow and pasture (black and green ink) printed on it.  Spotted Cow now comes in both bottles and cans, but the classic option is the bottle. Spotted Cow pairs well with a menu of foods, and New Glarus offers a pairing list on their website for all of their beers, here is the beer description and pairing on their site for Spotted Cow

Where to buy New Glarus Beers?

The biggest question is where you can buy New Glarus’ products and the answer is as stated on their website – only in Wisconsin!  This is a testament to the hand crafted and personalized touch of New Glarus’ beer as they understand the demand and needs of the local market and work to supply their local area and state with a quality product.  This also makes New Glarus’ products so special as you can only get their beers by going to WI.  People from near and far travel to WI to pick up the beloved Spotted Cow and other New Glarus beers.

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