Beginning today, Thursday, Oct. 31, Estabrook Beer Garden is selling its Hofbräu beers, imported from Munich, Germany, on tap at half price, while supplies last.
According to operator Hans Weissgerber III, this "annual season-ending blow out" is starting two days earlier than normal this year.
"With cloudy and cooling weather following a stretch of unseasonably tropical temperatures, the beer garden is hoping to stimulate some enthusiasm by starting bargain beer price two days early," he said.
The half-off deal usually runs only the last two days of the season.
This is the beer garden's 12th season.
In addition to enjoying half-price beer, you can also buy the beer garden furniture this autumn.
The Estabrook Beer Garden will replace 90 percent of its beer garden furniture next spring and so the traditional table and bench sets are available for purchase. T
According to Weissgerber's statement Thursday, "The weathered sets are still sturdy and can be easily refinished for use in your backyard beer garden. This opportunity only comes along every four to five years, so get yours before they are all gone."
Estabrook Beer Garden will open at noon daily through this Sunday, Nov. 3. Closing time depends on attendance after sunset.
Remember that 2o percent of the beer garden’s gross revenue goes to Milwaukee County, though that money cannot be directed specifically to the park. Thus, the beer garden also partners with the Friends of Estabrook Park for projects like rebuilding stairs, improving trails, restoring park amenities and planting trees.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club.
He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.
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