They grow up so quickly, don’t they? As hard as it is to believe, The Brass Tap, 7808 W. Layton Ave., in Greenfield, is turning 10 and co-owner Andy Grossman says the beer bar will host a weekend celebration with about 60 rare, exclusive and brand new beers on tap.
The even kicks off at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 24 and continues Saturday, Jan. 25.
“All the beers will be tapped right away and will be on until they are gone,” he says. “In addition to the special beers, to celebrate 10 years we will also be making this a ‘Customer Appreciation Party’ with hundreds of free gift bags of swag and large gift basket giveaways that customers will earn a free entry for, just for walking in the door.”
In addition to several new IPAs, sours and other beers from brewers like Hop Butcher, Blackstack, Phase 3, Lakefront, Drekker and Youngblood, some other special brews include:
- Goose Island - Bourbon County Bananas Foster 2023
- Maplewood - Cuppa (Elijah Craig 18 Year)
- Maplewood - BA Cuppa Cinnamon Smores
- Revolution - Apple Brandy Ryeway
- Lion's Tail - Bourbon Trail 2023 (J Henry)
- 3 Sheeps - Veneration 2024
- Tyranena - 25th Anniversary Stout
- Founders - KBS Double Oaked
- Eagle Park - Booze for Breakfast
- Toppling Goliath - Mornin Delight 2024
Nick and April Marking opened The Brass Tap in January 2015 with more than 80 taps and well over 100 packaged beers, too.
In December 2020, they sold the franchise to Andy Grossman and Kat Thiede and then went on to open The Tap Yard beer gardens.
The Brass Tap franchise was founded in 2007 with its first location opening the following year in Wesley Chapel, Florida. In 2024 it had 150 locations open or in development.
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.
