The respected and award-winning Giant Jones Brewing in Madison has inked a deal with Brew City Distribution to bring their woman-brewed, strong, certified organic beers to the Milwaukee area.
Giant Jones Brewing Company opened in a former Greyhound Bus terminal at 931 E. Main St. in Madison in June 2018.
The brewery, owned by Erika and Jessica Jones, quickly became known for beers that are not only organic, but that pack an ABV punch, typically 7 percent or above.
Now, Brew City Distribution will distribute Giant Jones beers in 1/6-barrel kegs and 500ml returnable glass bottles.
At the moment, the bottles are only returnable to the Madison brewery, but the distributor and brewert are hoping to host bottle return events in the Milwaukee area so customers here can send back their bottles to be washed and refilled.
“Our small brewery is all about relationships and connection - to our organic and local ingredients and our customers,” says CEO/Co-owner Erika Jones.
“We’re excited for our partnership with Brew City, a small distributor that focuses on unique imports and specialty brands, who will focus on quality relationships with retailers and bars who have a strong connection with their communities and customers."
You can taste the beers and meet the co-owners at five meet-and-greet launch events around the Milwaukee area:
- Thursday, Dec. 12, 3-5 p.m. – Tasting at Discount Liquor, Milwaukee
- Thursday, Dec. 12, 5-9 p.m. – Tap feature, meet & greet at Sugar Maple, Milwaukee
- Friday Dec. 13, 6-8 p.m. – Tap feature, meet & greet at Draft & Vessel, Wauwatosa
- Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, 5-9 p.m. – Tap feature, meet & greet at Biersal Tavern, Milwaukee
- Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, 5-9 p.m. – Tap feature, tasting, and meet & greet at Ray’s Wine & Spirits, Wauwatosa
“We’re excited to have our beers available to folks across Greater Milwaukee," says brewer/co-owner Jessica Jones.
"Our existing Milwaukee-area customers and family members have been asking us to distribute to Milwaukee for years.”
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.
