Milwaukee's second-oldest craft brewery has joined the ongoing boom in quaffable lagers (hey, trendspotters, didja hear that Columbus, Ohio's Garage Beer light lager has also just landed in Wisconsin?).
Lakefront has added Dive Beer, a 4.2 percent "Milwaukee lager" to its year-round lineup.
The beer – which the brewery describes as, "a classic, easy-drinking lager. Pours pale gold with a fine white head. Light-bodied and refreshing with a fresh-baked bread flavor up front, malty sweetness is checked by a modest hop addition" – is available in 15-pack, 12-ounce cans.
“This beer is both crushable and great-tasting,” adds Lakefront's Brand Manager, Michael Stodola. “This could easily become a favorite on the porch, while lawnmowing or watching football.”
Brewed with Mt. Hood and German Saphir hops and two-row pale malt, I'd guess (I have to guess because I haven't tried it yet) that the ever-reliable Lakefront's take on the classic sessionable lager is at or near the top of the pack in terms of flavor.
Find out for yourself when, in Brew City style, Lakefront hosts Dive Beer Night on Mondays from 3 until 9 p.m. and all pints of Dive Beer on tap are $2.
Dive Beer is also available wherever Lakefront Brewery products are sold.
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.
