Harley-Davidson Revs Up A Special Beer For Its 115th Anniversary
Rev your engines, Harley-Davidson fans. The legendary American motorcycle company is brewing up its own special Harley-Davidson 115th Anniversary Milwaukee Lager, and it's available only for a limited time.
Three Milwaukee-area breweries, Good City Brewing, Third Space Brewing, and Milwaukee Brewing Co., collaborated on the lager, which uses all-Wisconsin malts. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports calls the resulting beer "probably more fruit-forward than a lager lover might expect," adding "that's not a bad thing."
"We knew we wanted a nice lager that was easy to drink, and we wanted to make that as local as possible," said Kurt Mayes, brewer at Milwaukee Brewing Co., in a Journal-Sentinel video about the beer. The beer features Wisconsin-grown barley and brown rice, which, he said, "made it nice and crisp and easy to drink."
"We knew we wanted something that was super-balanced, drinkable," said Andy Gehl, co-founder of Third Space Brewing. "The brew team here put together a great beer."
The Harley beer will be available in Milwaukee bars and restaurants and sold in retail stores in four-packs of 16-ounce cans across the state of Wisconsin, while supplies last.
The beer is the official beer of Harley's 115th anniversary, and that's a big deal. Beginning the week of Aug. 20, biking enthusiasts from across the nation have already started riding to Milwaukee for the celebration, which runs Aug. 29-Sept. 2. It includes factory tours, a bike rodeo, street parties and a parade, races, a beach ride on the shores of Lake Michigan and more. If you can't make it there, check out this list of the best beer in every state.