Lady Elgin

Our version of an Irish blonde having flowing straw-colored highlights, sweetness within the malt, medium-bodied in stature, family roots of hop nobility, and a decadent mouthfeel. Pairs perfectly while daydreaming of rolling green hills, misty coastlines, towering castles, and the warmth of the island’s inhabitants.

THE STORY BEHIND THE NAME
Known as one of the worst maritime disasters on the Great Lakes where an estimated 300 passengers perished with only 100 surviving. Most of the passengers that day were Irish returning from a trip to Chicago. At 2:30 am, a lumber schooner collided with the ship ripping open a large hole, sinking within 30 minutes Of the estimated 400 passengers, only 100 survived. Between the sinking of the Lady Elgin on Sept. 8th, 1860 and the Third Ward Fire of 1892, the landscape of the Irish community in Milwaukee was forever altered. Facing significant family losses from the shipwreck and rebuilding difficulties in the Third Ward, most Irish chose to move west to the Tory Hill and Merrill park neighborhoods.