It’s Fifth Ward’s Third Anniversary

Time flies. Fifth Ward Brewing has been going strong for three years now. All this week, the brewery will celebrate its third anniversary with the release of a dozen different barrel-aged beers. It's an incredible line-up and I'll get to it in a moment, but first, there's this...

At Fifth Ward's grand opening on November 12, 2017, I took a picture of founders Ian Wenger and Zach Clark behind their bar on opening night.

Ian Wenger (left) and Zach Clark; November 12, 2017.

I took another one just before the brewery's first-anniversary party in 2018.

November 7, 2018.

They lined up again for the brewery's second anniversary in 2019.

November 4, 2019.

Yesterday morning, we added the latest to the series...

November 10, 2020.

I'm hoping we get to do this for years to come. But in the meantime, Fifth Ward is celebrating its third anniversary all this week with the release of a dozen, small-batch, barrel-aged beers. They're packaged in 22oz, waxed top bombers that will be available only at the brewery. Bottles are $15 each with sales beginning at 3 pm. To keep things safe, they've set up a heated tent in the beer garden so you can remain socially distant while queuing up for beer. Here's the rundown...

Tuesday, November 10

MORNING JOB
14.8% ABV | 450 Bottles | No limits.
A double mashed stout made with real, Wisconsin maple syrup, then aged in Bourbon barrels and conditioned on house-roasted coffee from New Moon in Oshkosh.

RAISINET JOB
14.8% ABV | 50 Bottles | One bottle per-person limit.
Double mashed stout brewed with real, Wisconsin maple syrup, then aged in Bourbon barrels and conditioned on raisin puree and liquid cocoa.

Wednesday, November 11

RYE BARREL BUFFALO PLAID
12.7% ABV | 175 Bottles | No Limits.
Maple rye scotch ale aged in rye whiskey barrels.

NUT JOB
13.2% ABV | 50 Bottles | One bottle per-person limit.
Double-mashed oatmeal stout aged in Bourbon and brandy barrels with raw coconut and hazelnuts.

Thursday, November 12

FOUND MARBLES
12.3% ABV | 100 Bottles | Two bottles per-person limit.
American barleywine aged in a wheated whiskey barrel.

TURTLE JOB
14.8% ABV | 50 Bottles | One bottle per-person limit.
Double mashed stout brewed with real, Wisconsin maple syrup then aged in Bourbon barrels, and conditioned on tart and sweet cherries, liquid cocoa, vanilla beans, and pecans.

Friday, November 13

BOURBON OLD FASHIONED FROOTENANNY
9% ABV | 100 Bottles | One bottle per-person limit.
Bourbon-barrel aged kettle-soured blonde with tangerine, sweet and tart Cherries, and NA bitters.

BRANDY BARREL TWO MAN JOB
13.2% ABV | 175 Bottles | Two bottles per-person limit.
Double-mashed oatmeal stout aged in a Brandy Barrel.

Saturday, November 14

CHOCOLATE JOB
13.2%ABV | 500 Bottles | No limits.
Double-mashed oatmeal stout aged in Bourbon and brandy barrels and conditioned on a double dose of cocoa nibs and liquid cocoa.

BANANA FOSTER JOB
14.8% ABV | 50 Bottles | One bottle per-person limit.
Double-mashed oatmeal stout aged in Bourbon and brandy barrels and conditioned bananas, vanilla bean, cinnamon, and walnuts.

VANILLA JOB
13.2% ABV | 50 Bottles | One bottle per-person limit.
Double-mashed oatmeal stout aged in Bourbon and brandy barrels and conditioned on a double dose of Madagascar vanilla beans.

SUPER CHUNK JOB
14.8% ABV | 50 Bottles | One bottle per-person limit.
Double mashed stout brewed with real, Wisconsin maple syrup, then aged in Bourbon barrels with white Chocolate and macadamia nuts.

Also on Saturday, Kitty Corona will be playing in the beer garden from 3-8pm. DD’s BBQ will also be on hand serving up Oshkosh’s finest smoked meats. For more on all of this, check out Fifth Ward's event page on Facebook. Happy Anniversary, guys!