The Fond du Lac Comeback

Fond du Lac’s 88-year drought is coming to an end. This morning Lyle Hari of Fond du Lac Beer is brewing the first batch of commercial beer made in Fond du Lac since 1937.

Lyle Hari, March 18, 2025.

Lyle has Oshkosh roots. He was the first brewer at Bare Bones when it opened in 2015. The Fond du Lac Beer Company taproom is slated to open this May.

Here’s more about the history of beer in Fondy.