Oshkosh Beer

Two years ago, Witzke’s looked like another Oshkosh landmark destined for demolition. And then the Morth family came along. The abandoned pr...

I’ve been waiting 120 years to re-post this ad… An adulterated ad from 1906 for Rahr’s Bock. Rahr’s Bock Beer returns to Oshkosh this Saturd...

The old Sixth Ward was a muddy backwater when John Lueck opened the first saloon there in 1875. The backwater became a bustling borough. Lue...

On National Beer Day - April 7th - I’ll give a free talk about the wild history of Prohibition in Oshkosh at Venue 404 , the former First Na...

Here’s a building that represents far more than its appearance suggests. It’s the forgotten cornerstone of Oshkosh’s Bloody Sixth Ward. The ...

Feb 1970: Fritz Smick was a couple of weeks past his 85th birthday when he brought home his last case of Oshkosh Bock. This was one of his ...