April 23, 2025

Badger Beer Report: A Look at Some Nerve Brewing in Manitowish Waters, WI

Badger Beer Report: A Look at Some Nerve Brewing in Manitowish Waters, WI
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Badger Beer Report: A Look at Some Nerve Brewing in Manitowish Waters, WI

Greg spoke with Bill and Jessica, the duo behind Some Nerve Brewing In Manitowish Waters. Their conversation covered the ups and downs of owning a brewery in northern Wisconsin as a two-person retirement venture.

 

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Bill Ruef

Brewery owner/operators

We moved from New Glarus to Wisconsin's North Woods in 2017 and opened Some Nerve Brewing Company in Manitowish Waters in June of 2018. Some Nerve is a nano-brewery running a 3 BBL system and selling about 95% of our beer in our own taproom. Like many craft breweries we started out as home-brewers whose hobby got out of hand. We love making a large variety of beers in both classic and not-so-classic styles.