Our German ancestors establish 5 breweries in the Amana Colonies to serve the needs of the villagers during the early days of the communal society. The last of those breweries closed in 1884 with Iowa’s first prohibition laws. That lasted 101 years until a new brewery opened in 1989. It was Iowa’s first micro-brewery and somewhat fitting, given our heritage, that it would be here in the Colonies. Home to award winning beers along with music and fun it is a must stop for everyone. They also make great root beer and cream soda.
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Some years ago, three Amana men decided to revive an art that hadn’t been practiced in Amana for years–the art of brewing beer. Carroll F. Zuber and brothers, James and Dennis Roemig had a dream of building a small brewery to produce small batches of hand brewed beer reminiscent of Europe’s finest brews. To brew the best they needed the best, so they called on one of America’s premier brewers, Joseph Pickett Sr. who helped in the brewery design and in development of the robust Schild Brau Amber. Currently Millstream brews 15 different beers throughout the year. In 1985 Millstream Read more...
Brau Haus: (Definition) The name simply means Brewing House! In August 2016 the Millstream Brau Haus was born! For years the Millstream Brewery owners had said that it would be wonderful to add an authentic German Bierhalle to the Amana Colonies. Great German bar food paired up with great German-style beers (plus a few others…) is now the theme of our new venue! Adding the Brau Haus gives Millstream Brewery the opportunity to make more ‘one of a kind’ brews and specialty beers only to be sold in the Brau Haus! And of course, these special brews are complemented by Read more...
