Originally started as an extremely small brewery in a glorified closet in the Lincoln Warehouse back in 2013, Enlightened Brewing Company‘s reputation and its footprint have both grown considerably in the years since. After opening a cozy taproom and expanding its brewing output to a spot on the ground floor of the Lincoln Warehouse in 2016, Enlightened relocated to a far more spacious brewery, taproom, and events space in the former Louis Allis Motors plant at 2020 S. Allis St. in Bay View in May of 2019. Many block parties have followed.
On Saturday, June 29, Enlightened Brewing Company will keep the seasonal celebration rolling with its now-annual “Summer Block Party” event. In addition to business as usual in the taproom, the fun will also spill out onto a parcel of Allis Street in front of the brewery beginning at 12 p.m. until 11 p.m. Food vendors—Sweet Smoke BBQ and Kyote’s Bar & Grill—will be serving up goodies all day long. Joy Ice Cream Social will also be on-site to bring a dash of sweetness to the party.
There will be live music from the likes of Driveway Thriftdwellers and Free Dirt starting at 5 o’clock. And it wouldn’t be a block party without some new drink releases. In association with this event, Enlightened will be showing off its noon menu, which features wine, cider, canned cocktails, and N/A options. There will also be many of Enlightened’s year-round sudsy standbys available both on tap and in cans. The Summer Block Party will happen rain or shine. In the instance of bad weather, the fun will move inside Enlightened’s spacious taproom. Be there!