Mautz's Tavern- A Historical Commentary

Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer Memorabilia This post is a nod to a famous Milwaukee beer that for some reason has managed to stand the test of time, Pabst Blue Ribbon. Just how has a mediocre tasting beer (okay, just my opinion, stand down all you PBR die-hards) managed to remain so relevant? What is now considered a hipster beer, is instead to many of us, a nostalgic beer. Traci and Staci Mautz, circa 1973 It was the brew of our fathers and grandfathers. It filled their coolers on fishing trips and stocked their fridges for football games. The pull tabs ripped off from its pre-aluminum cans were scattered throughout parking lots and campsites, left behind like land mines for the barefooted. It was our first sips of beer. It was cheap, easy-drinking, and felt patriotic with its red, white and blue packaging. So with that, I give you a collection of Pabst memorabilia. These are all items that were uncovered inside the tavern - none of which would be any newer than 1978. May y...

Beer and Cheese Run Deep in my Family So I have one great grandfather that was the proprietor of Mautz's Tavern and then my other great grandfather on the paternal side of the family tree - my grandma's dad - he was an award-winning cheesemaker. So the roots of beer and cheese run deep and intense on that side of the family! Makes me so proud (sniff, sniff). That's him in the pic below.  He was a good-looking man, his stache was on point, and he looked so familiar to me because of the strong resemblance to my dad. From left to right - Antonia Sutter (my grandma), Martha Sutter, Caroline Sutter, Anton Sutter, Anton Sutter, Jr., and in the middle is Emma Sutter. The S. S. Hamburg My great grandfather, Anton Sutter, came to the U.S. in 1905.  According to Ancestry.com, this is a picture of the boat he traveled on to New York.  The passenger list shows him arriving in December 1905. From New York, they went to Milwaukee, WI.  They then moved to a...