Beer - Major domestic breweries, Anheuser-Busch recently acquired by InBev St. Louis and Miller Milwaukee are headquartered in the Midwest. Many renowned microbreweries dot the landscape as well, including Summit St. Paul, Goose Island Chicago, Great Lake's Cleveland, OH, Bell's Kalamazoo, MI, New Glarus New Glarus, WI, Gluek's Cold Spring, MN, Schell's New Ulm, MN, Leinenkugel's Chippewa Falls, WI. Millstream Brewery, located in the Amana Colonies, Iowa is home to the world's best 2010 World Beer Cup, Gold medal winnerVienna style lager beer.
Wine - Wine is made in every state of the Midwest. Catawba grapes were first discovered in Ohio in 1802 and thus Catawba vineyards line the shores and islands of Lake Erie. Michigan and Missouri also have significant wine countries. The Amana Colonies, located in Iowa, is home to five wineries featuring their traditional sweet, fruit wines, as well as many varieties of German and French-style wineries. Iowa is home to almost 90 wineries, many featuring the unique flavors of "cold-climate" grapes.
