After retiring from his job at Paper Converting, craft beer enthusiast and Kewaunee resident, Chris Schroeder wondered what was on tap for him and his future. He landed on expanding on his 25-year passion for home brewing to start Lake Whispers Brewing LLC, which debuted its Feisty Waters Witbier earlier this month. Schroeder got into home brewing after a work trip took him to England, where he discovered beers he loved but could not locate in the United States. While the craft beer scene developed around him, Schroeder continued to brew beer that he would enjoy with friends and family. It was not until his retirement that he decided to branch and bring it to area businesses. With a nod to a yearbook from Kewaunee High School, Schroeder hopes his entry into a craft beer market is a boon for area businesses, especially those in Kewaunee.

While Schroeder is not planning on opening a tap room, he hopes to open a nano brewery in Kewaunee where he can produce smaller, five-barrel batches of beer before contracting them to a larger brewery in Green Bay. While you can find his Feisty Waters Witbier on tap now at select watering holes in Door and Kewaunee counties, Schroeder adds that he is working on an English IPA to be released around Memorial Day.