MILWAUKEE (April 22nd, 2025) – In 2005, Lakefront Brewery brewed New Grist Pilsner, the nation’s first Certified Gluten-Free beer. What started out as an accommodation for local celiacs, has grown to supply over half the country with gluten-free beer options. Over the years, Lakefront began to understand how underserved the regional gluten-free community was. Their first Maifest was an instant success, since then, they’ve released an IPA version of their New Grist and converted their CurdWagon food truck to be exclusively gluten-free. Now in its 4th year, Lakefront is focusing their Maifest efforts to celebrate gluten-free food offerings.

On Sunday, May 18th, from 11am to 3pm, Lakefront invites everyone, gluten intolerant or not, to come down to their premiere springtime outdoor festival and embrace the incoming warm weather. Over 30 vendors will be featuring all gluten-free food items, and these 9 delicious food trucks will be serving exclusively gluten-free menus:

Ø  Lakefront’s CurdWagon (including the gluten-free version of their famous fried cheese curds)
Ø  Big City BBQ
Ø  Clean Cruisine
Ø  EZ Tiki
Ø  Fork N Fry Poutinerie
Ø  Girl’s Got Balls
Ø  Pedro’s South American
Ø  Tots on the Street
Ø  Troublemakers Cocina

Lakefront is adding a Cheese Curd Express Lane to get their gluten-free curds into as many hands as possible!

As one should expect, Lakefront will be serving up all their gluten-free New Grist varieties on top of the popular gluten-free cask beers made specially for this event:

Ø  Mango Chile Gosa Rita
Ø  Honey Saffron New Grist IPA
Ø  Arnold Palmer New Grist
Ø  Mimosa New Grist

Guests can also enjoy gluten-free Bloody Marys, wine, soda, and limited gluten and NA beer options. All beverages containing gluten will be served separately, in their Beer Hut.

Maifest will also be supporting Gluten Intolerance Group (with Cutting Costs for Celiacs) and the Celiac Disease Center at Children’s Wisconsin with a 50/50 raffle. Saunter through Milwaukee’s longest patio, take in the breathtaking views, and enjoy live music from Shotski Polka as you sip and nosh on the area’s best gluten-free goodies. Maifest is a family-friendly, free, rain or shine event and welcomes well-behaved pups to attend if they’re interested.


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Lakefront Brewery, Inc. distributes its products to over 30 states, Ukraine, Canada, and Sweden. Lakefront Brewery is the first brewery in Wisconsin and 22nd brewery in the world to be certified as a B Corporation. Lakefront Brewery also produced the first beer in the United States made from 100% in-state-grown ingredients, including a first-of-its-kind, indigenous Wisconsin yeast strain (Wisconsinite Summer Weiss), the first certified organic brewery and the first gluten-free beer granted approval by the U.S. Government (New Grist). For more information, visit http://www.lakefrontbrewery.com or call (414) 372-8800.