Our Story

How it began

3 Sheeps started the way many breweries start - with a homebrew kit. In 2012, Grant Pauly decided to turn his hobby/obsession into a job and opened a small packaging brewery in the corner of the old Wigwam sock factory in Sheboygan, WI. Brewing only 300 gallons at a crack meant long hours to keep up with demand as kegs quickly began finding their way throughout Wisconsin.

What kind of brewery did we want to be?

An often discussed question in the early years. Did we want to make lagers or hoppy brews? Dark, barrel-aged beers or delicate Belgian styles? Easy drinking ambers or nitrogen-infused stouts? After lots of soul searching, we landed on making them all - with a desire to do them extremely well. That decision put us on our current path. A desire to make beer a hop-head is excited about, a clean lager for after a long day, and a kick ass barrel program are what led us to relentless trials, experimentation, and questioning established methods.

Growing quickly

In 2017 we moved down the road to our current location, a former Coca-Cola facility. Our expanding, tight-knit group of brewers turned two facilities into a 10,000 sqft destination taproom and a modern 30,000 sqft production brewery. Now, we're one of the top breweries in the state. Known for our barrel-aged beer program, wide variety of IPAs, accessible year-round offerings, plus our Cloudless Hard Seltzer brand, we've got something for everyone.

3 Sheeps today

This brings us to you. Maybe you're already a fan of 3 Sheeps beer, or perhaps you hope to have your first one soon. No matter the reason, you're in the right place. We work to ensure you're never disappointed by the beverage in your hand. We want our beer to be what you reach for - no matter the occasion. Backyard BBQ? 3 Sheeps. Cabin "Up North?" 3 Sheeps. Wedding, funeral, pub crawl, or a Tuesday? 3 Sheeps is there. So, stock up the fridge or head to the taproom and raise a pint. Our dream started more than 10 years ago, and we wouldn't have made it this far without you. Cheers!