How Bernie Brewer’s Chalet and Sausages Preserve History

What is Bernie Brewer’s chalet?

Bernie Brewer is the Brewers’ mascot, and his chalet was the small house where he celebrated home runs at County Stadium. The familiar scene included Bernie sliding into a giant beer mug as balloons filled the air, according to TMJ4’s account of the stadium tradition ¹.

County Stadium is gone, but the chalet survived. It now sits above brewing equipment at Lakefront Brewery, giving the old mascot landmark a new setting where visitors can see it ¹.

How did the chalet end up at Lakefront Brewery?

Lakefront Brewery president Russ Klisch bought the chalet for $18,000 and arranged for it to be brought into the brewery. The move required making a hole in the brewery wall, TMJ4 reported ¹.

Klisch is described by the station as a lifelong Brewers fan. He attended the team’s first game in Milwaukee in 1970, a memory that helps explain why saving a piece of the team’s past mattered to him ¹. The report presents his purchase as the reason the chalet found a second home rather than disappearing after County Stadium closed.

What are the Brewers Racing Sausages?

The Racing Sausages are a Brewers tradition represented by sausage costumes that race. The available report identifies the first set as the original Brewers Racing Sausages from 1993, but it does not describe the race’s rules, characters, or how the tradition developed ².

Those original costumes are now being restored. WKOW reports that they are intended for display at the Wisconsin History Center in Madison when it opens in December 2027 ². That makes the planned display another way for a piece of Brewers history to be seen outside a game.

How do these objects keep Brewers history alive?

The chalet and the original sausages preserve different parts of the fan experience. The chalet recalls County Stadium’s home-run celebrations, while the restored costumes represent a recognizable race tradition that dates to 1993 ¹².

They also put those memories in places people can visit: the chalet at Lakefront Brewery and, as planned, the sausages at the Wisconsin History Center ¹². The sources do not establish how many visitors will see them or explain whether the displays will include additional historical material. Still, keeping the objects intact makes it possible to encounter parts of Brewers history beyond recollections and photographs.

Where can fans see them, and what remains uncertain?

TMJ4 reports that fans can visit the chalet at Lakefront Brewery, though the supplied report does not provide visitor hours or access details ¹. For those, check the brewery’s official visitor information before making a trip.

The sausages’ display is a future plan: WKOW says they are being restored for the Wisconsin History Center when it opens in December 2027 ². The source does not say how restoration is progressing, where inside the center the costumes will be shown, or how the display will explain their history.