Possible Clues:

• GW - - , German film director 1885-1967
• Classic name in Milwaukee brewing
• Longtime beer experiencing a 2000s resurgence
• Its maker claims it won a blue ribbon in 1893
• Maker of Colt 45 and Old Milwaukee
• Retro-hip beer
• Bud alternative
• 1893 blue-ribbon winner
• Illinois-based brewery
• Blue Ribbon beermaker