Taprooms, brewpubs and the local beer scene in Milwaukee worth taking a tram to.

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Lakefront Brewery

  • ★ 4.7
  • $$

Lakefront Brewery on North Commerce Street, founded by Russ and Jim Klisch in 1987, runs the city's defining Friday fish fry, weekly tours and a Riverwest.

Sprecher Brewing Company

  • ★ 4.5
  • $$

Sprecher Brewing on West Glendale Avenue in Glendale, founded by Randy Sprecher in 1985, brews German-style craft beer and Sprecher root beer with tours.

Third Space Brewing

  • ★ 4.5
  • $$

Third Space Brewing on West St Paul Avenue in Menomonee Valley is a craft brewery with a long taproom, IPAs, Wisconsin lagers and rotating sours since 2016.

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Good City Brewing

  • ★ 4.4
  • $$

Good City Brewing on North Farwell Avenue on the East Side is a craft brewery and gastropub with IPAs, lagers, sours and food, with three Milwaukee locations.

Milwaukee Brewing Company

  • ★ 4.3
  • $$

Milwaukee Brewing Company on North 9th Street in the Menomonee Valley is a craft brewery and taproom with lager, IPA and Wisconsin sours, a Milwaukee staple.

Miller Brewing Company

  • ★ 4.4
  • $$

Miller Brewing on West State Street in Milwaukee Valley has brewed American lagers since Frederick Miller bought the Plank Road Brewery in 1855.

Pabst Milwaukee Brewery

  • ★ 4.2
  • $$

Pabst Milwaukee Brewery on West Juneau Avenue brews Pabst Blue Ribbon, Andeker and small-batch heritage lagers in the original Pabst complex with daily.

Company Brewing

  • ★ 4.4
  • $$

Company Brewing on East Center Street in Riverwest is a craft brewery, music venue and kitchen with Wisconsin sours, IPAs and a deep weekend brunch and live.

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Lombardi Brewing Company

  • ★ 4.2
  • $$

Lager-led taproom and patio in the old gas-light buildings on West Mt Vernon Avenue in the Menomonee Valley, pouring Czech pale and dark lagers from 7am.

Vennture Brew Co

  • ★ 4.3
  • $$

Vennture Brew Co has brewed in Milwaukee's Washington Heights since 2018, with a West North Avenue taproom and Cranky Al's collaborations like Doughnut Don.

Explorium Brewpub

  • ★ 4.2
  • $$

Explorium Brewpub on South 76th Street in Greendale, in Southridge Mall, is a craft brewery and brewpub with American beer styles, Wisconsin Friday fish fry.