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.
Taprooms, brewpubs and the local beer scene in Milwaukee worth taking a tram to.
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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.
Eagle Park Brewing Company ★ 4.5
Eagle Park Brewing on East Hamilton Street on the Lower East Side is a craft brewery and music venue with hazy IPAs, sours and barrel-aged stouts since 2017.
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.
Broken Bat Brewing Company ★ 4.3
Broken Bat Brewing on East Pittsburgh Avenue in Walker's Point is a baseball-themed brewery taproom with Wisconsin lagers, IPAs and a food truck rotation.
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.
City Lights Brewing Company ★ 4.3
City Lights Brewing on West Mt Vernon Avenue in the Menomonee Valley is a craft brewery in the former Milwaukee Gas Light Company with IPAs.
Raised Grain Brewing Company ★ 4.3
Raised Grain Brewing on Dolphin Drive in Waukesha, west of Milwaukee, is a craft brewery with hazy IPAs, lagers and a deep barrel-aged stout program.
Vennture Brew Co ★ 4.3
Vennture Brew Co on West North Avenue is a hybrid roaster, brewery and cafe in Washington Heights, running coffee mornings and beer evenings since 2018 each.
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.