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.
13 editor picks in Milwaukee.

13 brewery places in Milwaukee we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Milwaukee | Brewery across every city.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 on West State Street in Milwaukee Valley has brewed American lagers since Frederick Miller bought the Plank Road Brewery in 1855.
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 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.
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 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 on South 76th Street in Greendale, in Southridge Mall, is a craft brewery and brewpub with American beer styles, Wisconsin Friday fish fry.

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