Wisconsin Brewery Tours – A Fun Outing
Tours Can Be Educational, and Fun!
Whether you live in Wisconsin or are planning a visit, a brewery tour is not only fun but also very educational. Wisconsin brewery tours offers you a chance to learn many of the different processes that go into creating and bottling beer. Most tours offer a history of the brewery along with a chance for the adults to try samples – making a Wisconsin brewery tour a stop that will hold everyone’s interest.
We’ve set up the list by area to give you an idea of what’s available near you or an area you plan on visiting. The list starts with Milwaukee – a city that has always been synonymous with beer brewing in the United Sates.
Check individual Wisconsin brewery tours websites for the most current tour information.
Milwaukee
Brenner Brewing Company
706 S. 5th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53204
414-465-8469
www.BrennerBrewing.com
No reservation necessary.
Group tours by appointment almost anytime.
Tours:
F 6, 7, 8 & 9PM
Sa & Su 1, 2, 3 & 4PM
Tasting Room Hours:
F 5-10PM
Sa 12-10PM
Su 12-10PM
$8 -includes (4) 5oz pours and souvenir key chain
Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery
901 W. Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53233
414-630-1609
www.BestPlaceMilwaukee.com
No reservation necessary.
Group tours by appointment almost anytime.
Tours:
M, W & Th 1 & 3PM
F-Su 11AM, 12 & 1PM
Signed Tours for the Deaf:
1st Friday of Every Month at 2PM
$8 -includes 1 beer
$6 -Military Personnel
Admission in the Gift Shop.
Lakefront Brewery
1872 Commerce Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212
414/372-8800
www.LakefrontBrewery.com
Tour times vary every week. Check their website.
Tours:
M-Sa at 3PM
F at 3, 3:30 & 6-8:30PM
Sa 1-3PM
several tours a day around the holidays
Tours sell out fast • Advance ticket purchase – only available online
$7 -includes (4) 6oz pours and souvenir pint glass
Lakefront Maple Root Beer is available for non-beer drinkers
MillerCoors
4251 W. State Street, Milwaukee, WI 53208
414-931-BEER or 800-944-LITE
www.MillerCoors.com
Summer Tours (Memorial Day to Labor Day):
M-Sa 10:30am-4:30pm
Su 10:30am-2pm
Winter Tours (Labor Day to Memorial Day):
M-Sa 10:30am-3:30pm
Free -includes 3 beers & free postcards w/postage
Milwaukee Brewing Co.
613 S. Second Street, Milwaukee, WI 53204
414-226-2337
www.MilwaukeeBrewingCo.com
Tours: F 4, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6 & 6:30PM
Sa 2, 2:30, 3, 3:30 & 4PM
Open House: F & Sa 5-7PM
$10 -includes samples & pint glass
$15 for Open House -includes samples & pint glass
Sprecher Brewery
701 W. Glendale Avenue, Glendale, WI 53209
414-964-2739
www.SprecherBrewery.com
Reservations Required
Tours:
M-F 4PM
Sa & Su 1, 2 & 3PM
No tours on holidays
Additional tours on days surrounding holidays
Tour capacity is 70
$5 -includes 4 pours beer, unlimited soda, and souvenir tasting glass
$4 -Seniors 62+
$3 -under 21
Free -with Military ID
Southern Wisconsin
Ale Asylum
2002 Pankratz Street, Madison, WI 53704
608-663-3926
www.AleAsylum.com
Tasting Room:
M-Th 11am-12am
F-Sa 11am-Bartime
Su 11am-10pm
Capital Brewery
7734 Terrace Avenue, Middleton, WI 53562
608-836-7100
www.Capital-Brewery.com
Reserve online
Tours:
F 3:30pm
Sa 1,2,3 & 4pm
Su 1,2 & 3PM
$5 -includes tasting and 3oz. sample mug
Bier Stube:
Tu-F 3pm-9pm
Sa 12pm-5pm
Gray Brewing Company
2424 W. Court Street, Janesville, WI 53548
608-754-5150
www.GrayBrewing.com
tour only in summer
Tours: 1st & 3rd Sa 1pm
Minhas Brewery
1208 Brewery 14th Avenue, Monroe, WI 53566
800-BEER-205
www.MinhasBrewery.com
Tours:
M 11am
Tu-Th 1pm
F-Su 1pm & 3pm
$10 -includes gift pack of beers, a Blumers soda, and sampler glass
Free -kids 12 and under
New Glarus Brewing Company
Cty Trk W & Hwy. 69, New Glarus, WI 53574
608-527-5850
www.NewGlarusBrewing.com
Self Guided Tours: M-Su 10am-4pm
Free -self guided audio tour
Hard Hat Tour: F 1pm • reservations required
Tasting Room: M-Su 10am-4pm
$3.50 -3 – 3oz samples and tasting glass
$20 Hard Hat Tour -includes 6 to 8 Brews & 4-5 Cheeses
Tyranena Brewing Company
1025 Owen Street, Lake Mills, WI 53551
920-648-8699
www.Tyranena.com
Not every week – check website
Tours:
Sa 3:30pm
Tasting Room:
W-Th 4:30-11pm
F-Sa 3pm-12am
Su 12am-8pm
Free -samples available for purchase
Reservations required for large groups
Northern Wisconsin
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company
124 E Elm Street, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
888-LEINIES or 715-723-5557
www.Leinie.com
Reservations recommended
Tours:
M-Th & Sa 9:30am-4pm
F 9:30am-6:60pm
Su 11:30am-3pm
closed Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day & New Year’s Day
tour capacity is 15
Free -includes three pours of beer
Sand Creek Brewing Company
320 Pierce Street, Black River Falls, WI 54615
715-284-7553
www.SandCreekBrewing.com
Tours: F 3pm (for other times, call ahead)
Free
Stevens Point Brewery
2617 Water Street, Stevens Point, WI 54481
800-369-4911
www.PointBeer.com
Summer Tours (June, July & August):
M-Sa 11am, 12pm, 1pm & 2pm
Winter Tours (September-May):
M-F 1pm • Sa 11am, 12pm, 1pm & 2pm
$3 -includes free gift
$1 -kids 5-11
Free -kids under 5
Gift Shop:
M-F 9am-5pm
Sa 10am-5pm
Viking understands beer lovers!
If you would like to sample the beer from from one of the many breweries Wisconsin has to offer you needn’t go any further than Viking Liquor. Our stores offer over 600 beers – many from right here in Beer Country.