We are starting the process of leaving the boat so spent a good deal of the day with chores.
We knocked off in the afternoon and headed to the Lakefront Brewery. Which strangely is not located on the lake. Anyway they supposedly have the best brewery tour around.
Upon arriving we were greeted by Larry, Moe and Curly. Now this is art!!!The Lakefront brewery was started and is owned by two brothers, Jim and Russ Klisch. What started as a hobby back in 1987 has grown to an over 17,000 barrel a year industry.
They have a unique philosophy about their tours. Most breweries make you wait till the end of the tour to sample their product. Russ and Jim believe there are 3 main reasons people take a brewery tour: drink beer, be entertained and to see the place.
So Lakefront provides samples of their various beers at the start of the tour, they share jokes along the way and still manage to explain the brewing process and the history of Lakefront Brewery.
Ross refilling his glass from one of the tanks.Kidding.
Not being a Milwaukee Brewers fan I was not familiar with this but it is Bernie Brewer’s chalet. I guess Bernie was the team mascot and whenever the Brewers hit a home run Bernie slid down a slide into the mug of beer. When the Brewer’s built a new stadium, Russ Klisch bought this and put it in the brewery.
And what brewery tour in Milwaukee would be complete without the theme to Lavern and Shirley playing while the bottles go by?
Milwaukee has been an unexpected treat of a stop for us.
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