The Brewery

Brewery, Bar, Eatery

1101 N. Water Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202
United States

(414) 272-1195 | map
brewerymke.com
BEER STATS
Average:
3.53
Beers:
32
Ratings:
240
PLACE STATS
Average:
3.56
Reviews:
29
Ratings:
67
pDev:
12.36%
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Rated: 3.84 by jschott75 from Illinois

Sep 12, 2020
 
Rated: 3.59 by LXIXME from New Mexico

May 10, 2019
 
Rated: 3.4 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

Apr 30, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Griffith from Connecticut

Mar 18, 2019
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Reviewed by ChicagoJ from Illinois

3.23/5  rDev -9.3%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3 | selection: 3
9/17/18 (Milwaukee): First bar hit during day trip to Milwaukee. Large bar and restaurant area, empty during mid-day Monday. Bar had many steins and other Milwaukee Brewery memorabilia which was nice. Service inattentive despite empty bar. Didn't try food, beer was OK.
Nov 12, 2018
 
Rated: 3.89 by lrend13 from Wisconsin

Sep 27, 2018
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Reviewed by Suds from Missouri

4.07/5  rDev +14.3%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.25
My wife and I visited this brewery on a trip to Milwaukee. The beer selection was excellent, and the beer was solid. I particularly liked the Oktoberfest. The building is full of brewing memorabilia, including a wall full of classic beer cans. We didn't have any food, but the service was friendly.
Sep 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.33 by Scotty_Karate from Michigan

Jul 08, 2018
 
Rated: 3.85 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Jun 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.29 by Spaceman_Jer from Colorado

Jan 31, 2017
 
Rated: 3.41 by iRun2Beer from Minnesota

Aug 16, 2016
 
Rated: 3.99 by costanzo_mike from Massachusetts

May 02, 2016
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Rated by AuntBea from Illinois

4.23/5  rDev +18.8%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.25
Great find! Good beer selection & a great menu. Our server was very helpful with beer suggestions & food
Dec 22, 2015
 
Rated: 2.79 by Angerhaus from Rhode Island

Nov 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.85 by Chris-1911 from Illinois

Oct 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.86 by tim007007 from Illinois

Oct 24, 2015
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Reviewed by treznor from North Carolina

2.65/5  rDev -25.6%
vibe: 3 | quality: 1.5 | service: 3.5 | selection: 3
Pretty standard bar scene (at their downtown location). Fairly nice waitstaff and a fairly wide selection of beers. Unfortunately, ever single one of their beers was... bad. Its pretty rare for me to leave anything in a taster in a flight of beers. The 8 I tried tonight (their standard 6 plus two seasonals, the Black IPA and the Flanders Brown) were bad, every single one. I didn't finish a single sample (I think the IPA is the only one I made it halfway through). Almost every beer tasted under-attenuated and every beer had at least one fairly glaring fault.
Aug 18, 2015
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Reviewed by AJNIDEK from North Carolina

4.05/5  rDev +13.8%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.5 | service: 5 | selection: 3.5 | food: 4.75
This is for their Grafton location. Been coming here for business for a few years and the fantastic food and service keeps me coming back. Being 100 meters from my hotel does not hurt either. Their beer has evolved to where I can drink and actually enjoy it now. IPA is a bit bitter but this make their black IPA a beautiful thing. Bright and airy feel with great bartenders makes it relaxing any season. Worth a stop.
Aug 06, 2015
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Rated by 03fatboy from Wisconsin

2.76/5  rDev -22.5%
vibe: 2.5 | quality: 2.5 | service: 2.5 | selection: 3.25 | food: 3.25
There own Beer Pretty Good Small Brewery
Jul 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.38 by DbbC from Illinois

Mar 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.59 by redleg411 from Wisconsin

Feb 06, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

3.35/5  rDev -5.9%
vibe: 3.25 | quality: 3.25 | service: 3.5 | selection: 3.5 | food: 3
It is basically bar food - cheese curds, scotch eggs, burgers and the like. The beer is decent but there is a lot of the light stuff. All and all its worth a stop.
Jan 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.58 by italianstallion from Wisconsin

Dec 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.48 by LukeK from Indiana

Dec 04, 2014
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Reviewed by logicalparadox from New York

3.04/5  rDev -14.6%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 2.75 | service: 2.75 | selection: 3 | food: 3.5
Low key interior with a personal feel and touch of personality. Not too loud, which was nice. Staff are friendly, but the restaurant is self serve... Not a great choice if you want a real sit down meal.

Food is home style pub food with a bit of a twist. I missed the homemade pretzels, but my schnitzel sandwich was good. Garlic-parm fries were just fries dusted with some store bought shake. On the bright side my asian salad had fresh orange segments rather than from a can.

Beers are OK (a bit thin and mostly one dimensional), with limited selection (5 on tap) but they have great prices.

Mediocre overall.
Nov 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by SWChi from Illinois

Nov 03, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by bowzer4birdie from Illinois

Oct 13, 2014
 
Rated: 2.26 by rowleypw

Oct 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Eman17 from Illinois

Oct 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by WoostaBia from Massachusetts

Sep 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by stouts4me from Illinois

Aug 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by JeffSK from Wisconsin

Aug 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Dexterityviking from Wisconsin

Jul 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by WwLoganxX from Michigan

Jul 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by astronautjones from Michigan

Jul 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by robebo44 from Virginia

Jun 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Dactrius from Netherlands Antilles

Jun 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by TX-Badger from Texas

Jun 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by derkfromwi from Wisconsin

May 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by dirtyharry2489 from West Virginia

Apr 21, 2014
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Brewery rating: 3.53 out of 5 with 240 ratings