Milwaukee Beer Garden Guide 2022

BY BARRY HOULEHEN WITH BLAINE SCHULTZ

Photo courtesy of VISIT Milwaukee.

Nothing says Milwaukee in the summer like a nice relaxing beer garden. Well maybe some other things do, but let's face it, our love of festivals and summer celebrations has also cultivated the art of beer gardening: enjoying a glass of beer or wine in one of our many parks, with the sounds of live music and the scent of brats, pretzels and fish fries gently drifting on the breeze. Chances are there’s a beer garden in your neighborhood or community, so here is our list of this season’s public beer gardens throughout the greater Milwaukee area. Visit our online guide at shepherdexpress.com.

Milwaukee County Parks Beer Gardens

county.milwaukee.gov/EN/Parks/Explore/ Beer-Gardens

ESTABROOK BEER GARDEN

Estabrook Park 4600 Estabrook Drive estabrookbeergarden.com

SOUTH SHORE TERRACE

2900 S. Shore Drive southshoreterrace.com Wednesday-Friday 4-9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday 11 a.m. -9 p.m.

WHITNALL BEER GARDEN

Whitnall Park 8831 N. Root River Parkway, Greendale whitnallbeergarden.com Monday-Friday 4-9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday 11 a.m.-9 pm

THE VINE HUMBOLDT WINE & BEER GARDEN

Humboldt Park 3000 S. Howell Ave. thevinehumboldt.com Tuesday- Friday 4-9 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Holidays 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

THE LANDING AT HOYT PARK

1800 N. Swan Blvd., Wauwatosa friendsofhoytpark.org/the-landing Wednesday-Friday 3-9 p.m. Saturday - Sunday noon-9 p.m. Holidays noon-6 p.m.

ESTABROOK BEER GARDEN

Photo courtesy of VISIT Milwaukee.

SOUTH SHORE TERRACE

Photo by Michael Burmesch.

The Traveling Beer Gardens

Two different traveling beer garden tours make the rounds of area parks throughout the summer. The two restored fire trucks, converted into a mobile beer trucks, serve up craft beers and more.

travelingbeergardens.com

Monday-Friday 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Holidays 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

ROLL OUT THE BARREL TOUR

Juneau Park: May 11-May 30 900 N. Prospect Ave.

Cooper Park: June 1–June 19 8701 Chambers St.

Grant Park: June 22–July 10 100 E. Hawthorne Ave., South Milwaukee Shelter #5

Lake Park: July 13–July 31 3233 E. Kenwood Blvd.

Greenfield Park: Aug. 3–Aug. 21 2028 S. 124th St., West Allis Picnic Area 3A

PASS ME A PINT TOUR

Froemming Park: May 25-June 12 8801 S. 51st St., Franklin

Juneau Park: June 15–July 4 900 N. Prospect Ave.

McCarty Park: July 6–July 24 8214 W. Cleveland Ave., West Allis

Doctors Park: July 27–Aug. 14 1870 E. Fox Lane, Fox Point

Juneau Park: Aug. 1 –Sept. 5 900 N. Prospect Ave.

HUBBARD PARK BEER GARDEN

Photo courtesy of VISIT Milwaukee.

Community Beer Gardens

BROOKFIELD BEER GARDEN

The Village 18725 W. Hoffman Ave., Brookfield villageofbrookfieldwi.com/ events/beer-garden July 28, Aug. 27, Sept. 22 and Oct. 13, 5-9 p.m.

CITY OF WAUKESHA NEIGHBORHOOD BEER GARDEN

July 4, 2022, Lowell Park Aug. 25-27, Rivers Crossing Park Sept. 8-10, Merrill Crest Thursday-Friday 5-9 p.m. Saturday 3-9 p.m. waukesha-wi.gov/residents/ neighborhood-beer-gardens.php Waukesha also has pop-up beer gardens; visit waukesha-wi.gov/residents/ neighborhood-beer-gardens.php.

COMPANY BREWING

735 E. Center St. companybrewing.com/welcome Monday-Thursday noon-10 p.m. (2 a.m. on show nights) Friday noon-midnight (2 a.m. on show nights) Saturday 11 a.m.-midnight Sunday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

ELM GROVE BEER GARDEN

Elm Grove Village Park 13600 Juneau Blvd., Elm Grove thirdspacebrewing.com/ elmgrovebeergarden Friday 4-9 p.m. Saturday noon-9 p.m. Sunday noon-6 p.m.

FRANKLIN BEER GARDEN

Croatian Park 9100 S. 76th St., Franklin croationparkbeergarden.com Thursday 5-10 p.m. through September

HUBBARD PARK BEER GARDEN

Hubbard Park 3565 N. Morris Blvd., Shorewood hubbardparkbeergarden.com Monday-Thursday 3-10 p.m. Friday - Saturday noon-10 p.m. Sunday noon-9 p.m.

KEGEL'S INN BEER GARDEN

Kegel’s Inn 5901 W. National Ave., West Allis kegelsinn.com/beer-garden Tuesday-Thursday 4-8 p.m. Friday 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday 4-8 p.m.

SUGAR MAPLE

SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS

KEGEL'S INN WAR MEMORIAL BEER GARDEN

War Memorial Center 750 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive kegelsinn.com/war-memorial Tuesday-Sunday 11 a.m. -8 p.m.

NOMAD WORLD PUB

1401 E. Brady St. nomadworldpub.com Monday-Sunday 3-11 p.m. Open times change regularly depending on weather.

PABST MANSION BEER GARDEN MUSIC SERIES

The Pabst Mansion 2000 W. Wisconsin Ave. Saturdays 3:30-5:30 p.m. through Aug. 27

Photo courtesy of School Sisters of St. Francis

Photo taken by Michael Burmesch.

SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS

St. Joseph Center 1501 S. Layton Blvd. Sept. 11, Oktoberfest

SPRECHER BREWING OUTDOOR OASIS

Richard E. Maslowski Community Park 2200 W. Bender Road, Glendale glendale-wi.org/614/Sprecher-BrewingOutdoor-Oasis Wednesday-Friday 4-9 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

SUGAR MAPLE

441 E. Lincoln Ave. mysugarmaple.com Monday-Thursday 4-11 p.m. Friday 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday noon- 2 a.m. Sunday noon-1 p.m.