Skip to content
BusinessesGrow
Great Lakes Distillery, Milwaukee, WI
Eat & DrinkLocal GemDate Night

Great Lakes Distillery

Great Lakes Distillery is a place to eat or drink in Milwaukee, WI, part of the Milwaukee guide. Cost: under $25.

616 West Virginia Street · Milwaukee, WI

Why you should go…

Great Lakes Distillery has operated in Milwaukee's Walker's Point neighborhood since 2004, making it Wisconsin's first distillery since Prohibition. Its tasting room, built around a large circular bar, serves cocktails and craft spirits made with Wisconsin-sourced grain and other local ingredients. The distillery offers a one-hour guided tour with a six-spirit sampling flight, and has a second tasting location, Still & Oak Lounge, in West Allis.

  • #distillery
  • #tasting room
  • #cocktails
  • #tour
  • #winery

What's around here?

The closest stops to Great Lakes Distillery, ordered by straight-line distance.

  • Museums
    Quirky Fun

    National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum

    Under $25

    The world's only bobblehead-specific museum, with thousands of bobbleheads spanning sports, pop culture and politics.

    0.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Tours
    Date Night

    Edelweiss Cruise Lines

    Under $25

    Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan boat cruises, from narrated sightseeing rides to dinner and party cruises.

    0.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Museums
    Family Favorite

    Milwaukee Public Museum

    Under $25

    A natural history and culture museum in downtown Milwaukee with life-size dioramas and a giant dinosaur skeleton.

    1.0 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sightseeing
    Iconic

    Henry Maier Festival Park (Summerfest Grounds)

    Under $25

    Milwaukee's lakefront festival grounds, home to Summerfest, the world's largest music festival.

    1.0 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Museums
    Family Favorite

    Discovery World

    Under $25

    Walk through a Caribbean tunnel aquarium, test hands-on science labs and see Les Paul's guitars on the Lake Michigan shore.

    1.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Attractions
    Rainy-Day Pick

    Mitchell Park Domes

    Under $25

    Step into three beehive-shaped glass domes holding a tropical rainforest, a desert garden and changing floral shows.

    1.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

Near Great Lakes Distillery

Keep exploring