Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(381)
381 customer reviews
Victoria Kraynak
Best Place was the PERFECT place to have our wedding! We had our wedding this September in the Captain's Courtyard, Corner and the Blue Ribbon Hall. Our guests couldn't stop raving about how gorgeous and unique the venue was. It was the perfect size for our group of 100. The entire staff was so incredible to work with. Sarah did a phenomenal job helping us plan for the big day. The bartenders were on point - we had special ordered a specific beer through their beverage manager the week before the wedding and before my husband could order a drink, the bartender brought him his favorite beer - talk about hospitality! More...
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Joe P.
Awesome tour with a little bit of history of the Milwaukee brewing industry, a walk through the beer halls, and rooms that used to make up the floor of the offices at the Pabst brewing company. A few included pours! A photo op with King Gambrinus! And a cool little gift shop to help trick out the man cave, with memorabilia including glasses, steins, posters, trays, mirrors, tap handles, and T-shirts. More...
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Chas C.
Very interesting and informative tour. I never knew of the history of PBR and was not disappointed in the least. I would highly suggest this tour to anyone.
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Megan P.
I cannot say enough nice things about Sarah at the Best Place and how she helped us plan the perfect wedding. When my husband and I were planning our wedding, finding a historical Milwaukee venue was a top priority. I've always dreamed of hosting my wedding at the Best Place and Sarah and team were instrumental in making our dreams come true. We hosted both our ceremony and reception in the Great Hall with a partial room flip while our guests enjoyed the cocktail hour in the Speakeasy downstairs. All areas of the venue were clean, the bars were well-staffed and stocked, and the crew on-site was ready to jump in and assist when needed. If you're looking to host your wedding in a venue with rich history, beautiful architecture and is quintessential Milwaukee, this is it! Thanks again to Sarah and her incredible team for making our wedding a dream-come-true! More...
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Moira Conley
Before there was the Deer District there was the Beer District. Best Place at the Pabst Brewery is a must for locals and visitors. Prost!
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pvasconcelo
One of the most fascinating place I have ever visited... coz of the history, the good beer and the amazing recycled castle!
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Patricia Brenner
Amazing venue for any event! My daughter was married here and had her baby shower there as well. The people there are friendly and go out of their way to make your day special.
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Mike Johnson
Great to see some of this history being preserved. Very nice people
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Sarah Johnston Adams
Such a fun place to stop. Delicious Bloody Marys to start off a very interesting and entertaining tour. Would love to go back again.
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Josh Daugherty
I have been wanting to do this for years. It is awesome and I highly recommend it to anyone.
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Matthew Eakle
Helluva place. I enjoyed the history as much as the beer and lotsa cool finds in the gift shop. Don't forget to tip your bartender & tour guide!
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Susan Goldsmith
beautiful glass and murals. The beer is great!
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Julianna Hirt Easter
Loved the vintage decor. Staff was super nice as well.
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Simon B.
Milwaukee staple! Cheap beers, great tour and a fantastic gem of a gift shop!
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Stephanie Bruck
Best Place was THE best place to have our perfect wedding day! Sarah was so helpful from the beginning answering any questions in a timely manner and on the day of she helped to make everything run smoothly. Our bartenders were amazing and kept everyone with drinks in hand all night even though the bar never slowed down! The venue is truly beautiful--we got married in the courtyard and danced the night away out there too--if you're thinking about dancing outside here, DO IT, you won't regret it! SO beautiful! Our dinner was in Blue Ribbon Hall which has a cool historical vibe that didn't need much decorating at all. The entire experience was perfect and everyone kept telling us how much they loved the venue! I would highly recommend Best Place to anyone and we cannot wait for our next excuse to visit. More...
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Yaritza Roman
Very nice experience. Best place.
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Giselbert Parkhurst
We really enjoyed our tour to Best Place. We had already learned about the history of Captain Pabst and his influence on the history of Milwaukee through our other tours in Milwaukee. What I loved about this tour was not only did you learn about why Pabst was such a big part of Milwaukee, but also you learned of the decline of the Pabst brewery and it's revitalization. More...
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Stephanie Pelo
Best Place was THE best place to have our best day ever! Sarah was so helpful from the beginning answering any questions in a timely manner and on the day of she helped to make everything run smoothly. Our bartenders were amazing and kept everyone with drinks in hand all night even though the bar never slowed down. The venue is truly beautiful--we got married in the courtyard and danced the night away out there too--if you're thinking about dancing outside here, DO IT, you won't regret it! SO beautiful! Our dinner was in Blue Ribbon Hall which has a cool historical vibe that didn't need much decorating at all. The entire experience was perfect and everyone kept telling us how much they loved the venue! I would highly recommend Best Place to anyone and we cannot wait for our next excuse to visit. More...
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Bart Bartell
Great tour! So informative, and and it comes with beer!
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Stephanie Gott
The staff is fantastic, atmosphere is perfect and of course the beer is great!
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jonathan eppley
A must see when visiting Milwaukee! Great history, great tour, great beer!! We loved every minute of it!
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Jo Scarpini
super accueil et bonne ambiance
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Jennifer Bates
Not your typical “here’s how beer is made” tour, but instead offers a historical look of the Pabst industry with very engaging tour guides!!
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James Patrick
Of the literally hundreds of brewery tours I have been on this is by far the best. They spend 45 seconds on how beer is brewed and the rest spent on the history of Pabst and the Milwaukee beer scene. You get to see untouched Pabst history along with plenty of meticulously restored Pabst history. One free beer is kind of a drag but you can buy unlimited PBR’s for $3 ea in the coolest original Pabst hospitality room. More...
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Leslie N.
We really enjoyed our tour to Best Place. We had already learned about the history of Captain Pabst and his influence on the history of Milwaukee through our other tours in Milwaukee. What I loved about this tour was not only did you learn about why Pabst was such a big part of Milwaukee, but also you learned of the decline of the Pabst brewery and it's revitalization. It was a piece of history missing from other tours but so vital to the story. Kudos to all involved in keeping the Pabst history alive in Milwaukee and kudos to Milwaukee for keeping these historical buildings standing for future generations to admire! More...
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Kevin W.
Pabst and Milwaukee go hand in hand. You see the name pabst all throughout the city. This is their historical site, one of the orginal buildings. The actual brewery was not doing tours the day we came so we stopped by here.Small street meter parking lot right in front, $1.50 per hour. So much beer history in these walls. Did not do the tour since we were low on time but it onlys costs $8.The building is a great site. The castle design is wonderful. Grab a pint, sit in the patio, and soak all the history in,All pints are $5. Gift shop is cool. Expensive but they have some good stuff. More...
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Sandy S.
We had been wanting to come to the tasting room and take a tour for awhile. The tasting room was closed so we decided to start with the tour. So glad we did !! And so glad these buildings were saved. It would have been sinful to tear this history down. The buildings are gorgeous. The tour informative and fun. Don't skip it . It's worth the hour ! More...
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Suzie Que
Loved the historic tour! The guide, Mark, was entertaining! Beer was cold! Buildings were SO neat!
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Sandra Graham Bryan
great your guide, and GREAT beer for my husband and wine for me! spent about $400 in gift shop! loved it! went two days in a row!!
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Marty Medina
I love this place. Such a historic location and inspiring that it stayed open even after Pabst closed in Milwaukee in 1997. It is not the centerpiece of this new amazing neighborhood. Definitely a must see for anyone visiting the area. The building dates back to the 1800s. The inside is like walking into a time machine. Lots of great event. I've done Superbowl parties here. Last week I went to a swing dancing night. So great. More...
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Sara Jo Hanson
Very cool old Milwaukee feel. Love the history of this old place
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Keith Buck Bryan
The coolest tour I've ever been on!
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Granny Kat
Worth the stop. Great tour with tasty samples AND you get to keep the glass
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Stephanie Bonnie
Not a corporate pabst/miller gift shop. It is an awesome small business gift shop with old, discontinued or antique beer branded items. From beer glasses and steins to shirts, signs and beer tap handles. Nice staff and the gift shop can take calls and ship items. If you want to find unique beer branded items, this is the place. More...
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Stephanie Bonnie
Not a corporate pabst/miller gift shop. It is an awesome small business gift shop with old, discontinued or antique beer branded items. From beer glasses and steins to shirts, signs and beer tap handles. Nice staff and the gift shop can take calls and ship items. If you want to find unique or antique beer branded items, this is the place. the staff was nice and knowledgeable. More...
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Steven Kluth
Everything! especially the historic tour of the facilities.
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Rick Muthig
very informative, awesome place, lots of beautiful architecture and buildings, will return
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Ada Hanson
Stopped in by chance on our way to the Bucks game. Wasn't sure what we were walking into but it was a pleasant surprise. Inside the renovated church, we found a old style tap room. Picnic style tables line the floor with a stage for weekly music and comedy acts (there is a $15 cover charge here after 8:30).They have a nice selection of tap and bottled beer and some mixed drinks. There's also a small food menu of burgers, sandwiches, and even a Friday night fish fry.All orders, food and drink, are taken at the bar. No table service.Everyone in our party tried the perch fry. Good portions, included was fries, coleslaw, rye bread, and tartar sauce. Fries were excellent, well seasoned and hearty cut. Coleslaw was vinegar based, not creamy. Served on a tin tray. More...
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Judy Ridenour
Fun place to see! Cheap drinks and great sights
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Kevin Theismann
It is a very beautiful and historic place with a great atmosphere and even better beer.
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Deanna Grimes
Great tour, tour guides, nostalgic decor and PBR
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Philip LaSpisa
Historical Milwaukee. Period
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Carla Marie
wonderful tour at 3pm today! very informative and entertaining. this was our second time. will be back with more people! thanks
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Briell Lee
We drove 6 hours to do the tour as my husband is a HUGE Pabst fan! Heidi did an amazing job walking us through the history of Pabst and how it came about. The tour was really eye opening about how things used to be and Heidi was upbeat which made the tour that much more awesome. We would highly recommend it. More...
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Yordan Kelnhofer
That was the most informative tour I have ever been on. I will be back!! Thanks, Hedi for the tour and Josh for trending bar!! Captain Pabst's desk.
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Mike Bellin
Great place we kind of stumbled upon in our trip to Milwaukee!
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Emily Green Webster
Quaint place in the old Pabst Brewery. Beers on tap, full bar and a kiosk for ordering food to be brought in. Fun!
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Martin S Hersh
Was there for an event Allows outside catering Depending on what’s going on at Fiserv, parking can be a challenge
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Dave schultz
This brewery tour was great. Learned so much history, a definate must do!
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Shahin Akhavan
The Bock blessing sermon that the Pabst Priest gave was uplifting and spiritually motivating. Not to mention the beer was so good that it gave me a strokeeejdjsnaggdjsnandbdb
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