Archive record · Brewery
Lakefront Brewery
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Founded
- 1987
- Archive ID
- TB-Q8WSCM61
- Last checked
- 2026-09-09
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Summary
Type: Craft brewery. Ownership as recorded: PRIVATE_FOUNDER_LED_PARTIAL. Official current Lakefront materials identify Russ Klisch as president and the brewery history calls him an owner. Jim Klisch is co-founder; current equity split is not publicly resolved in this pass. [Wisconsin Pass 12]
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Where it brewed
- 1872 N. Commerce StreetMilwaukee, Wisconsin
PRODUCTION_TAPROOM
Operated by Lakefront Brewery
Site detail
Former electric railway/light power plant; Lakefront moved in 1998.
The People
Behind the beer
Current official contact page identifies Russ as President; official history calls him owner and co-founder.
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