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Pabst Brewery - Milwaukee historical production complex

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Closed · 1996Ownership unknown

Founded: 1844
Closed: 1996
Archive ID: TB-95ZTKSJX
Last checked: 2026-09-09

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Summary

Type: Historical production brewery. Ownership as recorded: HISTORICAL. Historic Milwaukee production operation closed in 1996. Keep separate from continuing Pabst brand/company identity. [Wisconsin Pass 12]

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

Where it brewed

807 W. Juneau Avenue / surrounding complex
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
HISTORICAL_PRODUCTION
Operated by Pabst Brewery - Milwaukee historical production complex
Site detail
Historic Pabst production ended in 1996. Surviving campus structures are now part of Milwaukee's Brewery District mixed-use neighborhood; current district use is separate from the closed brewery operation.
1100 N 10th St
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
HISTORICAL_BOTTLING
Operated by Pabst Brewery - Milwaukee historical production complex
Site detail
Extant brewery component; German Renaissance Revival. Building date supports Site history, not brewery founding.
1207 N 10th St
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
HISTORICAL_MILL_REFRIGERATION
Operated by Pabst Brewery - Milwaukee historical production complex
Site detail
Extant brewery utility/processing building; Charles Hoffmann associated architect in WHS record.
1006 E Brady St
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
HISTORICAL_TIED_HOUSE_SALOON
Operated by Pabst Brewery - Milwaukee historical production complex
Site detail
WHS identifies Pabst Brewing Co. Saloon, built 1890 by architect Otto Strack, extant and contributing to East Brady Street Historic District. Interior/current-business access not inferred.
124 N Water St
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
HISTORICAL_TIED_HOUSE_SALOON_BOARDING
Operated by Pabst Brewery - Milwaukee historical production complex
Site detail
WHS identifies historic Pabst saloon/boarding house, architect Charles F. Peters; extant. Other-name field is historical record metadata, not a current-business verification.
2679 N 30th St
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
HISTORICAL_TIED_HOUSE_TAVERN
Operated by Pabst Brewery - Milwaukee historical production complex
Site detail
WHS calls it an excellent surviving example of a brewery-owned tavern. Extant; no interior/public access inferred.
352-354 E Stewart St
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
HISTORICAL_TIED_HOUSE_TAVERN
Operated by Pabst Brewery - Milwaukee historical production complex
Site detail
WHS historic name Pabst Brewing Co. Tavern; extant. Other name is record metadata, not proof of current use.
1338 W Juneau Ave
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
HISTORICAL_TIED_HOUSE_SALOON
Operated by Pabst Brewery - Milwaukee historical production complex
Site detail
WHS identifies the Pabst Brewery Saloon, built 1896, German Renaissance Revival, architect Charles G. Hoffmann, extant. Other-name metadata is historical/current-record context, not proof of current public access.
703 W Juneau Ave
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
HISTORICAL_TIED_HOUSE_SALOON
Operated by Pabst Brewery - Milwaukee historical production complex
Site detail
WHS documents 1916 Pabst saloon and marks it demolished since at least 2010. Preserved as a lost Site, not a travel destination.
508 E Main St
Stoughton, Wisconsin
HISTORICAL_BREWERY_SALOON
Operated by Pabst Brewery - Milwaukee historical production complex
Site detail
WHS identifies Pabst Brewing Co. Saloon Building, built 1902, extant and contributing to Depot Hill Historic District; source describes significant Pabst influence in creating building. Exact ownership/lease mechanics are not inferred.

These are different physical places. A brewery moving premises is not the same brewery continuing, and the archive keeps them apart.

The People

Behind the beer

Jacob Best Sr.

Key person

Phillip Best

Key person

Frederick Pabst

Key person

Straight answers

Common questions about Pabst Brewery - Milwaukee historical production complex

Is Pabst Brewery - Milwaukee historical production complex still open?: No. Pabst Brewery - Milwaukee historical production complex has closed (1996).
When was Pabst Brewery - Milwaukee historical production complex founded?: Pabst Brewery - Milwaukee historical production complex was founded in 1844 in Milwaukee, USA.

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