Memorial Day Weekend 2017: Milwaukee County Beer Garden Guide

MILWAUKEE, WI — It's four o'clock somewhere.

Friday at 4 p.m., and the weekend and holiday at 11 a.m., the Parks Traveling Beer Gardens, Whitnall Beer Garden, and South Shore Terrace Kitchen & Beer Garden will be serving up Gemütlichkeit—good friends, good beer, and good times.

Beers are served in souvenir glass pints and steins, which can be refilled at a discount. Last call is at 9 p.m. Items may be purchased with cash only.For the holiday weekend, the Traveling Beer Garden will feature live music Friday and Saturday, from 5–8 p.m. (During the beer-garden season, live music is scheduled Wednesday–Saturday.)

The first stops on the tour are at Greenfield Park, 2028 S. 124 St. (through June 11), and Juneau Park, 900 N. Prospect Ave. (through May 29). For the full tour, visit MKEbeergardens.com/traveling. Due to its popularity as a stop on the Parks Traveling Beer Garden Tour, the Root River Parkway location has opened as the Whitnall Park Beer Garden (8831 N. Root River Parkway) for a season-long run.

The newest beer garden offers two beer trucks—one with a rotating selection of 12 local and regional craft beers, and the other with 12 Sprecher beers, hard sodas, and root beer. In addition to Sprecher Brewing Co., breweries represented include Lakefront Brewery, New Glarus, Wisconsin Brewing Co., MKE Brewing Co., Brenner Brewing Co., Bell’s Brewery, Founders Brewing Co., and Leinenkugel’s.

Food, snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages are also available. Live music will be featured throughout the beer-garden season, Fridays and Saturdays, from 5–8 p.m. For more information on Whitnall Park Beer Garden, visit MKEbeergardens.com/whitnall.

For views of Lake Michigan and a beachside beer and gourmet burger or snacks, visitors can head to South Shore Terrace Kitchen & Beer Garden, home of the Miller 1855 Bar. South Shore Park is located at 2900 S. Shore Drive. Live music will be featured throughout the beer-garden season, Wednesdays, from 5–8 p.m. For details, visit southshoreterrace.com.

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