# What to do in Milwaukee?? Lavern and Shirley Brewery? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 18, 2007, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093 "2007-08-18T23:03:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093/21 "2007-08-20T05:14:53Z")
And since no one else answered your other question. Chicago is an easy day trip. From Brown Deer it’s probably a little over 90 minutes each way. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093/22 "2007-08-20T05:18:35Z")
[QUOTE=NurseCarmen] My old college pal was born and raised in in Milwaukee. She claims that Milwaukee has seven smells. You could try to track them all down. [/QUOTE] I don’t know about seven smells, but we got “seven bridges”. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093/23 "2007-08-20T05:25:05Z")
[QUOTE=Uncommon Sense] If **August West** pops in, he can tell you a little about his Brewery which is only a few minutes from Brown Deer. How long will you be in town and when? [/QUOTE] Since I don’t want to resurrect the other thread, I’ll tell August West here… August…I like beer now! …Well, I like it a whole hell of lot more then I did a few weeks ago. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093/24 "2007-08-20T06:10:52Z")
[QUOTE=Joey P] And since no one else answered your other question. Chicago is an easy day trip. From Brown Deer it’s probably a little over 90 minutes each way. [/QUOTE] See post #3, above. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093/25 "2007-08-20T12:05:04Z")
[QUOTE=Walloon] See post #3, above. [/QUOTE] Well. in that case, change “Since no one answered your question” to “I agree with **hekk** ” ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093/26 "2007-08-20T12:27:14Z")
[QUOTE=Phlosphr] I cannot wait! I am very excited. I’m only going to be 1/2 mile from Larry’s Market, I’ll post a review when I get back. Also, I just got on their website, and am impressed they already have the specials menu for the coming week already posted on a Sunday! Very nice! [/QUOTE] Where are you going to be? I can swing by and drop off some Kringle (breakfast treat) and/or some other local food goodies. I drive through BD twice a day to and from work. How bout a bottle of homemade wine?, I think I’ve got three or four left here (more like three or four dozen!). 🆒 Consider it a Milwaukee Doper care package… ---
**Author:** ![Ottoerotic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6de8d8/32.png) [@Ottoerotic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ottoerotic)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093/27 "2007-08-20T13:00:24Z")
You could catch a baseball game at Miller Park. IMHO its worth going just to see the stadium, Its also a great place to go if you enjoy watching home teams consistently blow a 5+ lead in the 9th inning. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093/28 "2007-08-20T13:14:06Z")
Well let’s see I’m at the jobsite right now, right down the street from Milwaukee Public Museum. I’ll check in later with how the day starts to unfold. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093/29 "2007-08-20T13:30:28Z")
[QUOTE=Phlosphr] I cannot wait! I am very excited. I’m only going to be 1/2 mile from Larry’s Market, I’ll post a review when I get back. Also, I just got on their website, and am impressed they already have the specials menu for the coming week already posted on a Sunday! Very nice! [/QUOTE] If you’re in Brown Deer, you can see my in-laws’ house. My wife grew up there! OK, so that’s not interesting to anyone but me and the missus. But, if you want to go to a fun bar in downtown Milwaukee, there’s the Safe House ([link](http://www.safe-house.com)). It’s a spy-themed place that you get to by an unmarked door in an alley. It’s a cool place, with lots of fun stuff like a secret exit that you get to through the phone booth. Have fun! ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093/30 "2007-08-20T13:43:14Z")
[QUOTE=Bayard] But, if you want to go to a fun bar in downtown Milwaukee, there’s the Safe House ([link](http://www.safe-house.com)). It’s a spy-themed place that you get to by an unmarked door in an alley. It’s a cool place, with lots of fun stuff like a secret exit that you get to through the phone booth. Have fun! [/QUOTE] Safe House - uhg. It is a bar to go to on your 21st birthday and never again. Save your money and go to a McDonald’s Playland instead. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093/31 "2007-08-20T13:56:56Z")
[QUOTE=Lamar Mundane] Safe House - uhg. It is a bar to go to on your 21st birthday and never again. Save your money and go to a McDonald’s Playland instead. [/QUOTE] Your words wound me. I was there maybe 5-6 years ago (I was over 21), and thought it was good, geeky fun. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093/32 "2007-08-20T15:11:12Z")
[QUOTE=Bayard] Your words wound me. I was there maybe 5-6 years ago (I was over 21), and thought it was good, geeky fun. [/QUOTE] It is. I think **Larry** is upset because he didn’t know the password and had to jump through hoops to get in the place. Then he found out that everyone in the bar could see the silliness on the closed circuit TV’s. Right? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093/33 "2007-08-20T15:26:01Z")
I enjoyed eating at Three Brothers Restaurant when I was in Milwaukee. I toddled over to the [OnMilwaukee](http://www.onmilwaukee.com/dining/) web site to check the name, and lo and behold I see a review! The restaurant features authentic Serbian food, and it’s located in “an historic triangular Schlitz tavern.” These taverns, we were told, were built by the brewery back in the day to sell their wares. Three Brothers 2414 S. St. Clair St. Milwaukee, WI 53207 414-481-7530 ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093/34 "2007-08-20T15:51:44Z")
[QUOTE=Uncommon Sense] It is. I think **Larry** is upset because he didn’t know the password and had to jump through hoops to get in the place. Then he found out that everyone in the bar could see the silliness on the closed circuit TV’s. Right? 😉 [/QUOTE] Ah… thanks for backing me up. Thankfully, one of my friends told me the password, so I didn’t have to embarass myself to get in. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093/35 "2007-08-20T16:30:12Z")
[QUOTE=Bayard] Ah… thanks for backing me up. Thankfully, one of my friends told me the password, so I didn’t have to embarass myself to get in. [/QUOTE] Yeah, and I quoted the wrong member, I should have said, “ **Lamar** …”, not Larry. Don’t know where that came from. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093/36 "2007-08-20T19:04:01Z")
Hello! Is it time for another Doper tour of the brewery? I am willing to host a tour. For those that don’t know I work at a satellite brewery of the [Leinenkugel’s](http://www.leinie.com) company here in Milwaukee Late afternoon/early evening works best for me, but I can be flexible. What dates/times work for everyone, and should I start another thread for it? ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093/37 "2007-08-20T19:18:55Z")
[QUOTE=August West] Hello! Is it time for another Doper tour of the brewery? I am willing to host a tour. For those that don’t know I work at a satellite brewery of the [Leinenkugel’s](http://www.leinie.com) company here in Milwaukee Late afternoon/early evening works best for me, but I can be flexible. What dates/times work for everyone, and should I start another thread for it? [/QUOTE] Well I am still neck deep in meetings but will post back tonight. I’m in town until Thursday - I may miss a doper get-together. I also don’t drink, but that has never stopped me from going out with friends to a local pub…I’ll just order something else. I like your town so far, I’m up in Brown Deer and am going to a friends for dinner tonight. If I can sneek out tomorrow I’d like to go to Marquette to see the Tolkien manuscript. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093/38 "2007-08-20T19:46:13Z")
[QUOTE=August West] Hello! Is it time for another Doper tour of the brewery? I am willing to host a tour. For those that don’t know I work at a satellite brewery of the [Leinenkugel’s](http://www.leinie.com) company here in Milwaukee Late afternoon/early evening works best for me, but I can be flexible. What dates/times work for everyone, and should I start another thread for it? [/QUOTE] How late is late afternoon/early evening? As a new beer drinker, I’d be interested. Looks like I’m about an 45 minuets to an hour from Farmington. Is that where the brewery is? ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093/39 "2007-08-20T20:36:28Z")
[QUOTE=Joey P] How late is late afternoon/early evening? As a new beer drinker, I’d be interested. Looks like I’m about an 45 minuets to an hour from Farmington. Is that where the brewery is? [/QUOTE] Uh, no. It’s right smack dab in the middle of Milwaukee. Right off the freeway (I-43) and just north of the Marquette interchange. You’ve seen it a million times. There’s a big Leinie logo on the side of the building facing the freeway, that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093/40 "2007-08-20T20:41:40Z")
**Uncommon** nailed it, it’s the big place with the big mural. The “old Val Blatz brewery” is how some people remember it. I know, everyone says “That’s a BREWERY?!” Indeed it is. I would consider late afternoon/ early evening to be between 4:30pm-6:30pm. But like I said, I’m flexible. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-milwaukee-lavern-and-shirley-brewery/416093.md?page=3)