Miller Brewery Tour - Milwaukee, WI

In 1855, German immigrant Fredrick Miller purchased the Plank Road Brewery. Surrounded by woods, the small brewing operation was no bigger than a Victorian house. Today, a replica of the Plank Road Brewery is just one of the historic highlights in Milwaukees Miller Valley—the home of the nations second largest brewer, Miller Brewing Company.

Walk outdoors and upstairs to Millers packaging-center balcony. A blur of cans roars along conveyor belts that wind through wet machinery, packing up to 200,000 cases of beer daily.

The next stop is Millers mammoth distribution center that covers the equivalent of five football fields. Typically, you can see half a million cases of beer.

In the brew house, Miller makes its beer, up to 8.5 million barrels annually in Milwaukee alone. Climb 56 stairs to look down on a row of towering, shiny brew kettles where wort, a grain extract, is boiled and combined with hops. Stroll through Millers historic Caves, a restored portion of the original brewery where beer was stored before the invention of mechanical refrigeration.

Finish your tour at the Bavarian-style Miller Inn and sample a Miller beer or soft drink. Be sure also to take a few minutes to inspect the impressive collection of antique steins. In the summer, you can enjoy your beverage in an adjoining beer garden enlivened by music.

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[MrSoundslave77]

I usually hit this tour up when i'm in town to see cubs play brewers. Its how i kill time before i go to brewer games against the cubs, free beer, at least up to 3 and it is right by miller park.