The Pabst Brewing Co. announced it is coming home next year with a new brewery and restaurant on the site of its original Pabst Brewery in Milwaukee.
Now based in Los Angeles, the beer company said it plans to sign a multiyear lease on a building within the former Pabst brewery complex near downtown Milwaukee and expects to open to the public in summer 2016.
Pabst began in Milwaukee in 1844, but closed its brewery there nearly two decades ago. The company’s brands include its flagship Pabst Blue Ribbon as well as Lone Star, Rainier, Ballantine IPA, Schlitz, Old Style, Stroh’s, and Old Milwaukee.
The new brewery plans to make many of Pabst’s pre-Prohibition brands as well as new craft beers inspired by recipes from the company’s archives. The brewery will include a tasting room, beer garden, restaurant, and bar.
