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Lakefront Brewery

🌍 United States · Regional · Known for American Red Ale · American IPA
Known for American Red Ale · American IPA

Milwaukee craft brewery founded by brothers Russ and Jim Klisch in 1987 in a former bakery on the Milwaukee River. Lakefront pioneered organic brewing in America and created the first gluten-free beer certified by the American Dietetic Association. Their Friday night fish fry and brewery tours are Milwaukee institutions.

3Beers
3Styles
6.2%Avg ABV
1987Founded

Beers by Lakefront Brewery

3 beers
Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
hoppyevery beer
3 of 3 beers
caramel
2 of 3 beers
bitter
2 of 3 beers
malty
2 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 3 style families
Amber 1IPA 1Lager 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

How they compare
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 318 other breweries making American IPA and Vienna Lager.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Across 3 beers in 3 style families, none of Lakefront Brewery's characters carry through the whole range — the mix of styles they brew is the signature here.

typical for American IPA and Vienna LagerLakefront Brewery
in no beersin every beer
hoppy
in all 3 of their beers · typical American IPA and Vienna Lager brewery: 4 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
crisp
in all 3 of their beers · typical American IPA and Vienna Lager brewery: 4 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
clean
in 2 of 3 · typical American IPA and Vienna Lager brewery: 4 in 5
A shade below, but within the field.
malty
in 2 of 3 · typical American IPA and Vienna Lager brewery: 4 in 5
A shade below, but within the field.
caramel
in 2 of 3 · typical American IPA and Vienna Lager brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 65%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
1 / 3
beers above the median
#1203
best ranked beer
Lakefront Fixed Gear

Their beers place in the Top 65% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Lakefront Brewery

Milwaukee craft brewery founded by brothers Russ and Jim Klisch in 1987 in a former bakery on the Milwaukee River. Lakefront pioneered organic brewing in America and created the first gluten-free beer certified by the American Dietetic Association. Their Friday night fish fry and brewery tours are Milwaukee institutions.

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