Lakefront Brewery Restaurant
Beer hall that actually respects Wisconsin wine
Riverwest · Milwaukee · Pub fare and brewery food · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed March 30, 2026
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First Impression
You walk into one of Milwaukee's most iconic beer halls — 20-plus taps, cheese curds flying, a Friday fish fry crowd deep — and the last thing you expect is a wine list with any soul. But here it is: three wines, all from Wollersheim Winery, all at $9 a glass, all priced below retail. It's not a wine bar, but it's trying in a way most breweries never bother to.
Selection Deep Dive
Look, three bottles is not a wine list by any reasonable definition. But the fact that every single one of them is a Wollersheim pour — a legitimate Wisconsin winery with real regional identity — tells you someone made a deliberate choice here rather than just calling a Sysco rep and ordering whatever. Prairie Fumé is Wollersheim's flagship white, a Seyval Blanc-based blend that leans crisp and slightly off-dry. Prairie Sunburst is their semi-sweet white, and Blushing Rosé rounds out the trio on the softer, sweeter side. No reds, no imports, no depth — but the local angle is genuine and the commitment to one producer keeps it coherent.
By the Glass
All three wines are poured by the glass at a flat $9, which is the entire program — there are no bottles to order at the table. For a beer hall with counter service and open seating, that's actually fine. Rotation appears nonexistent; this list reads like it hasn't changed in a while and probably won't anytime soon.
Wollersheim Winery Prairie Fumé — $9
Retails around $15 and you're paying $9 at the glass — that's a better deal than buying it at the store. It's the most food-friendly of the three, with enough crispness to cut through fried food without disappearing.
Wollersheim Winery Prairie Sunburst
Most people at a brewery are going straight for a lager and ignoring this entirely. That's fair. But Prairie Sunburst's semi-sweet profile actually plays well with spicy mustard and salty snacks — and at $9, there's zero risk in finding out.
Wollersheim Winery Blushing Rosé
It's priced fine at $9 — nothing to complain about there — but in a room full of excellent craft beers, a sweet blush rosé is the least interesting thing on the menu. The brewery is the star here; lean into it.
Wollersheim Winery Prairie Fumé + Award-winning cheese curds
The Prairie Fumé's dry, slightly citrusy edge does real work against the hot, salty, squeaky cheese curds. It's not a fancy pairing — it's just two Wisconsin things that make each other better.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Don't come to Lakefront Brewery for the wine list — come for the beer, the curds, and the room. But if you want a glass of something local and honest while your friends are on their third IPA, Wollersheim shows up for you at a price that's genuinely hard to argue with.
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