Detour Routes available to drive up Nort' after the major flooding.
You can still drive here and visit us!

Tours, Taps & Event Venue

Brewery tours, an event venue, and our Taphouse with eight choices of flagship and specialty South Shore beers: flights, growler fills, and pints.
​B.Y.O.F. Bring Your Own Food. Local delivery or carry in your cooler full of picnic eats, food pairs well with beer.
​Dogs: Well-behaved dogs can join you outdoors in our grassy area during nice weather. Sorry, dogs not allowed inside the Taphouse.

Tours

Schedule your tour

at the Washburn Brewery & Taphouse

• $10 per person. No refund. Pre-pay online or cash only at the door.
• Tour of the Washburn Brewery last 30-45 minutes.
• All the beer talk you can handle.
• Sample our beers!
• Keep your branded sample glass.
• Available most Saturdays at 1PM CST. Check our calendar for dates.
• Larger groups, tour buses, and other dates available by request.
• Children/minor welcome. Let's teach those kids science.

NOTE: If there are no tour guests scheduled by Friday at 5PM CST, we will not guarantee a tour will be available that Saturday.
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NOTE: If you planned on coming for a tour on a date where the calendar says NO TOUR TODAY, we will refund your payment. So save us the hassle and check the calendar before you pay for your tour.

Brew with Bo

Let's Make Beer Together

Spend the day with Master Brewer, Bo Bélanger, and his crew to make a batch of South Shore beer.

This definitely makes me appreciate what goes into making a tasty glass of beer. ​- Wade

• Tour of the Washburn brewing operation.
• Involvement in brewing a real batch of beer. There will be shoveling and stirring involved, so wear comfortable shoes and work clothes.
• Snacks, lunch, & beer sampler tray.
• An official South Shore Brewery work shirt.
• A growler (64 oz.) of your beer once it‘s on tap or one to take home with you if you’re from out of the area.

NOTE: Date needs to be scheduled at least 2 weeks in advance.

​“You learn how much goes into making craft beer. We didn’t just talk about one brew, but learned about all the different beers. And the history! Bo and Justin know so much! Now I understand why the beers taste the way they do and it’s a lot more work to make beer than I thought!” - Randy

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History

In 2016, our beer fans decided it was time to expand. Make more beer! We shopped around the southern shore of Lake Superior because we were not willing to give up our fresh water resource by moving away. Luckily, our neighbors across the Chequamegon Bay in Washburn had a perfect facility for us. The site had many previous businesses, but it’s facade hints that it may be best known from its time as the Super Bowl bowling alley. Renovations included a 15 barrel brewhouse, an initial fermentation capacity of 4000+ barrels annually, as well as more effective packaging, product handling and distribution capabilities.

Besides being a cozy and intimate setting for sampling South Shore beer on tap, and perhaps talking beer smack with the staff, it’s also a space where people come together for a fresh pint, experience vinyl records playing, friendly games of bar shuffleboard and marksman darts. We're a BYOF "Bring Your Own Food" joint, “take out” or “order in” food from local restaurants while playing a game of cribbage, too. Our event venue has been proven large and effective enough for hosting special events and meetings. Currently serving up smiles and beers three nights a week including our outdoor seating (weather permitting) where you can chill with your well-behaved dog. Saturday brewery tours for all ages available. Accessible via Bay Area Rural Transit public transit, B.A.R.T. bus stop “Washburn 5th Street”.  Have an event, meeting or party in need of a space? Check us out.

532 W Bayfield St
Washburn WI 54891
715-682-9199

​Open 3 Days a Week
Tues: 4:00PM - 9:00PM
Fri: 4:00PM - 9:00PM
Sat: 2:00PM - 9:00PM