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type: Entity
id: "https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/great-lakes-distillery-0a3323#business"
name: "Great Lakes Distillery"
listed: false
status: open
url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/great-lakes-distillery-0a3323
record_id: 0a33232a-3658-4f3a-9aab-6b683b6db1cc
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# Great Lakes Distillery

Restaurant in Walker's Point, Milwaukee.

Status: Open. City license in force, checked November 2, 2026.

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 616 W Virginia St, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0269698999111&lng=-87.9189522886818) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Hours | Monday to Thursday: 11:00 am to 10:00 pm; Friday and Saturday: 11:00 am to midnight; Sunday: 11:00 am to 8:00 pm | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1-414-431-8683 | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | [greatlakesdistillery.com](https://www.greatlakesdistillery.com/) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1913 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic register | In a National Register district since 1978 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Great Lakes Distillery, LLC | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | Public Entertainment Premises License: August 3, 2026; Food Dealer - Restaurant: October 27, 2026 | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Licenses in force | [Public Entertainment Premises License](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/public-entertainment-premises-license), [Food Dealer - Restaurant](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/food-dealer-restaurant) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Size | About 13 employees in 2020 | SBA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Identifiers | [OpenStreetMap node/2046700143](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2046700143) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Great Lakes Distillery is a restaurant at 616 W Virginia St, Milwaukee. It holds a public entertainment premises license issued August 3, 2026 and a food dealer restaurant license issued October 27, 2026; the City lists the licenses as active. It is not yet a listed place; a Neighborhood Mayor or the editor can nominate it. [Inclusion rule](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/inclusion-rule.md)

## Photos

- [Great Lakes Distillery & Tasting Room in Milwaukee, Wisconsin \(United States\).](https://nrejfynxmjvaqlbnumhf.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/images/r/4b8d77e3180f78489c1a0a10522f4108-4998a767-234a-49dd-978a-c95df8a96758-mvyqmdsy-1600.webp). Photo: [Michael Barera](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Milwaukee_August_2024_077_%28Great_Lakes_Distillery_%26_Tasting_Room%29.jpg), CC BY-SA 4.0

## The building

Use this to decide whether the building is worth a look for its history: when it went up, what the City records it as, and which historic registers list it.

Built 1913, mixed commercial building, 7 stories. In a National Register district since 1978.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1913 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Mixed commercial building | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 7 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 98,237 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $6,659,100 \(land $562,300, building $6,096,800\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | Walker's Point: National Register district, listed 1978 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

Use this to choose a bus, a bike share dock, or a place to park or charge before you go.

Bus:

- Routes 19, 80 and Via Rt 19 at S 6th & Virginia, a 1-minute walk (76 m)
- Routes 19, 80 and Via Rt 19 at S 6th & Bruce, a 2-minute walk (181 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock 6th & Virginia (530 W. Virginia Avenue), a 1-minute walk (93 m)
- Bublr dock 5th & Bruce (603 South 5th Street), a 3-minute walk (259 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on S 5th St (zone 8500), 261 m away: $0.75 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 6 pm

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0269698999111&lng=-87.9189522886818).

Source: [Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed](https://www.ridemcts.com/policies/developer-terms), checked November 1, 2026. Schedule data updated July 21, 2026, valid through December 5, 2026. Little Milwaukee is not sponsored or operated by MTS or MCTS.
Source: [Bublr Bikes (BCycle GBFS feed)](https://gbfs.bcycle.com/bcycle_bublr/gbfs.json), checked November 1, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/dpw-parking), checked November 1, 2026.

## What you can do here

- [Suggest a correction](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/great-lakes-distillery-0a3323/correct)
- [Claim this business](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/great-lakes-distillery-0a3323/claim)
- [Start a discussion](https://littlemilwaukee.com/topics/new); tool: open_topic
- [Report a closing](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/great-lakes-distillery-0a3323/correct)

## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [City of Milwaukee business licenses](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division
- [City of Milwaukee food licenses](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer/9): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division
- [City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\), City Assessor
- [City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/personal-property-look-up): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Assessor
- [Places lane classifier answers](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/editorial-policy): model answers about public facts
- [SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data](https://data.sba.gov/dataset/ppp-foia): U.S. Government Works \(public domain\), as stated on the dataset page. Credit: U.S. Small Business Administration, Paycheck Protection Program FOIA data
- [City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/planning/special_districts/MapServer): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [Photos from a business's own website](https://littlemilwaukee.com/data): facts stated by the business \(hours, phone, founding year, zip\); no text copied
- [OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright): Open Data Commons Open Database License \(ODbL\) 1.0. Credit: [© OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 616 W Virginia ST | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 616 W Virginia ST | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $6,659,100 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 98,237 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Mixed commercial building, land use code 9999 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Business type | Manufacturer 2A | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Capacity | 161 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Chain | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Classified category | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Employees in 2020 | 13 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.02697, -87.91895 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.02697, -87.91895 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | Walker's Point, National Register, 1978 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Hours | Monday to Thursday: noon to 9:00 pm; Friday: noon to midnight; Saturday: 11:00 am to midnight; Sunday: 11:00 am to 7:00 pm | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Great Lakes Distillery, LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Great Lakes Distillery, LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | GREAT LAKES DISTILLERY INC | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-09-04 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-10-26 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-08-03 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-10-27 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 350235 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 353141 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Public Entertainment Premises License \(PEP\) | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Food Dealer - Restaurant \(FREST\) | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Locally owned | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Great Lakes Distillery | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Great Lakes Distillery | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | GREAT LAKES DISTILLERY INC | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Opening hours | Monday to Thursday: 11:00 am to 10:00 pm; Friday and Saturday: 11:00 am to midnight; Sunday: 11:00 am to 8:00 pm | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm category | amenity=bar | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm id | node/2046700143 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel historic | On the National Register | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 4270561000 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 4270561000 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Personal property account | 93061372 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1-414-431-8683 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | \(414\) 431-8683 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |
| Paycheck Protection Program loan year | 2020 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Roll year | 2023 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 7 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | https://www.greatlakesdistillery.com | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1913 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Zip | 53204 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |

Facts as of 2026-11-03. Page rendered 2026-11-03.

Record id: 0a33232a-3658-4f3a-9aab-6b683b6db1cc

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## For agents

Great Lakes Distillery \(restaurant in Walker's Point, Milwaukee\) is at 616 W Virginia St, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is open \(City license in force, checked November 2, 2026\).

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