** NOTE: As of April 8, 2026, Public Brewing has closed in Kenosha. They are looking for a buyer who may re-open either as Public or as another brewery. We are keeping the coverage of it up in case it comes back. We will keep you posted! **
Public Brewing is one of two craft brewers in downtown Kenosha (among several more across the city), fermenting away in the midst of a resurgent district vibrant with shops, restaurants, galleries, bars, museums, theaters, and increasing numbers of condos and apartments.
Beers from Public Brewing include (at last check, anyway):
- Queen Bean Caramel Coffee Blonde Ale
- Acai Bowl Berliner Weisse Sour
- Carrot Orange Ginger Sour
- Reaches for Peaches Blonde Ale
- Southport Blonde Ale
- Bits & Pieces American IPA
- Never a Dill Moment Dill Pickle Sour
- All Bark No Bite Porter
- Light Lager
- Under the Table Belgian Table
- Belgian Dubbel
- Reality Czech Pilsner
- DDH Lakeshore Haze NEIPA
- Hefeweizen
- Low Viz IPA
- Brian Baster Nitro English Bitter
- K-Town Brown Ale
- Bone Dry Stout, an Irish Stout served Nitro
- Chocolate Birthday Cake Imperial Stout
- Snowballer Sour
- Orange Door Hinge Milk Stout
They also serve a variety of other craft breweries’ offerings, several NA options, a Kombucha option, and more You have options.
The kitchen at Public offers up a variety of appetizers and sandwiches, plus a salad and kids’ options. They have a fish fry on Fridays, including a vegan option made from fried hearts of palm and nori with seafood seasoning… interesting.
The Tap Room is rather large, with plenty of space at the circular bar or a variety of tables. Eat, drink, watch the games, or partake in a variety of games like shuffleboard, foosball, darts, and more. Public Brewing also rents out event space and private party areas – they have the room.
They offer tours on Saturdays at 1pm & 3pm, you can reserve your space and buy tickets here.
Public opened in a 1917-era building on 58th Street back in the 2000s and relocated to its current 1910-era brick building just down the block in 2021. They’re still right in downtown Kenosha just east of Highway 32 and within half a mile of the east ends of Highway 50 and Highway 158. Within walking distance are tons of the locales and events that make downtown and the Harbor District such a vibrant place now.
Public Brewing Tap Room Hours
Closed Mondays
Tuesday – Thursday 3pm-9pm
Friday Noon-9pm
Saturday 11am-9pm
Sunday 11am-6pm
Public Brewing Company Address:
628 58th Street
Kenosha, WI 53140
(262) 652-2739
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