Stopped in to see this historic place!! There is a lot to see. The gift shop attendant was full of knowledge and the bartender was super friendly!! We had a drink out on their patio. It was so peaceful. We enjoyed the Potosi Golden Ale so we bought some to take home along with a couple other souvenirs. read more

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I love the ambiance and decor at this place. It is definitely a destination worth checking out. Be sure to ask about the history of the bar. Unfortunately the food was just average - it wasn't bad it just wasn't memorable. I'd still recommend everyone try it once. Maybe it was an off night for the kitchen. read more

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We love Potosi Brewing Company! It is well worth the drive from Galena or Dubuque to get delicious beer, friendly service, and an awesome brewery museum! We discovered Potosi a few years ago and have returned several times for some of our favorites: delicious burgers, cheese curds, and other great food. As far as beers, Cave Ale, Snake Bite, and Tangerine IPA are just a few of our favorites. There are few breweries in the area where we actually get cans to-go, and Potosi is always one of them! The drive to Potosi is gorgeous since it is down in a rugged River cut town. The building is historic and has been beautifully renovated into both a brewery restaurant and interactive museum. We would recommend visiting both for the food/drink AND the family friendly museum! Furthermore, the staff are always welcoming and friendly, making the interpersonal interactions a wonderful part of the visit! And the prices are very reasonable. Make sure to add Potosi to your visit list, and be sure to come with enough time to eat, drink, and check out the beautiful building's museum! read more

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We stopped here during our Great River Road adventure, and loved it! It's pet friendly patio, the chicken loaded nachos, potosi seltzers and IPA beer and museum tour were our favorites. We met a ton of great people who love dogs in their patio, so we were super happy with the ambiance ! read more

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Have been here several times over the years. A nice place to stop for a few beers or lunch. They are very happy to let you sample the different beers on the menu before you order. Take a little walk thru their free museum as well to check out the history. read more

We made the pilgrimage to Potosi on a cold and blustery late March Sunday. This place had been on my list of places to visit even before we moved back to Wisconsin. Not much in Potosi except the brewery and the associated businesses. I can see how in summer this place would be crowded with a nice outdoor patio off of the pub and the big event center across the street. We had a reservation for the one pm tour and it was full. The tour was a lot of fun mainly because our tour guide Jack? was a hoot and we could try as much beer as we wanted. Being off season we could linger in the bar before going out on the production floor (nothing running on the weekend). That part of the tour was OK - seen one brewery you've kinda seen em all. The museum was excellent. We really liked all of the history and the old memorabilia. We learned that there were hundreds of breweries in Wisconsin in the late 1800s - every small town had one. Much more than just an old beer can collection... Overall it was very entertaining and worth the drive. read more

Nice place, really enjoyed the museum. Food, beer, and service all excellent. Also has a store with good selection of merchandise.

Cool place and great food. The coffee beer was fantastic. Their wing special on Wednesday nights was delicious.

Feed the fish enjoy the rootbeer and beer. Try the Dopplebock tour the museum. The event center is beautiful read more

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One of my favorite places! The atmosphere is so cozy, beer is always delicious, and the food was incredible. I had the cod-the coleslaw was perfection. Such a gem in this small town. Worth the trip! read more

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This beer is fantastic The Juicy is an awesome, hazy IPA Delicious The burgers are as good as anywhere Onion rings are perfect Service was exceptional both times we visited. Skip Beards and go here instead!! read more

If you are within an hour of Potosi, it is worth the drive. We got a flight of beer and then ordered a pint. The food is really good. We ordered cheese curds and bacon popcorn. Yup, bacon popcorn. I think instead of butter they drizzle bacon grease on the popcorn and bacon bits. Cheese curds were top five as well. Not too much breading and perfect amount of curd. We are going to try the popcorn at home. I ordered a burger with pulled pork and slaw and it was perfectly cooked to order. My Dad got the baked catfish which he said was really good and my father in law got his standard fried shrimp. He thought they were top five of all the fried shrimp he has ever had. Mother in law and my better half each got chicken sandwiches cooked to order. Good selection of items on the menu including vegetarian. Seriously, worth the drive! read more

Really nice brewery to come get dinner at. They have a wide variety of beers and other drinks to choose from and they have flight tasting. Food was great as well read more

Awesome fish fry and beers! Try our the beer flight. Check out the museum and gift shop after.

This place was awesome and really not what I expected...in a good way. The brewpub and the museum were both very polished. Museum was like $5/each to walk around, but came with a free pint for each ticket afterward. Had only ever seen their Holiday beer in HyVee so was nice to be able and sample their others. Worth the drive from Dubuque if have 2-4 hours to kill and want something interesting to do. read more

Great brewery with a lot of history in the middle of an unassuming city! The museum and cave was a pleasant surprise. The beer is really good with a lot of variety. I recommend getting a flight of 6 beers for $8. Great value! The cheese curds are in my top three for fried curds and I'm from Wisconsin. The beer bread is also worth getting. Nice patio and good atmosphere. Can't say enough good things about this place. Go check it out! read more

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I had checked out the menu online and was hoping for a half salami & cheese sandwich with a cup of beer cheese soup. Strike one was that it turned out to be about 90 degrees that day. I still would have gone for the cheese soup, however we were traveling with our dog so we hung out in the beer garden and learned that you can't order off the restaurant menu outside. They did have a grill set up, offering chicken, burgers, sausages and pork chops. Eventually we ordered a pork chop sandwich topped with caramelized onions, which was much better than I expected, and a good value at $6 with a bag of chips. Even if we had been able to order off the restaurant menu, we learned that they recently took the salami sandwich off the menu. First I tried the Good Old Potosi brew. Not quite my thing. Next I ordered an IPA and it was a great beer, but when I ordered a second one later, Snake Hollow IPA, it was a totally different beer, so I'm not quite sure what the first beer was. Delicious mystery beer, for sure. The museum on site is worth the $5 price, especially since you get a free small beer with your admission. TONS of Wisconsin beer history, and then some. read more

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Beer was so-so. Food was just good. However, it had great history inside about the brewery!

The restoration of the building is beautiful with great stonework. We really enjoyed the museum. You can see things on the ground floor for free, and it is $5 for those twelve and over to tour the museum on the second and third floors - but that admission price gets you a 12 ounce beer or root beer. The root beer is delicious, by the way, and you can buy a growler of it. We had lunch, I had a burger, which was delicious and prepared perfectly, plus a lovely pretzel roll. I really enjoyed their ESB beer, which is apparently only available at the brew pub. Highly recommended for beer lovers. read more

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"A long time ago, in a brewery far far away they brewed an IPA ..." They brew a lot of other things too, all of which taste mighty fine. Belgian Trippel, IPA, and a Czech Pilsner. Mmm mmm. Potosi brewing is both a brewing museum that covers many of the breweries that made Wisconsin beer history as well as a nice restaurant. They make an especially good pretzel. We also enoyed a pulled pork quesadilla - sounds weird but it tasted good. Do you remember Rahrs?, Adler Brau? People's? You will after you visit here. And don't go away empty handed, they brewed more for you to take with you. read more

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Great looking place with good beer. I'd suggest they add chicken to their Buffalo chicken salad and maybe add some other vegetables. It was possibly the most dismal excuse for a salad I've ever had. read more

First time here on our way home to Iowa. Wasn't sure on what beer we wanted and we Able to sample a few before deciding what we wanted. Irish farmhouse beer was amazing! The pretzel was really good, nice crust and super soft inside. Cheese curds were must try and did not disappoint. We were a party of 6 so it was a nice variety of food for everyone. We highly recommend the rueben. Also the bathrooms were very clean. Will definitely be coming back here again when we are in the area. read more

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Great tour with Tyler. Fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Restaurant and museum were very interesting. Highly recommend the sausage appetizer. Worth the drive read more

Great place to stop at when driving through Potosi. I did the self guided brewery tour and went through the rooms filled with memorabilia. Some stations had various buttons to press to hear more about their history, which I found to be very cool and informative. There's a gift shop room where you can buy beers to go and other items as souvenirs. One of my favorite non-Potosi souvenir item was an old beer can from the 70s-80s. They have a large barrel filled with various beer cans to choose from for free. I can't wait to turn mine into a planter. There was another area that had seating to dine in with a great view of their cave. This area was probably one of my favorites. Very very cool! I ordered a couple of appetizers, the cheese beer soup and jalapeno poppers. The beer cheese soup was delicious. I just had to try it, considering it's made in-house with Potosi beer. The jalapeno poppers were yummy as well, but rather than breaded they were wrapped in bacon. They have great seating at the bar. I must say, they have some of the biggest and comfiest bar stools I've ever had the pleasure of sitting on. Potosi actually makes one of my favorite beers, the Riverside Raddler. It's sooo good and I highly recommend it if you like fruity light beers with less hops. It's a grapefruit Hefeweizen style beer. Great place, great service! The live outdoor music was a great addition to the day. read more

Neat place, great museum, good beer. We did the self guided brewery museum first. That's four floors worth with a couple of floors offering multiple rooms. Aside from the outstanding memorabilia, which touches on all US brewing as a whole, there's a great deal of history to be learned here. Brewing as a whole is widely displayed and described in detail. Part of the tour specifically deals with the history of the Potosi Brewery. I never realized how long the company had been in business and the cave was impressive to see. We weren't dinner-ready when we stopped in so we dug into a couple of app's instead. The pretzel bites and cheese curds flowed well with the two drafts I tried..Holiday Bock and Gandy Dancer. Bock's generally aren't my thing but their Holiday hit the spot. Great taste..light in volume. Gandy is their porter and it's decent, nothing over the top. Oh yeah..had to try their root beer for good measure. Good stuff! All in all we were very pleased with our visit. Potosi is probably going to be out of the way for most, but if you're in Galena or Dubuque you should give it a whirl. Cheers.. read more

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I made the annual pilgrimage to my mom's hometown of Tennyson, which is just right up the road from the Old Potosi Brewery. It never disappoints. The historic building has a lot of significance to the area and is now serving as the village's anchor, allowing it to not slip into obscurity like other Midwestern towns this size. The beer they originally served was not to dissimilar to carbonated Mississippi River water. This, along with changing trends in beer as well as the economics of the brewing industry was the reason PBC closed in the early sixties. The buildings and facilities fell into disrepair where they were almost demolished. They had sat idle & empty for decades until some visionary entrepreneurs rescued this treasure from the wrecking ball. The food is great, inexpensive, the beer is great and improving and it has a nice feeling of nostalgia without being garish. It is a museum after all so I guess that's the point. Our experience was pleasant. The chef came from the kitchen to tend to the floor. Apparently they weren't expecting a Badger tour bus pull up. He sold me on the Rueben as I am on the quest for the worlds best. He steered me right as it is the best #rueben I've had in a long time. Quite possibly the best ever! But the quest continues. read more

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First time. Nice self guided tour of some historical items from Wisco breweries over the years. Restaurant is very nice with excellent options on the menu. Great service and great beer. read more

Stopped for dinner after camping at nelson dewey. I had my pups with me and we got a patio seat outside. Food and beer was super good. Only down side is the flies a little much for the people i was with, im used to flie because i am half frog and didnt mind them. My dogs tried to eat them. Caveman beer, brisket sandwich =good. read more

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If you find yourself anywhere near the southwestern corner of Wisconsin and have even a slight interest in microbrewery beer or brewing history, this place is a "must see". We came here expecting to make a quick stop for beer, but ended up spending several hours touring the National Brewing Museum and tasting Potosi beers. The lower level of the museum is free and gives the history of Potosi Brewing, which was a large regional brewery prior to its reincarnation as a microbrewery. The rest of the museum has all kinds of beer history, tons of historic cans/bottles and signs, and an amazing collection of videos of old beer commercials. If you are old enough to remember Schlitz, Blatz, Carling Black Label and the like, it'll bring back some memories. The brewery brews an impressive range of microbrewery beer. My favorite was the Hopsmith Imperial IPA. It's very hoppy, but with enough body to nicely tame the bitterness. If that's not your kind of beer, they have a lot of other choices, from light to dark, hoppy or not, and even some citrus, pumpkin, tangerine or coffee flavored brews, at least seasonally. read more

We were on our way to Balltown and then found out the restaurant we were going to was closed. (Note to everyone: with staffing issues, call restaurants you don't normally go to make sure they are open.) So I found this great find on Yelp. Only a few miles further but well worth the drive. The inside is amazing with beer signs and a beautiful bar. Lots of history here and if you get a chance, go through the brewery museum. I was pleasantly surprised and so happy we ended up here. Good variety of beers and a great menu. We started out with beer battered cheese curds. The best I think I've ever had. No frozen ones here, they were the real deal The rueben was fabulous. Tender lean chinks of corned beef with rye bread grilled to perfection. I was pleased that the bread did not get soggy throughout the meal. My pet peeve when it comes to ruebens. Sides included choice of salad, Mac n cheese, beer soup, sweet potato fries, curds, coke slaw etc. read more

Quite possibly the best Reuben I've ever had...and I've eaten a lot of them. The food was delicious and the beer was good too. Pints and flights...you can't go wrong! Just a short drive from Madison and on the way to Galena too. Worth a stop if you are like us and trying to see all of the Wisconsin breweries! read more

Pretty decent brewery tucked away in a faraway rural corner of Wisconsin. It's about a 25 minute drive from Dubuque with nothing else really around, so this place gets a lot of locals. The "downtown" area of Potosi is quite odd, almost like something out of Deliverance, but once you walk into the brewery, that feeling goes away. Beer ahead. The brewery itself is a little kitschy in decor (they pride themselves on being a historical "landmark"), but again, just keep forging ahead to the bar. They've got a decent selection of brews - our favorite is the Snake Hallow - and some friendly staff. The food could use some serious work (app portions are ridiculously small and also not that tasty), but again, we came here for beer, so let's just focus on that. It's worth a trip if you're really into beer and you're in the area. If neither of those apply to you, don't go out of your way. read more

The National Brewing Museum is fantastic. There are three floors of things to see and even the building it's housed in is fascinating. There are televisions which play old commercials. I can't get the Hamm's song out of my head! There is a restaurant attached to the museum. We were told it would be a forty-five minute wait, but I don't think it was more than fifteen. When you walk in, there is a Plexiglas window on the floor showing a creek running under the building. I ordered the brisket melt for dinner. The description said "slivered onions" which makes me think of those tiny little onions that McDonald's uses on their burger. This had way, way more than that, so I just scraped them off. Unfortunately by doing that, I lost most of the tasty BBQ sauce. So, if you're not an onion fan, order this without! I also wish there was about double the meat. The saving grace was the side of cheese curds I got instead of fries. They were outstanding! They were beer battered and I could actually taste the beer. My husband got the Reuben and there was meat falling out of it. It was huge. He chose sweet potato fries and he said his meal was delicious. He also tried a flight sampler. I really liked the IPA. I thought it tasted like some really good grapefruit juice. I tried the tangerine IPA but that one was just too much - too sour - for me. I really enjoyed their root beer. Really great stuff! They have a great gift shop. We got a growler filled with The Good Old Days (or Good Old Times?) which was a pilsner. Super tasty. We got a gift box, so the growler (filled) with four pint glasses was $24! The glasses alone could have cost that. The root beer 4-packs were $3.95. Left with a couple of those, too. I had looked up tours on the internet before going and (as usual) I was trailing behind my husband when we got there. Instead of paying $12 per person to tour a brewery in 90+ degree heat, he paid $10 for us to tour the museum (self-guided) and we were given tickets for two free pints and one for a glass of root beer. This was a great place to visit in a beautiful part of the country. If you're in the Dubuque area, make a stop in Potosi! read more

The Beer was fantastic, the wait staff was attentive. We had the nachos, I would not recommend to anyone. Very boring and lacked imagination. The execution was poor and recipe was boring. Go to Taco Bell for nachos instead. read more

If you don't want to read the full review: service: two stars; food: three stars; beer: three stars; atmosphere: four stars. We came here on Memorial Day for lunch. From the start, it was a cursed visit. As soon as we walked in the door, a nice lady began a LONG speech about the museum. Frankly, we were hungry and just wanted to eat! So as soon as we could, we detached ourselves from her and headed to the restaurant. We were told that we would have to wait 10 minutes to sit down, which was strange, because we could see three tables in plain sight that were unoccupied. But maybe they had other people waiting, so no problem. Ten minutes later, no-one had claimed the empty tables, so the waiter or floor manager cheerfully steered us to one of the empty tables without explaining once why we had to wait 10 minutes for something that had been open the entire time. A little mismanagement, perhaps? When we placed our order, we were told that the restaurant was out of not one, not two, but three entree items on the menu! So, I just decided to keep it simple and order a cheese burger. The waitress asked me if I wanted to upgrade to the "Good Old Potosi Burger" which was more expensive. I told her no, just a simple cheeseburger would do. So when we finally get our meals, what do I see? A "Good Old Potosi" burger! Grrrrr.... There are good things. Two things, to be exact. 1) the holiday bock is tasty. 2) The building has been restored beautifully. Maybe we just stopped by on a bad day. My guess is that the place was under-staffed and unprepared for the holiday crowd. But the bottom line is that any good things were canceled by the poor customer service. I might come back...if they ever hire a new manager. read more

My wife and I like to check out craft breweries and brew pubs. We didn't expect much in such a small town. We were pleasantly surprised. The bar restaurant was impressively decorated. We had great service and the food and beer was great. I had a chicken wrap and my wife had a specialty burger. We greatly enjoyed the beer museum, which included a free beer with the price. read more

The first time I went to the Potosi Brewing Company was during the 2009 Potosi Oktoberfest 100 bicycle ride. I was really impressed with this place, the restaurant is in the old Potosi Brewery, built on the natural springs (you can even see wild hops growing on the bluffs). And the fact that the National Brewery Museum is located here is fantastic! (Nice to see it in a small town, no big beer business pushing in) After the bike ride, I decided to come back for dinner. The food was wonderful, a traditional, hearty, home-grown menu that really compliments the fantastic traditional and new beer selection. When we were leaving, we met the mayor of Potosi, who told us about the inception and building of the PBC and museum. You can really feel the pride and heritage at the Potosi Brewing Co., this history behind this place is fascinating! I've gone back several time and have had a great dinning experience (two of which were for a UW-Platteville graduation dinner and for my birthday last September). I hope to be back soon. The museum is very interesting too, especially if you are a beer buff. The collection of memorabilia is quite impressive - a must-go if you are in the SW Wisconsin Mississippi Valley. Cheers! read more

This is a great place to visit and experience, highly recommend making a trip to this area and stopping here. This is one of the best brewery tours I have been on, Rick, our guide was fantastic! Generous to let you sample or taste as many of the beer choices as you wanted. Potosi Brewery has a great history and story, and it operates as a non-profit. They have really made this a nice destination with the museum and other shops across the street. read more

Good ol' Potosi - the brew that began the legacy that is Potosi Brewing Company. I happened to try this beer amongst a few others when my boyfriend and I visited this brewery last week. It is crisp, fresh, and made only with 100% natural spring water (flow straight through Potosi!). The highlight of our tasting experience was a particularly expensive oatmeal stout that was made using whiskey, and it was honestly delicious. We've tried many beers of that nature, and that stout may have been the best one I've ever tasted. They have an area that you can walk through for free to learn everything you could want to know about Potosi brewing. There are a few interactive exhibits that guide you through the history behind their company and the hurdles they overcame during Prohibition. Overall, I would recommend making a trip to Potosi if you're in the area. They have a restaurant that is said to be one of the nicest in the area (as told to us by locals), but we did not eat there. The National Brewing Museum is also located in this building, so you can have two pretty fun experiences in one place. Keep it up, ol' Potosi! read more

Been here twice so far as it's the closest nice restaurant to UW-Platteville! First time was a Sunday afternoon. I ordered the special that day, which was a prime rib sandwich. It wasn't that great. My hubby and his son ordered The Brewery Hollow Double Cheese Burgers. They both enjoyed them, but take the buffalo sauce on the side. Fries were okay. We ordered the cheese curds. You don't get too many for $7, and they were average. We also ordered the grilled shrimp cocktail. Was delish, but not really worth the $10 for the small amount you get. The root beers are awesome and their beer selection is great. Ambience and decor is awesome. It's a cool brew pub restaurant. They just need some work on their food. Second trip was Friday night fish fry. $11 gets you 3-pcs of either deep fried cod or catfish, fries, coleslaw and hush puppies. Two of us got the cod, the other two ordered the catfish. The cod was in the fryer too long as were the hush puppies. When we asked for some lemon they said they ran out at lunchtime (ummm, and nobody ran down the street to buy some more?). The overfried cod really needed some lemon to help it. The catfish was not over fried and were thicker and a much better choice. The coleslaw was nothing to write home about. The hush puppies were in the fryer too long as well, otherwise they could have been decent. We did order clam chowder too, and it was just average. Oh, we ordered a couple of loaded baked potatoes. They were like something you'd get a a coffeeshop diner. Like most of the food here, sadly, it's average at best. We will return because it's a nice place and we'll keep trying to we find some things we like. Their prices just do not align with the quality of food right now. read more