Luxe Beat Magazine OCTOBER 2014 | Page 57

Travel M ilwaukee -- It’s long held the reputation as Beer Town, and today, even though the city shines with a Calatrava art museum, funky converted warehouse districts, trendy restaurants and chic boutiques, beer still is an iconic part of the city for travelers. Just as the beer culture has changed from Milwaukee’s Best to craft brews like Lakeshore and Sprecher, the hotel scene has morphed from Holiday Inn to independent, boutique properties like the Brewhouse Inn & Suites. And yes, this year and a half old hotel is in the old Pabst Brewery. How’s that for getting your beer in a luxury and trendy way? Pabst was an integral part of the Milwaukee landscape, brewing downtown from 1882 to 1996. In the conversion to the 90-suite green property, much of the original st 'V7GW&R