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Who Runs Good City Brewing Co. Now? Food Paradise Update (Milwaukee, WI)

New owners verified

As of September 2026, Good City Brewing Co. operates under new ownership — confirmed via milwaukeemag.com, January 6, 2025.

Primary source
milwaukeemag.com ·
Secondary source
onmilwaukee.com

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What the source shows: Milwaukee Magazine (2025-01-06) quoted Good City Brewing owner Mike Doble describing Explorium's acquisition of the company and plans to convert the Farwell Avenue taproom; the batch packet's Google Places match ('Explorium Distilled', 333 W Juneau Ave) is a different, unrelated Explorium venue and was not used.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's 'Brew and Chew' episode (S15E2) featured Good City Brewing Co., a craft brewery and taproom on Milwaukee's East Side known for its house beer and pub food. In January 2025, according to Milwaukee Magazine, Explorium Brewpub acquired Good City Brewing, forming the Explorium Hospitality Group; owner Mike Doble told the magazine the Farwell Avenue taproom 'needs a reset' and that the company planned to turn it into 'something entirely different' while keeping the brewing operation, describing the Farwell building as 'pretty great and set up for efficient production.' As of the reporting, the transition's exact timeline and any renaming had not been finalized. A Google Places record checked for this batch pointed to a different Explorium-branded address, 333 W Juneau Ave, unrelated to Good City's own Farwell Avenue site.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 15, Episode 2
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Brew and Chew
What was featured
Milwaukee brewery taproom and craft beer scene
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Good City Brewing Co.

Frequently asked questions

Is Good City Brewing Co. still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Good City Brewing Co. operates under new ownership — confirmed via milwaukeemag.com, January 6, 2025.

What happened to Good City Brewing Co. after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's 'Brew and Chew' episode (S15E2) featured Good City Brewing Co., a craft brewery and taproom on Milwaukee's East Side known for its house beer and pub food. As of September 2026, Good City Brewing Co. operates under new ownership — confirmed via milwaukeemag.com, January 6, 2025.

What is Good City Brewing Co. called now?

As of September 2026, Good City Brewing Co. operates under new ownership — confirmed via milwaukeemag.com, January 6, 2025.

Where is Good City Brewing Co. located?

2108 N Farwell Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Good City Brewing Co.?

Season 15, Episode 2 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Brew and Chew”.

Who owns Good City Brewing Co. now?

As of September 2026, Good City Brewing Co. operates under new ownership — confirmed via milwaukeemag.com, January 6, 2025. We name individual owners only where a source we cite names them.

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Visit info

Address
2108 N Farwell Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Venue type
bar
Official website
exploriumdistilled.com

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