Milwaukee’s craft beer scene

Chef Guy Davies prepares a dish to serve in the taproom at Good City Brewing.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )

Shift manager Andrew Hartzell and bartender Karlie Winchester pour beer in the taproom at Good City Brewing.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )

A bartender pours a pint in the taproom at Good City Brewing.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )

Patrons mingle with workers in the taproom at Good City Brewing, a relative newcomer to Milwaukee’s beer scene.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )

A patron holds a glass of beer in the taproom at Good City Brewing, on Farwell Avenue in Milwaukee’s East Side neighborhood.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )

Milwaukee’s Good City Brewing is in the city’s vibrant East Side neighborhood.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )

Black Husky Brewing is at 909 E. Locust St.   ( John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )

Bartender Katie Zancig caps bottles of beer at Black Husky Brewing.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )

“Frank,” a Yorkshire schnauzer, sits on his owner’s lap in the taproom at Black Husky Brewing.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )

Black Husky Brewing co-owner Toni Eichinger gives a patron’s dog a treat.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )

Customers convene on the outside patio at Black Husky Brewing.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )

A patron eyes his glass of beer in the taproom at Black Husky Brewing.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )

Bartender Katie Zancig pours sample glasses of beer at Black Husky Brewing.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )

Bottles of Dogfather beer are stored in a cooler in the taproom at Black Husky Brewing.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )

A humorous sign spells out the rules at Black Husky Brewing.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )

Outside the taproom at Like Minds brewery in Milwaukee.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )

Chicago resident Marco De Anda drinks from a beer flight in the taproom at Like Minds Brewing.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )

Taproom manager Patrick Kapple pours a glass of beer at Like Minds Brewing.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )

Patrons sit at a table in the taproom at Like Minds, which uses a lot of wine and spirit barrels to layer flavors into its beer.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )

Like Minds specializes in some of the most elegant sour and funky beers imaginable.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )

The Milwaukee taproom at Like Minds Brewing, which used to have an outpost in Chicago.   (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune )