A Recap of Fermentation Fest 2014
Six months ago when I traveled to Sauk County to meet Donna Neuwirth and the Fermentation Fest planners, winter was only beginning to leave the land. Everything was stark, barren and brown. Back then we …
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Day #7: Our Final Discovery, Reads Landing
Fortuitous discoveries make for fun traveling. This was certainly true for us as we meandered through southwestern Wisconsin and up the Mississippi River on our Octoberfest Beer Tour. And since it was a brewery tour, of …
Day #6: Trempealeau Food, Fountain City Brew and Good Company
I don’t know if you’ve noticed but cartoon Glen and Di are getting more robust with each post I write. That’s what happens when you spend a week feasting on Wisconsin’s savory fare and specialty brew. No calories there whatsoever. As …
Day #5: A Heart-Swooning Logo on Pearl St. (on St. Andrew St.)
One of the fascinating things about our Octoberfest Beer Tour has been the diversity of breweries. We’ve sampled beer from a boutique 100-barrels-a-year brewed in the Corner Pub’s basement, to the cranked 320,000-barrels-a-year at Minhas‘ updated, multi-structured complex. We found our …
Day #2: No Grumps Here!
When your husband is owner of the greatest team in the NFL, you don’t spend Sunday afternoons driving around looking at scenery. Well, he’s part owner. Okay, well, he’s a shareholder, one of an intimate 363,491 …