I am sure you all remember Matt from earlier guest
posts... well I got him to write another guest post for me, because I am
completely lost with this move.
So, enjoy!
I recently went up to Milwaukee for a little vacation. In
between gorging on gigantic portions of ludicrously heavy German food, getting
scolded at the Art Museum, and experiencing rush hour in downtown Milwaukee
(all four cars), we took a tour of Lakefront Brewery.
As we walked up, a young couple asked us to take their photo
in front of the brewery, to which the young woman laughed, “This is going in
our engagement album.” “It’s so romantic,” the young man said. “Can you make
sure you get the sign in the photo, too?” Man, I love these two! They turned
and walked inside with us. I don’t remember seeing them after that.
On to the beer. For $7 you get a tour of the brewery,
smart-ass, snarky comments and at times faux sexual innuendos/beer brewing
terms from the tour guide, four 6 oz. samples of beer, and a commemorative
Lakefront Brewery pint glass. I wonder where that couple went? Anyways, we
start the tour, and there’s only 5 of us (the smallest group of the day).
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previous tour had about 14 people. We were brought into a room where the
Brewery Navigation Specialist (here’s his photo…it’s blurry to simulate that
you’ve been drinking) explained the history of Lakefront Brewery, how beer is
made, facts about beer, what’s in it, and several other things I completely
forgot because I kept wondering where the hell those two went? There was
nowhere else for them to go! Anyways, then he brought us out into the brewing
area with the following warning, “Just because we’re in a brewery does not mean
that any liquid on the floor is beer.” Noted.
He then explained the entire beer making process, showed us
some hops, barley, where they keep their supplies, the vats they use to make
their beer, how long it takes, how many barrels they make per year, and lots of
other things which I can’t recall. Where the hell did those two go? Seriously?
I’m getting concerned. Anyways, we play a quick game of “Stump the Tour Guide”
for an extra beer sample, and we fail. Maybe they went into the bottling area?
But how could they get down there? Anyways, he explains more about the beer
shipping process using brewing terms that once again, are euphemisms for
bedroom-related activities (I think the same person who came up with “ballcock”
for the toilet then went into beer brewing). I would love to recall all the
knowledge I gained, but I can’t. Did they leave right away? We walked back
upstairs to the main bar area to finish off the rest of our beer samples.
We tried the Wisconsonsite Summer Weiss (our favorite…it
wasn’t overpoweringly spicy, it had just the right amount of spice), Fixed
Gear, Pumpkin Lager (awesome tasting, but I can’t imagine downing a six-pack),
and another one which I can’t recall. Helpful, aren’t I? We also received an
extra serving of the pumpkin lager because they were going to toss the rest of
the pitcher out in back in the garbage. Dammit, where are they? Did they go out
back?
So if you find yourself in Milwaukee and want to have a good
time and learn about all the stuff I easily forgot about, Lakefront Brewery is
great! The Fixed Gear and Wisconsonite Summer Weiss are fantastic! While you’re
there, maybe you can check up on where those two ran off to. Seriously. I don’t
know.
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