In Milwaukee…

We are in Alterra Coffeehouse in Milwaukee near the lakeshore as I type this post.  Last night, we saw the Brewers hold on for a 5-4 victory over the Blue Jays at Miller Park.  This is an image I took messing around as we walked into Miller Park in the late afternoon.  We met my college roomate Paul at the game, and then after we had a pint of Guinness at County Clare Irish Pub near our hotel.  I’m not usually a fan of Guinness (our any beer for that matter), but it was tremendous the way it was served, with a rich, creamy, foam top.  According to Liz, the Guinness was poured right, and that’s what made it so good.  Liz is a beer afficiando, so I trust her explanation.

It was a good day from the start in Madison until the finish in Milwaukee.  In Madison, we walked through the Farmer’s Market off the Capitol Square, walked again down State Street, had the red brats at State Street Brats for lunch, went to the Law School and climbed to the top of Bascom Hill.  We topped off our day in Madison with Babcock Ice Cream in the Memorial Union.  It simply is the best Ice Cream anywhere, and is the official king and queen of Liz’s 2008 Ice Cream Tour of Wisconsin.  RANT ALERT:  And for you latte-sipping weenies who had ice cream from Cold Stone Creamery or Ben and Jerry’s on State Street, what on earth were you thinking?  That stuff is admittedly good, but that’s like going to Italy and ordering Pizza Hut over the local Roman Pizza Stand. That stuff is not even in the same planet as either Babcock Ice Cream, made right on campus by students from the working dairy farm, or the other local ice cream parlor on State Street (the Chocolate Shoppe).  I guess it is part of the sad trend of chains over local places across the country.  RANT OVER.