Wisconsin: Moon Man Pale Ale, New Glarus

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Published June 5, 2010 at 7:18 p.m.
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It's Memorial Day weekend in the USA and I am celebrating. Mainly because I've been sick since the middle of last weekend's Victoria Day long weekend up here. Being in a border town it's not a great stretch even if I can't get over to witness one of the glories of the western world, a small town US parade. Eat a hot dog this weekend, woudja? ... This beer was launched just a few weeks ago and arrived in a mixed 12 pack care of my Wisconsin mule - oddly by way of a village in north western

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Central Waters Illumination debuts in one month

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Published April 29, 2010 at 2:36 p.m.

(Amherst, WI) – More news coming out of a Wisconsin brewery ... Though Central Waters Brewing is most well-known in beer geek circles for its big stouts, the brewery is about to introduce its first-ever Double IPA in 4-packs.According to President, Paul Graham, Central Waters Illumination “will be released in the Tap Room at [ ... ] ... Central Waters Illumination debuts in one month ... [Disclaimer: Beernews.org is a leader in craft beer news and is the original source of this article. If

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Wigwam Tavern - Eau Claire, WI

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Published April 11, 2010 at 9:48 a.m.
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The Deal: The Wigwam Tavern in downtown Eau Claire offers a fried cod dinner on Friday nights for $7.25. Dinner includes three pieces of cod, french fries, coleslaw and tartar sauce. There's also a shrimp basket with the same sides for $6.95 ... The Food: The Wigwam has won some awards for best fish fry in the Eau Claire area, so my expectations were high. Unfortunately, those expectations were dashed almost as soon as our friendly waitress told us that she'd have to thaw our fish out first

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Craft Brewers Break Ranks And Use Rice

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 9:21 p.m.
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One of the silliest things I have ever come across in all these years of yapping about good beer was last year's infomercial made by US craft brewers titled "I am a Craft Brewer." It included many mutual back pats and self-pinned blue ribbon statements including the pledges that they do not put corn in their beer, they do not put rice in their beer. One year later, such "honouring and holding true to their craft" - as the infomercial claimed - is seemingly not so important to New Jersey's Flying

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Wisconsin: Stone Soup, New Glarus, New Glarus

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Published Feb. 21, 2010 at 7:09 a.m.
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A Belgian pale ale from the USA's Upper Midwest. This one smells good. Either that or I smell really bad. I've just finished two 16 hour days so it is not beyond the realm of possibility. But I've been in a jacket and tie the whole time. So it's likely the beer or the guy next to me was inordinately polite ... Medium pale golden ale under a thin rim of white. Apple and pear on the nose with a little nutmeg. More in the mouth framed in a sweetish effervescent rich ale. Plenty of bready

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Sideroads - Wisconsin Rapids, WI

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Published Dec. 2, 2009 at 12:32 p.m.

Deal : Sideroads' fish fry has staggered pricing between $6.95 and $8.95 depending on whether you want one, two or three pieces of haddock. You can get your haddock deep fried or grilled. For sides, you can choose from a baked potato, fries, onion rings or garlicky rice. Meals are served with a small container of coleslaw (which, of course, I didn't touch) and a thick-cut, heavily buttered slice of bread ... There's no salad option, although the menu does have cheap cheese curds that your table

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New Glarus goes with Wisconsin Cran-bic as final Unplugged of the Year

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Published Oct. 13, 2009 at 4:53 p.m.

(New Glarus, WI) – New Glarus Brewery posted up the final Unplugged offering on its website last month though Dan Carey first revealed it back in July: New Glarus Wisconsin Cran-bic is a Cranberry Lambic-style beer that will make its debut next month.There is a brief description of the brew on the website: “Sparkling and [ ... ] ... New Glarus goes with Wisconsin Cran-bic as final Unplugged of the Year ... [Disclaimer: Beernews.org is a leader in craft beer news and is the original source of

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Egged on in U.P.

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Published Sept. 29, 2009 at 3:10 p.m.

Northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan are still epicenters of pickled foods. For proof, look no further than the Internet.A blogger from Ann Arbor, Mich., who calls her blog Mother's Kitchen (motherskitchen.blogspot.com) blogged a few years ago about her time in the Upper Peninsula as a student at Michigan Tech in Houghton."A favorite Yooper bar snack is pickled eggs - but not those sweet, beet-colored ones you sometimes see in foodie magazines," she wrote. "It's a spicy pickled

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Taste of Wisconsin

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Published Sept. 12, 2009 at 7:49 p.m.

Noon-4pm.Taste beer and cheese from across Wisconsin. Includes a program, personal judging and a souvenir tasting glass.www.beaverdamchamber.com ...

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Wild Horse Saloon - Kellner, Wisconsin

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Published Sept. 6, 2009 at 6:53 p.m.

The deal: The Wild Horse Saloon, just past the outskirts of Wisconsin Rapids, offers a two or three-piece cod fish fry for around $7 or fancier fish like grilled rainbow trout for about $12. All entrees include rolls, a choice of fries, red potatoes or hash browns and coleslaw. For an extra $2, add a trip to the salad bar or soup ... The food: Everyone in our group was disappointed in the "home fries". Expecting thick cut or cross cut fries, instead they received what just looked like normal,

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