Although this is named the Madison Beer Blog - sometimes we beer bloggers have to head out of town and expand our horizon. This past weekend 4 of us (us and the Hamms - who have made prior appearances on the blog) headed up north to Door County. The Hamms brilliantly chose a place called Gordon Lodge for our home base. Gordon Lodge is a great place to stay, it is the kind of place where your feel yourself start to REALLY relax. It is tucked away from all the kitchy shops on a peninsula on North Bay looking out toward Lake Michigan. There are miles of trails, beautiful views, a mid-century flair and 6 bars. Yes, you heard me right, 6 bars (pretty high quota for a place that holds about 105 people).
Our favorite place to grab a beer on this tripe was at the Top Deck at Gordon Lodge. This is a great bar and restaurant that overlooks the water. There was good (and unexpected) Wisconsin Beer on tap including Lakefront Riverwest Stein (a smooth drinking Amber) and O'so Night Train (a yummy chocolaty Porter). It was agreed while not a huge selection they made made smart choices for their taps. We had a couple beers and watched the sunset set over the water here. Just beautiful.
Another great place we visited was Sister Bay Bowl. This is a bar/supper club/bowling alley. And they do all 3 extremely well. It was at Sister Bay Bowl that we came to the conclusion that PBR may be the best bowling alley beer. Not sure why, but when PBR is served is near some lanes it is everything you want in a beer. We also discovered here that none of us will likely become pro bowlers in this lifetime (esp. me with my sad 70!).
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Looks like a fun trip. I agree that you can't drink the high end micro-brew at the lanes. PBR is hard to beat; here in MN Grain Belt Premium is often the beer of choice in such situations. Here in the "Land of Sky Blue Waters" you can even find Hamm's on tap at an alley now and then, which obviously Dave has fostered my appreciation for.
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