Brewsday Review :: Oasis by Tallgrass

Just about a month ago a friend of mine made the trek out to the Great American Beer Festival in Denver CO and was kind enough to bring back a few tasty treats from her travels! This here is one of them from the Tallgrass Brewery in Manhattan Kansas. All of their beer is canned because it is a much more environmentally friendly way to go and the Oasis doesn't loose any flavor by being in a can and is a smooth hoppy blend that is awesome to drink. Sure wish we could get some of these around here- plus their artwork is really cool too!

Kringle Wisconsin Style

Some fresh Danish Kringle from O & H in Racine... pecan oh yeah, this is the best! If you are not Danish or from Wisconsin you may not know what Kringle is but it's an AWESOME treat and is great with coffee!

Great Lakes Brewfest :: Racine Wisconsin

Workin hard today at the Great Lakes Brewfest!!! Many tasty beers from all over Wisconsin and other parts of the Midwest. Lots of fun getting to talk to people about beer (until they are too drunk that is.) Five hours is WAY to long to let people drink their faces off! I even got some help from the husband making it a fun day. Here are a few images we were able to snap off of us as well as some representation from our favorite breweries!

Photos by my awesome husband Matt, check out more Fornear Photos here!

Brews Day Review :: Leine's Oktoberfest

I haven't done one of these in awhile and seeing that Octoberfest is almost here, I really needed to do one. Now I used to be a HUGE Leine's fan (and still do enjoy their beer) however when I learned that they sold out to the big boys of Miller it did dampen my thoughts a bit. Sure I get it, their brand can reach more people and they don't have to worry about money, blah blah blah but the craft beer lover in me has been a bit tainted ever since. But anyway~ on to the beer!

This beer is a very clean, crisp Märzen perfect those fall nights. Not too hoppy or malty just right. Personally I would have like a bit more flavor out of my Oktoberfest beers (I REALLY love the Bell's Octoberfest but the Leine's version is good and good for the masses.

Figs!!!!!

I think I have a new food favorite and it's figs! I have never had a strait up regular fig until this weekend. Sure I've smelled it in candles and fragrance but I have never had one before. WOW~ they are amazing! They are like naturally brown sugar flavored treats (if you ask me)! Later today I think I am going to make a salad with them too, for now this was my breakfast figs & iced coffee. Yum!

Dark Side of Oz :: Fish Fry & a Flick

This is something I have been wanting to do since last summer and this so go to one of the Fish Fry & a Flick movies on Milwaukee's Lakefront at Discover World. It turned out to be really awesome! The fish fry was really yummy (you totally get what you pay for), the Pointskis were going down smooth (and priced right) and the movie was cool with no little kids running around and knocking over your beer. (I love kids but sometimes at some events parents need to leave them home and in the case of this event all of the movies are "grown up" movies.) Also, as a teenager I never did get the chance to watch the Wizard of Oz set to the Dark Side of the Moon so I was really thrilled to finally get to do this too!

Summer Bounty

Well, this appears to be the last of what my sister has gathered from her garden... I was able to manage and to find a few other scraps and other random things. There was some squash blossoms that I found and since the beginning of summer and reading a recipe for them I have been dying to make them so I did! Sadly it happened so fast there is no picture but I just gently sauted them up w/ a little evoo, a touch of butter and salt & pepper and they were great! Can't wait to find them next summer!

Northbound for the Labor Day Weekend

This was our awesome view traveling in Wisconsin.... that is until we hit a 1hr snag in Madison. So damn joyful I tell ya!