26 in 2026: Try One New Pizza Place -- Copper State Brewing Company

 The hubby saw a commercial for a pizza place one night. He said the pizza looked good and we needed to try it but he couldn't remember the name of it. He thought it was Copper Rock and I'm like that's a coffee shop. I thought he meant Vault 202 -- the brewery and pizza place next door. Nope it was Copper State Brewing Company. 

Copper State Brewing Company is open 6:30-10:00 Mon-Fri and 7-10 on Saturdays. They are closed on Sundays. It is located in downtown Green Bay over by the Neville Museum. There is plenty of parking.

Just like Cool City Brewing in Two Rivers, Copper State features coffee and beer (hence the early hours). Since I needed to cross of a brewery in Brown County, I opted for a flight. They had enough sours on the menu to do a whole flight of sours. You can do a flight of 4 or 6 beers. Since I was only one drinking them, I went with 4. 

Since they were out of one of my choices, I went with 

Bougie Blue -- I was pleasantly surprised by this one. I wasn't sure I was going to like it since it was blueberry but it was actually quite good.

Sugar Plum Elderberry Tart -- This one wasn't bad. Not as good as the Bougie Blue but still a decent sour. 

Pomegranate Pucker -- I am not a huge fan of pomegranate so it's not surprising I wasn't a huge fan of this one. 

Star Studded Pucker -- This was my least favorite and the one I was looking to try the most. It had a weird spice mix to it that didn't go well with the rest of the flavors. I think the vanilla came on too strong. 

We also obviously got pizza. It is wood fired pizza. We went with sausage. 

The pizza was very good. The hubby didn't like the fresh parmesan on it even though we had it at Cesario's in Georgia. I thought it added a depth to the pizza. 

We would definitely come back for pizza again. We would go early before they get busy to enjoy the quietness like we did this time.

If you find yourself in Green Bay and want pizza or beer, check out Copper State Brewing Company. 

25 in 2025 -- Visit at Least One New Winery or Brewery -- Eagle Park Brewing Company

Since we wee heading to the Chicago Suburbs for girls weekend, I spent the night at Stacy's. We decided to grab dinner at Eagle Park Brewing Company in Muskego which is near their house. I was excited since I got to color Waukesha County on my map of Counties I Visited a Brewery In. Stacy is a very willing participate in this endeavor.

Eagle Park Brewing Company started in Milwaukee and has branched out to Muskego. It is has both indoor and outdoor seating. It is open 11-10 every day except Sundays when they close at 9. It is very family friendly and offers a multitude of beverage and food options. Parking can be interesting. 

All the ordering is done by QR Code. I am not a fan of QR Code menus but I survived my first experience. I really do prefer old school ordering but the QR Code menu does make it easier for everyone (except dinosaurs like me).

Eagle Park not only features beers but also a variety of Seltzers and Vodka Sodas. As tempting as those were, I was at a brewing company therefor by (my) rule, I should have a beer. They actually had a decent number of sour beers. I went with Tiki Dave's Blue Hawaiian.

After I realized I ordered 2 entrees and no beer, I headed up to the bar to fix my problem. The nice bartender, cancelled my ordered and placed it correctly. Then he went to get my beer as he hands me my beer, Stacy comes up and says they just delivered one to the table. The guy is like now you have 2 and hands me a very green beer. 

Tiki Dave's Blue Hawaiian was interesting to say the least. It is a sour ale with pineapple, orange, toasted coconut, and blue spirulina. It was heavy on the pineapple (not my favorite) and then the coconut hits you at the end. It was very weird tasting beer. I think the fruit punch one might have been better. I drank one of the two and Stacy and Jeremy split the other. Jeremy actually enjoyed it. Next time I'll try a Seltzer or something pretty.

For dinner I ordered, Currywurst Poutine. It sounded good on paper. I forgot how much I dislike Currywurst. The fries and cheese curds were good. If I ate around the curry sauce, the sausage was okay. It was not my best decision and it really didn't go with the beer but I ate as much as I could. Next time I'll try a burger. 

I would definitely come go back to Eagle Park Brewing Company. It is a great place to hang out and relax after a long week. The beer and food is good. If you are in Milwaukee or Muskego area definitely go check it out. 

5388. Tour the Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee

 One of the things I told Stacy I wanted to do during Doors Open Weekend was to tour Lakefront Brewery. I really just wanted to see the original Bernie's Chalet and the only way to do that is tour the Brewery. Of course Stacy was game.  We decided to book the 4 PM tour.

Lakefront Brewery is located on Commerce St along the river in the Brewer's Hill neighborhood. There is a small parking lot but for the most part it is street parking. On a gorgeous Saturday afternoon parking can be several blocks away. Make sure you give yourself plenty of time to park and walk before your tour. Tours are available every day starting at 12 PM every half hour. Weekend tours allow to see more of the brewery since it is not in production. Brewery. Tickets are $15/adults. You do get 4 8oz pours of beer and a free pint glass with your tour ticket. Tours last about an hour

Once you get checked in, they give you 4 tokens for your beer. You can get your first beer in the beer hall before the tour start. I got La Grosa Rita which was a margarita style ale. I was not a huge fan of it.

Our tour guide was hilarious and made the tour worth it. We learned how the beer making process really happened which is pretty much the same in all breweries. 

We also picked up our second beer. This time I tried Agave Sun which is a Blue Agave Ale. This one was definitely better. I would get it again. 

As we moved through the brewing process, we got to see the original Bernie Brewer Chalet that was at County Stadium. Our guide told us the story of how he and another guy camped out for the chalet. Not sure how much truth there was to that story. There was also supposedly a slide from the Chalet to the mug where tour participants could slide down but the insurance company didn't find that very safe. Again not sure I believe that 100%.

After the tour, we still had 2 tokens for beer left. We each gave one away. Then decided we might as well get dinner. We tried to eat in the beer hall but forgot to check in the hostess stand so no one pay attention to us. Oops minor detail. I guess I will have to wait to try the sausage flight. In the mean time, we got our last beer. I went with their cranberry seltzer which was okay.

We decided to check out the food truck instead. I wanted the bacon wrapped brat on a stick but it was sold out. We ended up splitting Banh Mi Sliders and Pork Tacos. I swear it was the same meat but with different toppings and buns. They were both good just not as good as a bacon wrapped brat would have been. We enjoyed the views of the river while we ate.

Lakefront Brewery Tour is definitely worth. It is also a good place to hang out during the summer. The food and beer is good. I would take the hubby here if we actually ever go to Milwaukee. He probably would not do the tour because there is no way I could drink 64 ounces of beer. 24 is pretty much my limit.

23 in 2023: Discover at least 1 new brewery -- Timber Tap

I got an email from Kimberly Library inviting me to an event there were having at a new brewery in Kimberly -- Timber Tap. We would learn about the beer making process and sample some beer. Sign me up. The hubby was like can I go too? So I signed both of us up.

Timber Tap is still under construction and hope to open by end of April or beginning of May. It is located in the same building as the coffeeshop and BBQ place right downtown Kimberly on the corner of Kimberly Ave and Birch St.. It is a bit hard to find since they are on the backside of the building. Luckily one of the librarians directed us and they had signs out. 

The owners Paul and Carol introduced themselves, gave a little bit of a backstory about brewing beer in their basement for family and friends, and then explained how brewing small batch craft beer really is created. They had a very nice Power Point Presentation and handouts.

As they went through their presentation, they let us sample three of their beers: Red Ale, Porter, and a Cold IPA. We also sampled Malt Tea.

The Red Ale was not bad. I would order this if I was here with a group. It was not too beer-y. 

The Malt Tea was interesting. It is just sample of the wort or the liquid extracted from the malting process. It has no alcohol content yet as it has yet to be fermented with yeast. Malt Tea has the flavor of the malt used. I didn't real taste anything. It was kind of bland. The hubby tried this one too. 

The Stout was actually my favorite and I don't like dark beers. Either my beer palate is evolving or this one was especially good. It was not bitter at all. I would have to fight Stacy for this one if we had a flight.

The Cold IPA was my least favorite. It definitely was very hoppy. I was not at all but did finish my beer.

After the presentation, we had the opportunity to see the backroom where the brewing process would take place. It is small and reminded me of Basil's set up at Down Time Wines. 

We also got to sample spent grain cookies. There were white chip cranberry and chocolate chip. I preferred the chocolate chip but both were good. 

I already told Stacy that if we need a beer when she's up here for cookie baking that we should check this place out. Even the hubby, a non-beer drinker, was impressed. It will be a happening spot in Kimberly come summer. It is definitely worth checking out as they will also carry other guest taps.

2022 Girls Weekend Alcohol Tour: Reads Landing Brewing Company

 There are several things that I try to search out when planning a girls weekend. One of them being breweries and wineries. I prefer wineries but Stacy likes a good craft beer so they both get hit. This allows to me to try discover new beers and maybe, just maybe find one I like. 

I found Reads Landing Brewing Company from a Facebook Post regarding the Wabasha's Septoberfest and they were offering a beer that was created just for it. I figured it was a good stop for lunch. 

We had about an hour for lunch so we could make it to the Eagle Presentation at 1 pm. It was going to be tough but we let them know we were on a time crunch. We got seated at the bar.

In usual Stacy and Amy fashion, we split a flight of beer. It featured the six beers on tap and was $14. I thought it was a bit pricy but I really don't do beer so I can't really say. 

The beers were Foghorn Hazy IPA, Showboat American Robust Porter, Fallfest German Altbier, Castaway German Kolsch, Karlsbrau Bavarian Hefeweizen, and Outlaw Trail IPA.

We each sampled them all and I know I ones I didn't like (the Porter) and ones that were better than others. I know I liked the Hazy IPA but can't remember which other ones that I could tolerate. I really like flights because then I don't have to attempt to drink an entire beer. These small pours are perfect for me.

I went with Currywurst for lunch and Stacy had a smothered Rib-Eye Sandwich. I don't normally see Currywurst on a menu and went with the traditional German sausage to go with my German beer. It was really good example that the Curry Ketchup got all over everything. I was a sticky mess by the time I was done. Stacy's sandwich looked good too.

I definitely would recommend Reads Landing Brewing Company both for its beer and food. It is a not a huge place but the beer and food are great. The water views don't hurt either.