Milwaukee isn't a horrible place to spend a day

So, I spent my day in Milwaukee. But it's much more exciting than
you're thinking. I went with a group of friends to see the Bucks /
Spurs basketball game and we made a day of it.

We started with a tour of the Lake Front Brewery. If you have not
been, I highly recommend it. And a designated driver. The tour costs
six bucks, but it is totally worth it because you get four 6 oz.
Samples of beer (before or after) and a free pint glass. If you're
lucky, you will also get a tour guide like ours - hopped up on pain
killers and drinking a beer. Incidentally, he was very funny and very
cute. This was the most entertaining and least informative of my
brewery tours this year. And, if you've been reading the blog, you
know I've toured a bunch this year. The tour ended with a rousing
rendition of the theme song from Laverne and Shirley - classic. This
picture is two of the original brewery workers and local Milwaukee
residents. The brewery experience ended with one of my friends meeting
a very nice gentleman who worked in the gift shop.

After the brewery, we went to dinner at a local diner that specializes
in something called a butter burger (aka a heart attack waiting to
happen). Everyone in my group had the famous burger with a slab of
butter on top, but I went with a grilled cheese. I'm not convinced it
did not also have a completely gratuitous slab of butter. Everyone
should probably try this, once.

After the cholesterol festival, we went to buy some fantastic New
Glarus beer. This beer is only distributed in Wisconsin, so it's
important to pick some up when you're north of the border. There were
some other fun purchases, but those might be the subject of a future
blog post so I'll leave them for now.

Finally, the game. It was a blowout. The Bucks stink and should have
just kept their purple uniforms. The place was pretty empty and the
game was never close. The halftime entertainment was exciting,
however. There were about twenty people dressed in Christmas themed
costumes dunking mini basketballs off trampolines. Most of the troupe
were very good; the cheerleaders were not. Only two actually had nice
dunks and one woman completely overshot the trampoline and ended up on
her face. Over the corse of the game, they threw about 200 t-shirts
into the first level of seating. That was great for the handful of
people sitting with us up in the 400 level seats.

Overall, the trip was a success. Many thanks to the designated driver.
More pictures to come.