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The lines for food were ridiculous. I think we waited over an hour for the Asian portion of the tasting in pavilion IV. We had a good time, but didn't get to sample much in the way of drink because ...

I was at the Friends and Family dinner last night. The food was really awesome. All the flavors were perfectly balanced. Had scallops, skate, soft shell crab, pig face and goat flatbread. ...

Duke of Perth, Grafton, Mrs Murphy's are all pretty good. None are as good as the fry's we make when fishing in Canada though....

I go with about 7oz of 80/20 beef. I mix in 1oz of par-cooked bacon diced small and about a half clove of diced galic. Sometimes I will mix in some onion diced really small too. I make two patty's an...

Last year it was 4 per ticket. Year before it was 6 per person....

If you want bottles of Dark Lord, it could be crapshoot. Last year people didn't know what to expect with the golden tickets. This year people are expecting that there will be some left for non-tick...

The Cubs got $6M in the deal too....

And the Badgers are really tough at home. Like 125-11 all-time at the Kohl center tough....

I have found that a nice imperial stout (think Bourbon County) goes really well with bleu cheese....

There are quite a number of craft beers that are only available in single 22oz bottles. For an example see the beer of the week. Our politicians really need to get their priorities in order....

I tend to prefer the non-helles dopplebocks. This beer is okay, and with so many better options for dopplebocks on the shelf I don't know that I would pick this one up again....

Surly cans are only available in the greater Minneapolis/St Paul area. https://www.surlybrewing.com/cans.php Draft only in Chicago. Bars that may have are in the link. http://www.surlybrewing.com/ba...

That is okay. I still have a bacon hangover from the Wandering Goat dinner on Wednesday....

Mrs Murphy's pub burger is pretty fantastic. Just had one an hour ago and it was awesome....

Best part was that they put on Candian breakfast, Oak aged and Vanilla Bean on in guest tap area that had a 2 minute line. The food line sucked hard. Next year there will food in my cooler with my...