Readers blogs in Bars & Clubs

Dec. 21, 2006

		Node is Done: The Underground Moves Back Underground As a casual infrequenter of the East Side coffee shop, Node, I'm sad to see it closing it's doors, but I'm also not too surprised.I didn't discover Node until my senior year in college when the gritty, club-house coffee shop was barely a year old, but it already felt like such a M... Posted by littletinyfish at 4:21 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Bars & Clubs

Dec. 20, 2006

		Health Hazard in MKE I truly love my part-time job. In fact, I don’t need the money (although it is nice); I just keep doing it because it’s that great. Who wouldn’t love being in their early 20’s and get paid (quite well, I might add) to go to bars/clubs and drink beer, visit with patrons and... Posted by sodaktravis at 11:40 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Bars & Clubs

		Holiday Beer Blog: Goose Island Christmas Ale Goose Island's Christmas Ale pours a muddy brown with a light tan head that never completely goes away. The aroma consists of chocolate malt, sweet cinnamon and spicy hops. Midtones favor a roasted maltiness and mild sweetness that builds up to a layered finish. The finish at first has a nice cho... Posted by winter at 9:25 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Bars & Clubs

Dec. 18, 2006

		Holiday Beer Blog: Delirium Noel Belgians take their beer as serious as the French take their wine. In a country where each beer is served in its own custom glass, it should come as no surprise that Belgium has a long tradition of brewing Christmas beers. Delirium Noel is produced by Brouwerij Huyghe in Melle, Belgium. You ma... Posted by winter at 11:01 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Bars & Clubs

Dec. 15, 2006

		Take my gift, please. I'm not sure how many of you are also having this problem, but it is getting pretty difficult to find a bar in town that isn't having a holiday party. Now don't get me wrong - my two favorite things are parties and the holidays, but it's funny how our bars seem to be "taken over" each D... Posted by LegallyBlonde at 3:04 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Bars & Clubs

Dec. 14, 2006

		I hate public speaking Later that evening ... dressed in my new form fitting, confidence inspiring suit coat, I showed up at the single building Universtiy for my group interview. I assumed 'group interview' meant that there would be a group of university personnel interviewing m... Posted by mortauthority at 5:59 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Bars & Clubs

Dec. 13, 2006

		Holiday Beer Blog: Samuel Adams Old Fezziwig Ale Every year Sam Adams releases a Winter Classics 12 pack and this is the only place that you're going to find 2 of these in the mixed assortment. Old Fezziwig, of course, is named after the character in Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol". It's a perennial favorite of mine and reason alone to pic... Posted by winter at 7:07 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Bars & Clubs

Dec. 7, 2006

		Holiday Beer Blog: Santa's Private Reserve Ale from Rogue Perhaps Santa is a beer connoisseur. That might explain the belly. This hoppy Christmas offering is from Rogue Ales Brewery in Newport, Oregon. Santa's Private Reserve Ale is actually the brewery's St. Rogue Red repackaged for the holiday season. Although the hop varieties -- Chinook, Centenn... Posted by winter at 11:24 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Bars & Clubs

		Drinks & Gift Wrapping: A Fabulous Duo! Yesterday I was picking up a to-go order from Cafe Lulu when I came across their list of December events that included an ingenious idea! On Dec. 20 & 21, if you dine/drink at Lulu, they invite you to bring your gifts along and they'll wrap them for you. Fabulous! As Cafe/Bar Lulu is in the h... Posted by moxy99 at 12:21 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Bars & Clubs

Dec. 6, 2006

		Holiday Beer Blog: Samichlaus Bier for St. Nick's What does St. Nicholas' Day and Samichlaus Bier have in common? Samichlaus (Swiss-German dialect for Santa Claus) is brewed once a year on December 6th, the feast of St. Nicholas, and then aged for over 10 months before it's bottled and sold. It is a doppelbock beer and at one time, considered t... Posted by winter at 6:56 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Bars & Clubs