Milwaukee Brew Fest and Art in the Park
July 31st, 2012 | Author: Alysha
It’s the last day of July – can you believe it!? It seems like summer has been going by way too fast. That’s probably because I’ve been doing a ton of fun things. This weekend was no exception. On Friday, our friends Brittney and Ryan came over to watch the Olympics opening ceremony and eat Chinese. Oliver was just as happy to play with Murphy. By the way, check out the awesome present Brenton’s sister got for his birthday.
Is this not the cutest dog thing you’ve ever seen in your life?! Oliver was a little scared at first, but it only took him two times before he was eating all of his food out of the bowl (at first he would only eat half because he was scared of the noise the bowl made in the seat). The soccer container on the side holds all of his treats.
On Saturday, before we drove to Appleton, we went to Milwaukee Brew Fest. It’s a craft beer festival that takes place by Lake Michigan and you can enjoy unlimited beer samplings. Since Brenton works at the business that runs Brew Fest, we got free VIP tickets. Since I’m not a huge beer drinker (or any beer drinker), I hung out by cider row.
On Saturday night we drove up to Appleton for the Gourmet Bike Tour – a 25 mile bike ride. At the end there is a huge party with some great food – like calzones.
Brenton’s family and I
We rode fast because we wanted to go to Art in the Park, an awesome outdoor craft fair.
This woman’s pottery was the only thing that really called to me (I love any kind of pottery). I really liked her colors and glazes but everything was sooo expensive.
On a tasty note, I signed up for a Foodie Pen Pal. I’m so excited and I hope I get a good pal! (ie one who doesn’t send me canned beets or baked beans).
Question: What kind of things would you give a Foodie Pen Pal? Also, have you ever been to a tasting event? For the past few years, we’ve gone to Sticky Fingers, a chili, wings and ribs cook-off. I’ve also done a few Iron Cupcake Milwaukee’s in my day.
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On Sunday I also had another article published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. It’s about ways to use up the whole vegetable – celery leaves, broccoli stalks, radish greens…you name it. You can check out the article online here.
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Love the dog chair! That is too cool. I’m jealous of all the fun foodie tours you did this weekend. You’d think I’d hear of more things like that living in a city like NYC. I’ll have to look into it!
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There are so many cool restaurants in NYC. I would LOVE to go there someday!
Alysha recently posted..Milwaukee Brew Fest and Art in the Park
What a fun weekend!
We recently went on a Taco Crawl and had SO MUCH fun!
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that chair is adorable. I love little festivals like that. There is always so much to look at.
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OMG I LOVE THAT CHAIR!!!!!! That is totally the cutest thing I have ever seen!
Brittney @ Brittney Breathing recently posted..Walnut Crusted Salmon
I love that chair! Oliver is so sweet! And this is the second year in a row that I’ve had to miss brew fest :( Next year!
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We’ve gone 3 years in a row. It definitely gets better every time.
Alysha recently posted..Milwaukee Brew Fest and Art in the Park
I too signed up for the Foodie Pen Pal and can’t wait for creating the gift boxes and receiving my first one. being from Waukesha, I will probably send local things like Popcorn and chocolate from the shops there. And when I attend festivals and such, I will look for extra foodie fillers.
I have attended some Iron Cupcake Events, World of Beer, and the Waukesha County Biz Alliance wine & food tasting and I love to be able to try so many things without buying a full bottle of something you don’t necesarily like. I am hoping to go to the Great Lakes Brew Fest in September in Racine.
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That puppy chair is so cute!!! I want to get one for Sadie! Looks like y’all had an awesome weekend. I love summer festivals!
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