Wednesday, November 7, 2012

The Old Fashioned | Madison

This place is great. A local tavern serving Wisconsin fare, I felt it was necessary to order an Old Fashioned, the bars namesake also gets an entire page on the menu dedicated to it. I picked the Rye Bourbon Old Fashioned ($7), it's made with Redemption High Rye Bourbon, a brand which I have long been a fan. After that, a pint of Ale Asylum Madtown Nutbrown ($4) to fill my WI beer quota; and then I couldn't resist the little guy I spotted in the beer case, so I wrapped my time at the bar with a Rhinelander "Shorty" ($1).  In the meantime, I snacked on a Spicy Pickled Egg ($1) and a plate of most exceptional Wisconsin Cheese ($12) a Camembert (sheep's milk and cow's cream, Butler Farm, Whitehall), an Evalon (Goat's Milk, La Clare Farms, Chilton) and a Avondale Truckle (cloth bound cow's milk cheddar, Brunkow Cheese, Darlington.) Accoutrements included wheat crackers, walnuts and green apple. On another visit, the No. 13 ($6.95) which is the house made Wisconsin beer battered cheese curds, prove themselves worthy
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If you love cheese as much as I know you all do, there is no way you could be disappointed if you randomly had to travel to Wisconsin. Between happy hour (free apps) at my hotel, meals out and about and the stash I brought home, I am constantly eating WI cheese and couldn't be happier about it.

10 comments:

  1. The cheese sounds like the best part of all this travel!

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  2. This place looks so cozy!! My husband was just in WI for work, too - he also had such great things to say about it and the people!

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  3. This place is so cute! Looks like Madison has some fun restaurants!

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  4. i think i need to make a wisconsin cheese trip

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  5. I'll have please, an Old Fashion with the turkey gizzards, then a Shorty with a pickled egg & pork hocks! You know I'm just kidding....Never stop exploring

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  6. the atmosphere of this place looks like it would be right up my alley. I wish I was the kind of girl who could order an old fashion and not make that sour puss face but alas I am not

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  7. I <3 cheese. I'd love to go to Wisconsin for their cheese alone!

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  8. That Wisconsin cheese platter looks awesome! I think I'd have to order the cheddar popcorn along with it.

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  9. That cheese plate looks amazing!! Loving all the Madison posts!

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  10. reminds me of a place in Atl but this is so much better!

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