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The only reason I didn’t turn around on that last mile into the wind on an incline…
Seventy square miles surrounded by reality.
Home, Sweet Home.
Home, Sweet Home.
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I made a beer run to Riley’s this evening. 12.4 miles, awesome weather, the smell of campfires in the Willy Street neighborhood, no more crazy people ice fishing on Monona Bay … Spring has sprung.
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The Heavy Table on Tumblr: A Brewpub and Tap Room Tour of Madison, WI →
Greg Long shows us a whole new world of brewpubs in Madison, WI, with details on classic establishments as well as the new kids on the block. Highlights include a beer CSA, experimental brews, and some very mixed food reviews.
Madison, Wisconsin is a beer-loving city. It is home to the Great…
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Hess Cooperage makes its last oak barrels, Madison, 1966.
The Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage, one of the longest-lived wooden barrel manufacturers in the United States, was established on Madison’s east side in 1904. Hess made barrels for the Fauerbach brewery and other breweries and wineries in Wisconsin and beyond. This barrel, one of the last produced by the cooperage, is signed by the five Hess descendants who carried on the family business until 1966.
via: Historic Blooming Grove Historical Society by way of Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database
see more: Photographs of the barrel-making process at the Hess Cooperage, 1954, from the Wisconsin Historical Society
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Just for Nerds
Two upcoming events worth checking out:
Science Pub, hosted at Broach Irish Pub, is featuring astrobiologist Dr. Clark Johnson for a talk on the origins of life and evolution on Sunday at 2pm.
The next Madison Nerd Nite is taking place on April 11th at 8pm. Note the venue change to the High Noon Saloon.
Thanks to my new job (and a day shift schedule), I will be able to attend my very first Nerd Nite. Hope to see you there!
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