Day 24

Day 24

Today we decided to go to State street, which is a popular destination. It is a pedestrian only street, lined with shops and restaurants. We stopped into a handful of shops as we walked in the crazy heat to cool off in the AC. One store was really cute, and we got a postcard and a shirt from there. Walking by the shops you can tell a lot about the city. It had a very similar vibe to Portland, OR but less weird, and reminded us a little of Burlington, VT and Portland, ME.

For lunch we got a brat at State Street Brats. An obvious college go to with the University of Wisconsin only a few blocks away and with an obvious party vibe. Still, it was a great lunch with good beer, having New Glarus on tap made us talk momentarily about moving here. We got over that though...

Bar at Brasserie V

For dinner we checked out a highly rated place called Brasserie V - a little of Belgium on Monroe Street. It reminded us of one of our favorite places in Vermont called Bobcat, very small, cozy, and with a long wait. We were finishing our first round of beers and were about to head out, and just then we got a seat at the bar. With it's handful of taps and amazing bottle list, it was hard to pick the next round; but we went with a Cantillon, a Belgium brewery highly sought and hard to find in the US. After an awesome cheese plate we had some sliders next that were just perfect, each having their own twist. The Malt house was the last stop, before heading to bed. Cleveland is tomorrow and our trip is basically over.