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 Let me first just say that the following page contains events and actions performed by adults that are trained professionals....

 Kids don't try this at home!!!!

 Click here for a proper warning of what is to come.....

So it all began with an idea of going to Wisconsin and visiting a few breweries with a couple of friends and it ended with having 81 different beers in 81 hours.  We landed in Milwaukee around 10pm on Thursday August 23rd and left at around 7am Monday August 27th.  That is roughly 81 hours of debauchery in Wisconsin.  Take a look at how the trip went down and see the complete list of Beers.

Here is the theme movie of the weekend.  We must have actually watched this movie 3 times in 4 days. 

Click here for the movie trailer of Beerfest

08/23/2007

We landed in Milwaukee and started our 81 hour trip with a quick drive to the Hajek family cottage.... With one quick stop at our first Brewery.

    

It all started with Delafield Brewery on the way from the Airport to the Cottage.  Click here to visit the Delafield website

Here at Delafield we had 8 different beers

  1. Delafield Brewery - Dock Light

  2. Delafield Brewery - Sommerzeit Hefe Weizen

  3. Delafield Brewery - Delafield Amber

  4. Delafield Brewery - Pewaukee Porter

  5. Delafield Brewery - County Cork Stout

  6. Delafield Brewery - Raspberry Weiss

  7. Delafield Brewery - Hops And Glory American Ale

  8. Delafield Brewery - Hopfenstange Pils

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Then we headed home to the Hajek Family cottage.... While at the Family cottage we drank several beers and stayed up until somewhere in the area of 5AM...  Beers included at the cottage throughout the trip included:

Over the time we were here at the Cottage over the next 3 days we drank 11 Different types of beers

  1. Cottage Beers - Spanish Peaks Honey Raspberry Ale

  2. Cottage Beers - Beer 30 Light

  3. Cottage Beers - Big Sky Moose Drool Brown Ale

  4. Cottage Beers - MGD

  5. Cottage Beers - Miller Lite

  6. Cottage Beers - Essers Best German Style Lager

  7. Cottage Beers - Grays Irish Ale

  8. Cottage Beers - Leinenkugel's Berry Weiss - Stingers

  9. Cottage Beers - Leinenkugel's Honey Weiss - Stingers

  10. Cottage Beers - Woodchuck Pear

  11. Cottage Beers - Shiner Bock

  YES this beer is actually called Beer 30 Light.

 

08/24/2007

 In the morning good Friend Hajek was up to the challenge of cooking us a fantastic breakfast.  Bacon, Eggs, French Toast, and of course shots....

      

The off we headed to our second Brewery.... New Glarus!!!!

Click here to visit the

New Glarus Brewing Company Website

Here at New Glarus we got mix and match 6 packs in order to try all the beers New Glarus had to offer, in total we had 12 different New Glarus beers

  1. New Glarus - Local Yokel

  2. New Glarus - Totally Naked

  3. New Glarus - Belgian Red

  4. New Glarus - Raspberry Tart

  5. New Glarus - Belgian Barrel Bock

  6. New Glarus - IPA

  7. New Glarus - Fat Squirrel

  8. New Glarus - Spotted Cow

  9. New Glarus - Stone Soup

  10. New Glarus - Hometown Blonde

  11. New Glarus - Dancing Man Wheat

  12. New Glarus - Coffee Stout

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Then we took some back roads and ended up at The Grumpy Troll....

Click Here for the Grumpy Troll Website

Here we tried 8 different beers

  1. Grumpy Troll - British Bitter

  2. Grumpy Troll - Norwegian Wit

  3. Grumpy Troll - Maggie IPA

  4. Grumpy Troll - Captain Fred American Lager

  5. Grumpy Troll - Bret's Brown American Brown Ale

  6. Grumpy Troll - Bock Beer With Rye

  7. Grumpy Troll - Spetsnaz Stout

  8. Grumpy Troll - Trailside Wheat

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An exciting day so far but we decided to head out and go to the next stop.  On our travels we stopped for a few things at a local gas station and found this....

 I was not sure if we had had too much to drink and were seeing things so I had to take a picture of this very intelligent looking dog as he drove this car.

  1. Car Beers - Steele Reserve

  2. Car Beers - Sparks 6.0 light

 

Off to Capital Brewery...........

Click here to visit Capital Brewery's website

Here at America's #1 Rated Brewery we enjoyed 4 different beers

  1. Capital Brewery - Bavarian Lager

  2. Capital Brewery - Wisconsin Amber

  3. Capital Brewery - Oktoberfest

  4. Capital Brewery - Island Wheat

Here at Capital Brewery we stumbled upon a local Wisconsin radio station 100.5 FM in which they talk all Wisconsin sports all the time.

Click here to visit 100.5 FM's website

Here it is where Hajek and I changed the course of conversation for the Wisconsin based radio station.  The local "In The Trenches" show which is hosted by former Wisconsin Badgers and former NFL players Tarek Saleh  & Derek Engler    that is on from 5-7 on Friday nights was talking about the Green Bay packers.  I have no issue with the Packers other than them be the biggest rival to my favorite team the Chicago Bears but then they attacked Justin Harrell.  They tried to claim that he was lazy.  Now I remember as clear as day when happened played against Tennessee's biggest rival florida just because it was his last game against florida with a ruptured bicep tendon. (click here to read the article) This angered me as I am a Vol at heart and don't like to see my Vols have their names run through the mud.  I pointed out a few things and for the next 10 minutes on the radio they talked about the Vols and questioned if there were any first round draft picks from Tennessee to pan out (Peyton Manning came to mind pretty quickly).  It was a groundbreaking moment for us.

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We decided we needed something to fill time in order to sober up a bit............ How about opening weekend of Wisconsin High School Football?

We stumble upon Middleton High School's opening night on their brand new $900,000 football field.  (Click here to read about Middleton High School)

 

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Back to the cottage where we ran into a few friends of Hajek's and drank the night away listenting to some great music and having some great conversation.

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I was also privy to a special Hajek family Tradition in which I was measured on the wall and added to the dozens before me.

   

08/25/2007

 Had to start with putting together Dez's world famous Egg Bake...

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Then off to the next Brewery on out list... JT Whitney's

Click Her to visit JT Whitney's Website

Here we had 8 different beers

  1. JT Whitney's - Goldenshine

  2. JT Whitney's - Badger Red Ale

  3. JT Whitney's - Heartland Weiss

  4. JT Whitney's - Irish Style Stout

  5. JT Whitney's - Koln Kolsch

  6. JT Whitney's - Raspberry Weiss

  7. JT Whitney's - Alt

  8. JT Whitney's - Dunkel Weiss

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It was decision time since we had a DMB concert to go to..

Do we go to Great Dane Brewery or Ale Asylum????  We liked the name better and it turned out perfect as well.  ALE ASYLUM IT IS!!!!

Click her to visit Ale Asylum's Website

Here we had 9 different beers

  1. DisPoterly Conduct English Porter

  2. Ale Asylum - Ambergeddon Amber Ale

  3. Ale Asylum - Hatha~Weizen German Wheat

  4. Tripel Nova Belgian Tripel

  5. Ale Asylum - Gold Digger Blonde Ale

  6. Ale Asylum - Hopalicious Pale Ale

  7. Ale Asylum - Happy Ending Belgian Abbey

  8. Ale Asylum - Madtown Nutbrown Ale

  9. Ale Asylum - Big Slick Stout Oatmeal Stout

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Things might have gotten a little out of hand here as we ended up having a beer games competition in which you are to stack pennies on your elbow and try to snatch them before they hit the ground.  We might have all been pretty damn drunk except for the 2 DD's.  I however came out a champion with 19 pennies off the elbow. 

Where to go from here?????

How about a Dave Matthews Band Concert at Alpine Valley?

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Click here to see how the concert went......

We also had a couple of beers here

  1. Concert Beers - Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale

  2. Concert Beers - Sprecher Oktoberfest

 

08/26/2007

 We head to Tyranena Brewery right as they open at 11:00 am

Click Here to visit Tyranena's Website

Here we try 9 more beers

  1. Tyranena - Three Beaches Honey Blonde

  2. Tyranena - Headless Man Amber Alt

  3. Tyranena - Stone Tepee Pale Ale

  4. Tyranena - Bitter Woman India Pale Ale

  5. Tyranena - Rocky's Revenge Bourbon Barrel-Aged Brown Ale

  6. Tyranena - Chief BlackHawk Porter

  7. Tyranena - Scotch Ale

  8. Tyranena - Oktoberfest

  9. Tyranena - Belgian-Style Wit

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Then back to the Hajek Family Cottage....

We had a fantastic lunch of grilled pork tenderloin. 

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We also hade a special moment for Hajek's family dog Ben who had passed away 08/11/07 as we spread his ashes around the tree Ben used to sleep under when he was at the cottage.  Ben you will be missed......

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And then I broke Hajek's deck and fell at least 50 feet to the ground... Because of my cat like reflexes I was unharmed except for my bruised ego.

  

Then off to Brewery #8 in which we finished off the actual Brew Tour...

Click here for Randy's Fun Hunters Brewery website

Here we try 5 more different beers

  1. Randy's Fun Hunters - Warhawk Wheat

  2. Randy's Fun Hunters - Shoganai Summer Ale

  3. Randy's Fun Hunters - Pre-Prohibition Lager

  4. Randy's Fun Hunters - Pale Ale

  5. Randy's Fun Hunters - Oatmeal Stout

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While I was in the bathroom Hajek decided we had not had enough to drink so he decides we need shots....

Then Hajek made me eat the egg.....  I hate him now.

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Then nowhere to go but another Dave Matthews Concert......

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Click here to see how the concert went....

Here are a couple of videos off of our cells phones to see the concert

Click here    Click here

Here is a video someone else took of Dreaming Tree being played from that night

 

Click here to download and watch the video...

Then at this point we really had nowhere else to go but home...  81 Beers in 81 hours...  See below for a comprehensive list.  I have to say it was the best guy trip I have ever been on.  Thanks Hajek for making it the best.

  1. Plane Ride - Bud Light

  2. Delafield Brewery - Dock Light

  3. Delafield Brewery - Sommerzeit Hefe Weizen

  4. Delafield Brewery - Delafield Amber

  5. Delafield Brewery - Pewaukee Porter

  6. Delafield Brewery - County Cork Stout

  7. Delafield Brewery - Raspberry Weiss

  8. Delafield Brewery - Hops And Glory American Ale

  9. Delafield Brewery - Hopfenstange Pils

  10. New Glarus - Local Yokel

  11. New Glarus - Totally Naked

  12. New Glarus - Belgian Red

  13. New Glarus - Raspberry Tart

  14. New Glarus - Belgian Barrel Bock

  15. New Glarus - IPA

  16. New Glarus - Fat Squirrel

  17. New Glarus - Spotted Cow

  18. New Glarus - Stone Soup

  19. New Glarus - Hometown Blonde

  20. New Glarus - Dancing Man Wheat

  21. New Glarus - Coffee Stout

  22. Grumpy Troll - British Bitter

  23. Grumpy Troll - Norwegian Wit

  24. Grumpy Troll - Maggie IPA

  25. Grumpy Troll - Captain Fred American Lager

  26. Grumpy Troll - Bret's Brown American Brown Ale

  27. Grumpy Troll - Bock Beer With Rye

  28. Grumpy Troll - Spetsnaz Stout

  29. Grumpy Troll - Trailside Wheat

  30. Capital Brewery - Bavarian Lager

  31. Capital Brewery - Wisconsin Amber

  32. Capital Brewery - Oktoberfest

  33. Capital Brewery - Island Wheat

  34. Cottage Beers - Spanish Peaks Honey Raspberry Ale

  35. Cottage Beers - Beer 30 Light

  36. Cottage Beers - Big Sky Moose Drool Brown Ale

  37. Cottage Beers - MGD

  38. Cottage Beers - Miller Lite

  39. Cottage Beers - Essers Best German Style Lager

  40. Cottage Beers - Grays Irish Ale

  41. Cottage Beers - Leinenkugel's Berry Weiss - Stingers

  42. Cottage Beers - Leinenkugel's Honey Weiss - Stingers

  43. Cottage Beers - Woodchuck Pear

  44. Cottage Beers - Shiner Bock

  45. JT Whitney's - Goldenshine

  46. JT Whitney's - Badger Red Ale

  47. JT Whitney's - Heartland Weiss

  48. JT Whitney's - Irish Style Stout

  49. JT Whitney's - Koln Kolsch

  50. JT Whitney's - Raspberry Weiss

  51. JT Whitney's - Alt

  52. JT Whitney's - Dunkel Weiss

  53. Ale Asylum - DisPoterly Conduct English Porter

  54. Ale Asylum - Ambergeddon Amber Ale

  55. Ale Asylum - Hatha~Weizen German Wheat

  56. Tripel Nova Belgian Tripel

  57. Ale Asylum - Gold Digger Blonde Ale

  58. Ale Asylum - Hopalicious Pale Ale

  59. Ale Asylum - Happy Ending Belgian Abbey

  60. Ale Asylum - Madtown Nutbrown Ale

  61. Ale Asylum - Big Slick Stout Oatmeal Stout

  62. Tyranena - Three Beaches Honey Blonde

  63. Tyranena - Headless Man Amber Alt

  64. Tyranena - Stone Tepee Pale Ale

  65. Tyranena - Bitter Woman India Pale Ale

  66. Tyranena - Rocky's Revenge Bourbon Barrel-Aged Brown Ale

  67. Tyranena - Chief BlackHawk Porter

  68. Tyranena - Scotch Ale

  69. Tyranena - Oktoberfest

  70. Tyranena - Belgian-Style Wit

  71. Randy's Fun Hunters - Warhawk Wheat

  72. Randy's Fun Hunters - Shoganai Summer Ale

  73. Randy's Fun Hunters - Pre-Prohibition Lager

  74. Randy's Fun Hunters - Pale Ale

  75. Randy's Fun Hunters - Oatmeal Stout

  76. Car Beers - Steele Reserve

  77. Car Beers - Sparks 6.0 light

  78. Concert Beers - Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale

  79. Concert Beers - Sprecher Oktoberfest

  80. Additional Beers - Blue Moon

  81. Additional Beers - Widmer Hefeweizen