Hip Trips 2010 (Summer Travel)

Hip Trips 2010 Volume One’s summer travel section

VOLUME ONE’S SUMMER TRAVEL SECTION We’ve surveyed the cultural landscape of Wisconsin and Minnesota and found a healthy portion of wineries, plenty of breweries, and enough art museums and galleries to warrant more than a day trip. So whatever you’re into – um, as long as it’s wine, beer, or art – you’ll be pleased to know that we’ve mapped out exact points on a cohesive route, for each of the three categories. Use it as a template.

Take a few days and travel the wide blue yonder, gettin’ all cultural along the way.

Editor/Writer: Kinzy Janssen // Design: Brian Moen Contributors: Briana Krantz, Trevor Kupfer, & Andrea Paulseth

FOLLOWING FRANK

a not-too-sprawling tour of some of Frank Lloyd Wright’s midwestern masterpieces tage, both made of Wisconsin stone.

AUSTIN, MN

S. P. Elam House (1950) ROCHESTER, MN

A. H. Bulbulian House (1947) A one-story house built with one 120-degree angle, built out of cement brick and cypress wood.

Thomas E. Keys House (1950) Nestled into the surrounding hills, this house is based on a 1938 design for Detroit autoworkers.

James B. McBean House (1957) A Usonian house with the same floor plan as the Walter Rudin House in Madison.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Malcom F. Willey House (1934) Built primarily of red brick and cypress wood on only 1,200 square feet, the Willey house incorporates elements of both Wright’s Prairie School and Usonian styles.

Frieda and Henry J. Neils House (1949) A Usonian, L-shaped house, and Wright’s only creation built with marble walls.

STILLWATER, MN

Don and Virginia Lovness Estate (1956) The property includes the main house, the studio, and a smaller home, the cot-

A two-story stone and cypress house with a design based on triangles and rectangles. The massive are constructed of limestone from a quarry near Wright’s summer home, Taliesin.

ST. LOUIS PARK, MN

Paul Olfelt House (1958) A small house built into a hillside, this structure was completed by Taliesin Architects after Wright’s death in 1959.

HASTINGS, MN

Fasbender Clinic (1957) Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this clinic has distinctive copper roof extending almost to the ground.

RICHLAND CENTER, WI

A. D. German Warehouse (1917-1921) This former Warehouse now houses a gift shop, small theater, and large photo murals illustrating Wright’s architectural work.

MADISON, WI

Monona Terrace (designed 1938-1959) One of Wright’s final creative visions, designed as a cultural, governmental, and recreational building.

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Unitarian Meeting House (1946) Commissioned by the First Unitarian Society of Madison, this house uses stones from a nearby quarry.

LAKE DELTON, WI

Seth Peterson Cottage (1958) Only 900 square feet, the cottage is balanced on the edge of a secluded headland that plunges down to Mirror Lake.

SPRING GREEN, WI

Taliesin (1911) Wright’s personal home and other buildings on a 600-acre estate represent the evolution of Wright’s architectural styles and development.

Hillside Studio & Theater (1902) The complex includes the theater, Dana Gallery, living and dining areas, and examples of Wright’s Asian art collection and furniture designs.

CLOQUET, MN

R. W. Lindholm House “Mantyla” (1952) Built from painted concrete block and red tidewater cypress, the Lindholm House is surrounded by heavily wooded land and bordered by a city park.

Lindholm Service Station (1956) This working Phillips 66 gas station is open to the public. The Lindholms decided to have Wright design the station after he built their house.

MILWAUKEE, WI

American System-Built Homes (1917) A series of six homes constructed for low-income families.

WAUWATOSA, WI

Annunciation Church (1961) Wright strayed from traditional Byzantine church architecture, including a domed space and symbols and colors associated with the Greek Orthodox faith.

RACINE, WI

S.C. Johnson Wax (1939) This structure was constructed from bricks of more than 200 sizes and shapes. Its unconventional windows are made of glass tubing.

TWO RIVERS, WI

Bernard Schwartz House (1939) Modifying the Life Magazine “Dream House” design, Wright created a sixtyfive foot long interior balcony and created numerous pieces of furniture.

WIND POINT/RACINE, WI

Wingspread (1938-39) Shaped like a four-winged pinwheel, the 14,000 square foot house balances large, grand spaces with smaller, intimate spaces.

THE GRAPE ESCAPE

Plotting the route of “Local Foods – Local Wines,” June 5-6

Started in 2009, The Great River Road Wine Trail was named after the road that sews these nine wineries together. The famous road itself, recognized as a National Scenic Byway, runs from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. This particular stretch flanks a railroad and is characterized by glacier-made bluffs. The wineries that dot these valleys benefit from unique soils of the river valley. This organized wine tour costs $20, which gets you a “passport” to the participating wineries, plus free samples of wine and food. A fully punched passport gets you a free souvenir wine glass. For more information and a detailed map, visit http://greatriverroadwinetrail.org.

Valley Vineyard W10415 521 Ave, Prescott, WI • 262-4235 • www.valleyvineyardltd.com • Right now several thousand pounds of smashed local grapes are waiting inside huge stainless tanks, ready to be bottled and sold from this 12-year-old vineyard. These ambitious winemakers hope to eventually produce 50,000 bottles a year, focusing on the Frontenac, Frontenac Gris, Marquette, and St Pepin varieties. Besides locally grown grapes, they also bring in bunches from California and elsewhere so they can craft their own versions of Merlot, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Vino in the Valley W3826 450th Ave, Maiden Rock, WI • 639-6677 • www.

Cannon River Winery 421 Mill St West, Cannon Falls, MN • (507) 263-7400 • www.

CannonRiverWinery.com • Grapes and valleys are like peas and carrots. These particular grapes thrive in the “lush and rolling hills” of the Sogn Valley, 10 miles southwest of Cannon Falls. A 19th century timber-frame barn sits on the vineyard, and a building with century-old limestone walls composes the downtown winery. While you’re sipping, learn the techniques of Vincent Negret, a third generation winemaker with training in the U.S. and Colombia.

vinointhevalley.com • These people know what goes well with wine: food.

Specifically pasta. Located in the Rush River Valley, this outdoor patio setting often welcomes guitar music from local plucker-strummers. They also offer a farmers market in addition to their star of the show: the wine that came from their very own vines, including Frontenac, Sabrevois, and Marquette (the reds), and Frontenac Gris, La Crescent, and Prairie Star (the whites).

Maiden Rock Winery & Cidery W12266 King Lane, Stockholm, WI • 448-3502 • www.maidenrockwinerycidery.com • This is a winery in which the grape is not king. Instead, the wine crafters focus on tending their very own apple orchard, conjuring such drinks as Harvest Apple wine and Honeycrisp Hard Cider, which can be described as distinctive, snappy, and sassy. In addition to ciders, they will be bottling up some squashed blueberries, cranberries – and, yes – a few grapes, originating just a few miles from their orchard.

Falconer Vineyards Winery 3572 Old Tyler Road, Red Wing, MN • (651) 388-8849 • www.falconervineyards.com • In the mood for a picnic? Hey! Spread out on one of the tables near the vineyard. Pair your vittles with one of Falconer’s nine white wine varieties, five red wine types, or their dessert variety. Cheese and crackers are also available for sale. If you really get into it, you might consider buying one of your own grape vines, which bear the U of M’s Grape Varieties as well as others that can withstand a harsh winter. Falconer knows its cold climate wines, having won the Governor’s Cup at the Minnesota State Fair for their Frontenac Port, which was entered into the “International Cold Climate Wine Competition.”

Seven Hawks Vineyards 17 North St, Fountain City, WI • 866-946-3741• www. sevenhawksvineyards.com • Another bluff-top vineyard, Seven Hawks is one of the largest in the upper Midwest. Soak in the views and the impressiveness of their 18,000 grape vines, alongside their 500 plum and cherry trees. They also offer sweet (no pun intended) lodging options on site, including five cottages overlooking the city, two sizeable lodges on the ridge top, and two suites down in Fountain City, located above their tasting room.

Vernon Vineyards S3457a Dahl Road, Viroqua, WI • (608) 634-6734 • www.vernonvineyards.com • Established in 2001, these vineyards inspired their very own winery in 2006, complete with a tasting room overlooking the upper Newton Valley. The grapes, both red and green, are grown on 10 acres of property – part of 68 acres of grapes (and 32 vineyards) in all of Vernon County.

Try the Eagle Eye Blush, sweet and fruity and named after a rock formation across the valley.

Danzinger Vineyards S2015 Grapeview Lane, Alma, WI • (608) 685-6000 • www.danzingervineyards.com • One of the newest in the state, Danzinger opens its winery doors this April and celebrates its grand opening in June. Don’t be fooled by the newness, however – they’ve already allowed their vines six years to mature before harvesting the grapes and transforming them into something you can sip. Located on a bluff-like perch above the Mississippi River valley, the vineyard bears 15 acres of grape varieties. They also boast an outdoor patio and some pretty formidable white wines.

Garvin Heights Vineyards 2255 Garvin Heights Road, Winona, MN • (507) 3131917 • www.ghvwine.com • 20 years ago, their first grapevine commenced from a seed catalog. Now, not only are these winemakers concerned with creating a successful environment for their grapevines, but they also want to create a place for wildlife to bustle, taking particularly good care of their bluebirds by managing some special houses along Garvin Heights Road. Their wines come from several vineyards, with each style of wine specific to one vineyard. They even segregate those grapes grown in Minnesota so they can wear the Minnesota Grown badge.

Eagles Landing Winery 127 North St, Marquette, IA • (563) 873-2509 • www.eagleslandingwinery.com • Partly-oak, partly-cedar, this building which houses the winery is almost as much of a draw as the vines and wines themselves. Harvested locally, the wood was formed into a frame that is held together by wooden pins rather than nails or screws. Eagles Landing is a literal name, as well – a reminder of the eagles that frequent the Mississippi shore. Located directly on the river, this winery is also a combination bed and breakfast. They produce eight red wines, seven that are white or blush, six dessert wines, and 10 non-grape wines.

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VISUAL VOYAGE

A cohesive art tour that winds through Wisconsin and Minnesota, showcasing our best galleries, studios, and museums. or weld a metal sculpture. With snacks and drinks available, this place is totally kid-friendly. 10am-6pm every day; adult nights Fri 6:30-10pm.

seniors, students, and youth $3; 12 and under FREE • With two permanent collections and ever-changing exhibitions, this museum is a showcase for all things both Wisconsin and artsy. The space attempts to cover the 1830s to the late 20th century, displaying rare pieces by big names in these here parts. The museum is also home to the Wisconsin Art Archive, which keeps 8,000 files on Wisconsin art. Open Wed-Sat, 10am4:30pm and Sun 1-4:30pm.

Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum 700 North 12th St, Wausau, WI • FREE • 845-7010 • www.lywam.org • Enter the 1931 English Tudor-style house, packed with changing exhibits hailing from central Wisconsin to obscure international corners. A big draw is the bird-centric exhibition Birds in Art, which explores diverse interpretations of birds the world over, and even prints an annual catalogue. Finish your tour in the four-acre Margaret Woodson Fisher Sculpture Garden and authentic English garden, which I’m told is shady and conducive to seated contemplation. Accessible to visitors with disabilities. Open Tues-Fri 9am-4pm, Sat-Sun 12-5pm.

Gallery Forty Two

242 North Michigan St, Gallery 1, Sturgeon Bay, WI • FREE • (920) 785-1123 • www.galleryfortytwo. com • Though the style of art displayed at G42 has been described as contemporary or modern, the proprietors dispense with these labels and prefer to call it Fresh Art. The colorful landscapes and quirky abstractions are easily comparable to designs found in upscale urban galleries.

Plum Bottom Pottery

4999 Plum Bottom Road, Egg Harbor, WI • FREE • (920) 743-2819 • www.plumbottompottery.com • It’s safe to say most art lovers also love nature, and vice versa. Visitors to Plum Bottom will experience both, finding 20 acres of woods, gardens, and prairies as the setting for this professional studio and gallery. Peruse the brightly colored, “fluid form” porcelain wall sculptures, all handcrafted by resident Chad Luberger, as well as earthenware and jewelry by other artists. Open 10-5 daily.

Hands On Art Studio

3655 Peninsula Players Road, Fish Creek, WI • cost varies • (920) 868-9311 • www.handsonartstudio.com • Ever heard of spin-painting?

Perhaps you should give it a try. Or just pick up a paintbrush and use it the oldfashioned way: to decorate your own ceramics, glassware, t-shirts, and birdhouses. Other media are also available to delve into, including fused glass and lampworking. Make your first mosaic,

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Fine Line Designs Gallery

10376 N. Hwy 42, Ephraim, WI • FREE • (920) 8544343 • www.finelinedesignsgallery.com • Not limited to one medium or dimension, this gallery displays paintings and sculptures – both indoor and out – plus wooden furnishings, jewelry, metal art, and fiber art. More than 100 renowned artists contribute to this gallery, which is housed in a stately cottage and features a windowed rotunda. The two-acre garden is a menagerie of bronze, stone, metal, ceramic, copper, and stainless steel. Open daily 10-6, Sunday 10-5.

The Museum of Wisconsin Art

300 South 6th Ave, West Bend, WI • (262) 3349638 • www.wisconsinart.org • $5 adults;

The James Watrous Gallery of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State St, 3rd Floor, Madison, WI • FREE • (608) 265-2500 • www.wisconsinacademy.org • A visual and cultural space for Wisconsin, the James Watrous Gallery focuses on showcasing contemporary artists that express themselves through everything from children’s book illustrations to recycled bottle art.

The gallery, which shares turf with the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts,

ART TOUR

and Letters, strives to bridge those very disciplines. Open Tues-Thurs 11am5pm, Fri-Sat 11am-8pm, Sun 1-5pm.

Stockholm Art Fair

July 17 • Stockholm Village Park, Stockholm, WI • FREE • www.stockholmartfair.com • This is an extensive outdoor festival whose appeal is magnified by summery Wisconsin weather and a beautiful riverside setting. Vending only selections that have been juried, over 100 art and craft exhibitors will set up shop in the park.

jects (80,000, to be approximate) represents one of the highest levels of artistic achievement. Its collection spans 5,000 years and is sourced from Africa, Oceania, the Americas, and Asia. Media include architecture, design, decorative arts, craft, sculpture, paintings, modern sculpture, photographs, prints and drawings, and textiles. Open Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat 10am-5pm, Thurs 10am-9pm, Sun 11am-5pm.

Close early in their careers. The center shares its grounds with the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, a park whose structures have become iconic to the Twin Cities area – especially Spoonbridge and Cherry. Open Tues-Sun, 11am–5 pm, open late Thurs, 11 am–9 pm. Sculpture garden open daily 6am-midnight.

Museum of Russian Art 5500 Stevens Ave Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Overture Center for the Arts, 227 State St, Madison, WI • FREE • (608) 257-0158 • www.mmoca.org • While the exterior is stunning with its towering glass walls and rooftop sculpture garden, the interior is Madison’s hub of art. The museum spans the 20th and 21st centuries and contains art by such beloved 2D masters as Frida Kahlo. Valuing design as well as art, the museum held a challenge this year that encourages interior designers to fashion a room around a work of art.

It is home to an award-winning store and restaurant. Open Tues-Thurs 12-5pm, Fri 12-8pm, Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 12-5pm.

Walker Art Center and Minneapolis Sculpture Garden 1750 Hennepin Ave,

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

2400 Third Ave South, Minneapolis, MN • FREE • (888) MIA-ARTS • www.artsmia.org • This museum’s impressive array of ob-

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Minneapolis, MN • $10 adults, $8 seniors, $6 students/teens, FREE 12 and under, FREE to all every Thursday evening and the first Saturday of each month • (612) 375-7600 • www.walkerart.org • A beacon for modern art right here in the Midwest, the Walker showcases media and performing art as well as visual art, drawing from a global pool of artists. Come ogle 11,000 works in a space that nurtured artists such as Andy Warhol and Chuck

South, Minneapolis • $7/person • (612) 821-9045 • www.tmora.org • Housed in a spacious Spanish Revival-style structure, the museum itself is as beautiful as the works it displays. The only museum displaying this content in North America – TMORA is devoted to showcasing Russian art and artifacts. Wander underneath dark, exposed trusses, over shiny hardwood floors and past arched white walls that serve as the backdrop for a thousand years of Russian art and culture. Witness historical events and daily Russian life through impressionistic paint strokes, lacquered objects, and homespun textiles. Open Mon-Wed and Fri 10am-5pm, Thurs 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1-5pm.

THE BIG BREW TOUR just a taste of the Best Brewmaster’s Lairs in Wisconsin and Minnesota

STEVENS POINT, WI

Stevens Point Brewery

2617 Water St • $3 ages 12 and up, $1 ages 5-11, FREE under 5 • 344-9310 • www.pointbeer.com • When you’re talkin’ beer, age is a good thing. 150-plus years into the brewing experience, Stevens Point Brewery had to muscle through the Great Depression and the Prohibition era. Fittingly, they produced soft drinks and “near-beer” drinks during that time, but now their premium root beer, black cherry cream, and orange cream sodas are just as popular. The tour guides invite you to “feel the malted barley” and “watch the yeast being ‘pitched’ into the cooling wort” during the 45-minute tour. Tours every day at 11am, noon, 1pm, 2pm.

GLENDALE, WI

Sprecher Brewing Company

701 W Glendale Ave • $4 adults, $3 seniors, $2 under 21 • www.sprecherbrewery.com • (414) 964-BREW • Sprecher isn’t pretending to be a German brewery. But they are the “next best thing.” Meander through the brewhouse, aging cellar, and bottling line (where you can ogle Bavarian murals), all while being peppered with facts. The tour pans out into an indoor beer garden, complete with oom-pah music. The kids can choose from up to eight sodas, while the adults have their pick of four (out of ten) draughts. A souvenir glass is complementary. Tours weekdays 4pm; Sat 1, 2, and 3pm; and Sun noon, 1, and 2pm.

2010 Wisconsin Beer Lovers Solstice Tasting Saturday, June 26 • Bayshore Town Center, 5800 N. Bayshore Drive • 1-5pm • $50 per person ($90 for two) • www.welcometoglendale.com • The first event of its kind in Wisconsin, this annual festival will offer a hundred unique beers from craft breweries all over the state. Admission includes unlimited sampling and food pairings from area restaurants, plus a souvenir beer glass.

MILWAUKEE, WI

Lakefront Brewery, Inc 1872 N Commerce St • $7; includes a souvenir glass, four pours of beer and a coupon for 1 free beer at various locations • www.lakefrontbrewery.com • (414) 372-8800 • This “backwards” format to a brewery tour – offering beers before and during the educational part – represents Lakefront’s philosophy that there is a “direct correlation between attention span on beer tours and drinking beer.”

Furthermore, tour guides tell jokes and go with the flow, not following a certain script. Now offering five ales, three lagers, eight seasonal brews, and one gluten free gem, this brewery has accrued quite a following. And the whole thing grew from sibling rivalry – who could make the better beer?

Miller Brewery 4000 West State St • FREE • (414) 342-1167 • www.millercoors.com • One of the largest brewing sites in the nation, Miller has 150 years of brews under its growing belt. During the tour, wander through the “caves” – tunneled beer storage that is now used for dis-

BREW TOUR

playing antique bottles and hand-made brew-tools, then view their modern brewing technology, packaging center, and distribution warehouse. To finish the visit, sit down at the Miller Inn, modeled after a Bavarian patio. Tours are generally offered Mon-Sat 10:30am4:30pm and Sun 10:30am-2pm.

MADISON, WI

Capital Brewery

7734 Terrace Ave, Middleton, WI • (608) 836-7100 • www. capital-brewery.com • $3/person • Founded in 1984, Capital has quickly accumulated many enviable blue ribbons at the regional, national, and international level, including “No. 1 Brewery in America” in 1998. The copper kettles came from Germany and thus carry the magical spirit of the old Bavarian brewmasters. After the tour, the Bier Stube is a comfortable room in which to hang out and sample everything from the Island Wheat to the Capital Dark. Tours run each Friday at 3:30pm and each Saturday at 1:30 and 3:30pm.

NEW GLARUS, WI

New Glarus Brewing Company 2400 State Hwy 69 • FREE self guided tours, $20 guided “hard hat” tours • (608) 527-5850 • www.newglarusbrewing.com • Come explore this small but mighty brewery on your own, or schedule a guided “hard hat” tour that takes you behind the scenes of Hilltop Brewery – into the brewmaster’s state of the art lair. Owned and operated by Daniel and Deb Carey, this brewery’s tour will treat your taste buds. After the hard hat comes off, (literal or figurative; we’ll let you decide which) they invite you to sample six to eight brews, from the popular Spotted Cow and Fat Squirrel to their Wisconsin Belgian Red – no joke, it contains over a pound of Door County Cherries in every large bottle. Four to five complementary cheeses are also provided.

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LA CROSSE, WI

City Brewery

925 S 3rd St • $5/person • (608)785-4222 • www.citybrewery.com • Back in the day, G. Heileman Brewing Company was considered the “third largest brewer in the United States,” nipping at the heels of Big Dogs Anheuser-Busch and Miller. Now named City Brewery, the facility still produces over 50 million cases a day, making it one of the largest beverage producers in the country (they now produce teas, sodas, and energy drinks as well). The biggest draw to this historic brewery is the world’s largest six-pack, viewable from the exterior. The towering storage tanks are wrapped in “La Crosse Lager” can imagery. Open to groups of 25 by reservation.

Pearl Street Brewery

1401 Saint Andrew Street • (608) 784-4832 • www.pearlstreetbrewery.com • FREE • Most beer lovers are aware that hops are a necessary element of the brews they love, but rarely do they get to see them growing. Visitors can see hops ripening on vines just below the “Pearl Street” banner outside the brewery. During formal tours, you’ll get to absorb the ambiance of PSB’s new (as of 2007) tasting room, complete with 100year old wooden floors, barstools, and counters crafted by the Brewmaster himself. Recently, the brewery took home a #1 overall placement at the 8th Annual Between the Bluffs Beer, Wine, & Cheese fest, out of 38 breweries. If you come, be sure to take a growler or a six-pack with you. Don’t know what a growler is? You soon will. Tasting room open to the public Tuesday – Friday, 4-8pm; tours and tastings Saturday 12-5pm.

BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI

Sand Creek Brewing Company 320 Pierce St • FREE • 284-7553 • www.sandcreekbrewing.com • Sand Creek is proud to be one of Wisconsin’s largest microbreweries. Using a little tool we like to call gravity, grains are gradually sifted downward between floors during the

brewing process, ending up in “cooling caves” below ground, in the original cellar that the Pioneer Brewing Company used (before their Prohibition-induced demise). “We probably have one of the most unique back-stories of any brewery,” says owner Jim Wiesender, mentioning the fact that they were around before Leinie’s, Heileman’s, and Point.

Today, Sand Creek brews and bottles 29 different products, including ales, lagers, hard lemonade, and sodas. Tours Fridays at 3pm. Also open Sat 3-9pm.

BROOKLYN CENTER, MN

Surly Brewing Co.

4811 Dusharme Dr. • FREE • (763) 535-3330 • www.surlybrewing.com • Let the charismatic crew of decidedly unsurly people guide you through this maze of grain-transformation. The tour itself is an hour long and touches on the family’s history as well as the nitty gritty of the brewing process. After soaking up the trivia, you

can reward yourself by hunkering down with some free beer. Founder and owner Omar Ansari would like to remind you that, “while you’re enjoying the full-bodied flavor of the beer, remember that it was more than 10 years in the making.”

The name, Surly, refers to the anger fueled by the inability to find good beer – which ends, of course, on the Surly premises. Tours most Friday evenings from 6-8. Sign up in advance – they fill up fast.

ST. PAUL, MN

Summit Brewing Co.

910 Montreal Circle • FREE • (651) 265-7800 • www.summitbrewing.com • English beer. German beer. Czech beer. Beers that reflect Summit’s own tastes and beliefs about what great beer should be. This is Summit’s take on what kind of beer you will be partaking of, and why. Having tripled in size by 1993 – only seven years after the first keg rolled out of the brewery – Summit founders were prompted

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to build Minnesota’s first new brewery in over 100 years in 1998. Still brewing strong, the brewery just (and I mean, like, this month) took home a Gold Medal for their Extra Pale Ale at the World Beer Cup. Tours Tues & Thurs at 1pm, and Sat at 10:30am and 1pm with reservations.

Vine Park Brewing Co.

1254 West 7th • pricing varies • (651) 228-1355 • www. vinepark.com • Most tours claim to be up close and personal, but this is the only brewing company in the Midwest that allows laypeople to brew their own beer on the premises. A Brew Coach will guide your every move as you measure the necessary ingredients for your own ale, porter, stout, wheat, lager, pilsner, or bock. It takes one week to ferment, and an additional week to cold-age before it is filtered and carbonated and ready to bottle. When you come back for your bottling duties, you have the option of customizing a label, or of leaving them naked. You are now a brewmaster.

DALLAS, WI Viking Brewing Company 234 Dallas St West • FREE • 837-1823 • www.vikingbrewing.com • Family owned and operated, this small craft brewery is located in the historic Dallas Creamery Building on the mill pond. Built in 1994, Viking Brewery was the first of its kind in northwest Wisconsin, and now produces 22 different styles of beer. Open Sat 9am to 5pm with formal tours at 1pm.