So, as you remember, we ended our first night in Miltown by taking the free school bus to Caffrey's where we closed the bar and then headed out for some chili. The next morning, Mahoney, The Boyfriend, Nugget and I woke up (I was actually up super early - and was entertained by Speed 2: Cruise Control while waiting for the others to save me from the train wreck of a movie...) and we headed down to the Miller Time Pub for some rather terrible lunch. Don't even get me started on the beer cheese soup. Can you say liquid Port Wine Cheddar in a bowl? Yeah, it was that awkward.
Next, we visited the pool atop our luxury Holiday Inn roof where we basked in hot midwestern sunlight and enjoyed the lovely pool. The Boyfriend and Mahoney frolicked in the pool and praise be to that pool, for that is the very water in which Mahoney conjurred up the most genius plan of all.
1. Let us explore some new bars.
2. Let us enjoy different parts of Miltown.
3. Let us go to Bryant's.
4. Let us be drunk.
So once we left for our drinking exploration, we first stopped at a place called Steny's. At this location, we started off the drinking festivities with some truly awe-inspiring Bloody Mary's. They were served with a beer chaser which was also very charming. Ahhh, Milwaukee. It was also at Steny's where I enjoyed multiple Leinenkugels on behalf of my dear Running Guru Fred. (RG Fred also has a strong attachment to the Brewing City). All I have to say about Steny's is great drinks, strange crowd. And we're talkin' construction workers, 60-year old men, some Latinos and us. Oh yeah, and the hot 30-somethings who kept taking pics with the strange men. Weird.
Next we moved onto Bryant's. Oh, Bryant's. This place is one of only two official lounges in the Milwaukee area. It is housed in what literally looks like a house...in the middle of a totally suburban feeling area. We had to take a cab there. It was literally sign-less and dark as hell, upon entering. I flat out admit. I was scared sh*tless! Inside, the room was only illuminated by a large Lethal Weapon-style fish tank sporting lots of fishies (even they were sketchy) and we instantly sat down to be greeted by the strangest bartender I've ever met. His name was Thanha. For the first 30 minutes, I kid you not, Thanha simply cut limes with the biggest knife I've ever seen, rarely taking his eyes off of them, while answering our 20 million questions about the drink flavors. I bluntly told him that I thought he was going to kill us. I was serious. I located all emergency exits. I even had to ask if there was a light in the bathroom. The place was so dark, so sketchy, so bizarre. And the drinks were out of this world.
Please note: The look on my face may say holy sh*t, we're all gonna die... but my brain is saying ...but dear sweet Jesus, this drink is gooood!
Bryant's has a cool theme going on. It feels very loungy, obviously, but also very Asian. The drinks were very tropical and fruity. You actually picked drinks based on flavors, not liquor. You say, I want a Peach, Coconut, Strawberry drink, please. Me and Mahoney (and maybe Nugget, can't remember) went with their specialty drink, the Magic Hat. This drink tasted like grape and it blew my socks right off. RIGHT OFF! Yeehaw! The Boyfriend got some combo of the above...so tasty. And very alcoholic. One and I was buzzzzzzed. Oh yeah, and the other fun fact, is that Bryant's does not allow swearing (or cussing, as Thanha stated). We're talking strange strange place! I also didn't mention that we got there at like 6 p.m. We, the early drinkers. I am proud to say, though, that we were not butchered to death by Thanha, the crazed knife-wielder, and that, despite the ominous presence of sleezy lounge murder vibes, we were able to make Thanha smile before our departure, alive.
Next we met up with Cousin Louie K and his Marquette Boyz at the New Brew City Pub. We got some giant beers and eventually scattered to the restaurant interior bars as the rain began to fall on our lovely outdoor post. If you go to the city, I highly recommend New Brew City. They had the most amazing food - grilled fresh veggies with hummus, out-of-this-world potato skins and the Boyfriend really enjoyed his first brat. We stayed there for hours, Mahoney and The Boyfriend bonding over possible website endeavors while Nugget and I were tangled in a messy one-sided conversation with a very speedy Marquette Boy, among other things. We had a blast...except during that speedy convo - have you ever become drunker just by watching some one speak...and bounce?
[Cousin Louie K with Nugget at the bar]
We closed the night at the Miller Lite Pub...the food sucked, but beer is beer, right?
[Nugget cracks Mahoney up]
[The Boyfriend and Kristen look tired, buzzed and entertained - The Milwaukee Way]
Have you booked your flight yet?
4 comments:
i feel drunk just READING that post!
i feel drunk just READING that post!
"Fills my eyes...with that double vision, there's no disguise...I got double vision....I wanna stick around til I can't see straight!"
Admit if, at that very moment, you, too, thought of Foreigner.
There is nothing like Liney's on tap. I can taste it from here.
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