The trek from Madison to Minneapolis is now a blur. The first stop was Capital Brewery. At 9am, they were not tasting, but the gift shop was open! From there we headed... south. This may seem counter-intuitive, but it was required to get to New Glarus, WI.
New Glarus is a little Swiss town with an amazing brewery. New Glarus brewing was pretty awesome. They have built a new facility on the hill and it is pretty. We tasted six beers there and 5/6 were great. If you take in the whole package - town, facility, beer - they win. If we had more time, touring around the town would have been nice.
After New Glarus, we headed northwest towards Minneapolis. The twin city (St. Paul - Minneapolis) area is nice. We ended up seeing some of the rush hour traffic as we got into hotel, but nothing too bad. The Holiday Inn was in a great location - pretty close to Univ of MN.
After a little bit of rest, we found our way to the Mall of America. Have you been? Just about every major retail chain has one or two store fronts in the three floors of this massive complex. The center is where all the fun is though. There is a sizable theme park! Three to four roller coasters and whole bunch of other rides. We were planning to go on one of the coasters, but that's not how the tickets work. So, we ended up just walking around... lame, I know.
Post mall, we headed back to the hotel. Next door to the hotel was Minneapolis Town Hall brewery. After Great Dane, we didn't have high expectations. Boy, were we surprised! Ten beers and ALL were great. Unfortunately they don't bottle it, so you'll have to come to Minnesota for this one.
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