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Sprecher Brewery | Milwaukee, WI

By pdo | Published: January 24, 2009
So, not exactly a bar, but you drink beer here, so I think it counts… Sprecher Brewery was started in 1985 after Randy Sprecher returned to Wisconsin after being stationed militarily in Germany. He brewed some beers for Pabst, returned to UC Davis for further study, returned to Wisconsin for more brewing, contemplated a California [...]
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North Peak Brewing Co | Traverse City, MI

By pdo | Published: December 6, 2008
“That’s it; just that little nugget?” I hear from the bathroom stall. “Daddy, I pooped three poops!” I try not to burst out laughing. It’s noon and I’m a little drunk. * * * North Peak Brewing Company brews their own beer, apparently on-site. When we went, a gent was climbing around on all the [...]
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John Harvard’s Pub | Harvard Square, Boston

By pdo | Published: December 3, 2008
It’s an academic Rock Bottom Brewery, sort of a mass-produced brewpub version of Red Lobster. Which is fine. Gets the job done. Tasty beer, etc. It’s just … safe. Kind of sterile. There won’t be a bar fight here. There won’t be a prostitute working the crowd. There will likely be children coloring on their [...]
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