Late Summer Evening

Last night Travalon and I went to the first of our many classes required for getting married in the Catholic Church. The class let out at a relatively early hour, so afterwards we discussed swimming in my pool or grabbing a drink at the Come Back In but ultimately decided to go to the East Side Club’s Tiki Bar and sit down by the lake while drinking a hard lemonade. It had been a very hot day, but by then the lake breeze was refreshing, and we wondered if it would be our last evening enjoying summer weather by the lake. Travalon said I should blog about that, so I am. Then, as we drove back toward my house, we passed Next Door Brewing, a new brewpub I had visited with Mamastep on Friday night. At that time it had been very crowded, and so loud that we could barely carry on a conversation. On a Tuesday night, it was still surprisingly busy but much pleasanter, and our bartender was very friendly. We both enjoyed one of their flagship beers, call Wilber! (Yes, with an exclamation point.) Karben4 and another brewery had lent them space to brew before they were opened, so they returned the favor by having guest taps for them. It’s so wonderful to see the small breweries cooperating like that instead of being at each other’s throats. It seems in Madtown there is plenty of market share for all of them.

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