The team behind Vintage Brewing Company developed Tangent. Other than the large beer selection, the brewpubs don’t have any other similarities. (more…)
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Sunday, September 29th, 2019The Lone Girl Brewing Co.
Sunday, November 19th, 2017
Waunakee harbors a gem in its downtown called The Lone Girl Brewing Co., a worthwhile destination for grabbing a bite as well as watching a game.
Let’s start with the beers. I applaud Lone Girl for not doing what every brewery does these days, which is having IPAs represent 80 percent of the selection. Instead, you’ll find a welcome breadth, including a stout, a porter and a cider. My favorite was the Towhead ($5.50), a Belgian blonde with a subtle sweetness. Meanwhile, the Pipe Dream ($5), a wheat beer, is a perfect companion to basically any entree here.
The appetizers list has some unique items such as the Albondigas ($10; meatballs with beef, pork and chorizo) and the Bloody Mary Board ($12.50; cheese, sausage, etc. over a spicy bloody mary mix reduction). In the same vein, the hush puppies ($10) aren’t your average hush puppies. Inside a perfectly crispy shell are crab, shrimp and risotto. The hush puppies are moist enough that you don’t need any sauce.
I appreciated that the main menu has a wide array of items instead of 10 variations of burgers like other brewpubs have. For example, Lone Girl has a vegetarian ravioli ($14.50) and a beef stew ($14.50). I’m glad I tried the Get In My Belly ($12.50) entree. The mac & cheese portion (actually corkscrew cavatappi) is creamy–although it wasn’t at all spicy as the description says–and the stout-infused pulled pork is slightly sweet and quite tender.
The OG patty melt ($13) has all the right components: lots of cheese, the right amount of tangy sauce, buttery toast and a juicy patty. The only part of the meal I didn’t enjoy was the house fries, which were soggy, flimsy and tasteless.
Although I didn’t order any bar snacks–such as the wasabi-spiced cashews & peanuts–I thought it was clever that they’re served in mason jars. This brewpub also features a signature cocktail menu and a Friday night fish fry.
The Lone Girl Brewing Co. serves dinner every day and lunch Tuesdays-Sundays.
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See more photos in our The Lone Girl Brewing Co. Flickr album.
Lucky’s 1313 Brew Pub
Sunday, February 26th, 2017
I love the big, open, garage-like space at Lucky’s 1313 Brew Pub, a true homage to the former Foreign Car Specialists. However, other than grabbing a snack before or after a game at Camp Randall or the Kohl Center, there’s nothing on the menu that would bring me back otherwise.
I feel bad for saying that, since I do like Kipp Thomas, who serves as executive chef. Take for example the ultimate grilled cheese ($9.75). It’s good in concept, with buttery Texas toast, avocado and bacon, but the cheese was only partially melted, and there was so little of it that I don’t think all four slices of cheese were included.
For Friday fish fry, you may choose among cod, walleye, perch and catfish. The thin walleye ($14.50) didn’t have much meat to it, and it was dry and bland–you really need some salt and tartar sauce to get through it. I did like the accompanying creamy coleslaw, which has a slight bite from the red peppers.
Don’t get the tater tots as your side. You know how Ore-Ida tater tots taste when they have been under-baked? That’s what Lucky’s tater tots taste like, and they were served this way in two different visits.
The Dayne #33 ($11.25) is quite messy. The bountiful pulled pork–which wasn’t tender–is topped with big strips of bacon and crunchy coleslaw inside a thick pretzel bun. At least all the flavors worked well together.
Other menu items include Kaminsky’s Frank (a Chicago hot dog, $9.25), pizzas/flatbread and tropical coconut grilled chicken ($14.50).
Lucky’s also brews its own beers, including a Madtown Hops IPA and 5th Porter. I really enjoyed the Regent Street wheat. It had a good aroma, the flavor of the wheat comes through and it’s a beer that pairs well with anything.
Lucky’s 1313 Brew Pub is open every day for lunch and dinner. You can enter the parking lot from either Regent Street or Bowen Court.
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