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 When I moved back to Madison to attend law school in 1987, we moved to a crappy little apartment near the banks of Starkweather Creek on the unfashionable east side.  Today, the east side is booming, and one of the newer brewpubs is called Starkweather Beer Company. It was Saint Pat's Day.  While Guinness is a decent light-bodied stout, I opted for Starkweather's dry Irish Stout, named "Jamestown Jackdaw." Coming in at 5.9 ABV, it had a malty chewable backbone.  It's a new favorite stout for me.  Julia had Late Winter Haze, a New England IPA that didn't have as much fruitiness as she likes in a hazy.  It was still well-executed. We walked down the street to the Harmony Bar, where Julia enjoyed a complete corn beef and cabbage dinner.  I opted for the Reuben sandwich.  Mine was washed down with an Edmund Fitzgerald porter from Great Lakes Brewing.  Julia enjoyed her Chaos Pattern IPA from 3 Sheeps Brewing.  Both are great beers. Justin update:   After a long h
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October 2, 2017:  This morning, I started the day with a cup of Brazilian Morgiana 17/18, Lot 428, home roasted to full city (a few snaps into second crack).

I had errands to run at Costco in Middleton, so I took a slight detour and headed to Indian Lake County Park, located in the northwest corner of Dane County.  According to the calendar, fall has started, but the weather was pure summer with temps hitting 80. There are a few miles of trails, which become cross-country ski trails in the winter. 

The bonus is that the hiking is free, while skiing requires a $7 day pass.  I chose Trail #1, which follows the perimeter of the park about three miles, passing the lake, entering the woods with some ups and downs, opening into some nice prairie, and finishing up in the woods to the parking lot.






Later that day, after dining on Costco salmon and a freshly baked baguette, Julia and I dropped Justin off at musical practice.  We took the opportunity to test Julia’s new hiking poles at Gibraltar Rock.






The sun was still shining brightly when we started the hike.  But when we finished around 7 p.m., it was getting dark in the woods.


There was still time for a nightcap at Fitz’s On the Lake,  a bar and restaurant with  an outdoor deck overlooking Lake Wisconsin.  The Hacker-Pschorr Hefeweisen was the perfect way to finish off a warm night in October.



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