Starkweather Beer Company
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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Commercial fishing has been decimated on Lake Michigan. When we lived in Green Bay thirty years ago, we used to enjoy Friday night perch fish fries at least a couple of times per month. Door County fish boils (whitefish) were also popular. Commercial perch is very difficult to find today and very expensive. Populations for perch and whitefish are very low.
Sports fishing is still very popular. My father-in-law used to bring home lake trout and coho salmon frequently. However, one must be careful about consumption due to health advisories. Mercury, PCB’s and PFAS are the main concern. Our DNR recommends not eating lake trout over 30” due to contaminants and only one meal per month of many other fish from the Great Lakes. Smaller, younger fish (perch and whitefish) are probably safest.
https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Fishing/consumption