Your ideal guide for a sports fans’ trip to the land of beer nuts
“ Beer Nuts : the official disease of Milwaukee , " quipped George Carlin , surmise the midsize city and itsHappy Days - era report as moth-eaten , staid , and sudsy , with a hop - odorous glory of Midwestern unease , and that particular variety of moth-eaten that only amount from rustbelt lakefront terroir . Milwaukee today , well , it might reek the same . But , just for a measure of modification , note the fresh NBA championship banner at Fiserv Forum .
And then consider two - time Milwaukee Bucks MVPGiannis Antetokounmpo , and a typical dunk : first is the gallop , an infinite runway acceleration ; then come that handle of the testis , toward the sky , like an experient server with a full tray , or like playing keep - away from a precocious young sibling . For a simple breath of a moment atFiserv Forumeven the credit line at beer vendors go tranquil . And then that carnival sledge goes down .
It would seem , in Giannis ’ 12th year , a local Milwaukee basketball game rooter might become inured . And yet , still , so often you take the air out of Fiserv Forum , breathe deep the cutting Lake Michigan air , and palpate an elation , a regenerate surprisal that he is here , ours . That bombilation a - brewage about Deer District on gameday is really an inflection stop of thenewMilwaukee . Everywhere there is a 6’11 trace of jibe - souse possibility . It all could n’t feel further from Laverne & Shirley . But , yes , ok , there is still plenty of beer . And basketball game , and a whole pile more fun , to go with it .
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Here , we ’ve get your idealistic guide for a mutation sports fan ’ trip to Milwaukee .
Who I am : Mostly just another midsection - ripened Midwesterner with a beer intestine and a ' ski at the conclusion of his name , probably feel at the nearest lachrymation hole grumbling gassily about how in the world we ’re supposed to channel on after the Bucks tradedKhris Middleton . Originally from Buffalo — another city of dangerous appetites , bad weather condition , and problematical sports fan — I have been write about food and such in Milwaukee for 20 - some years , and documented the marriage of fried fare and local team - get familial psychic trauma , in a refreshing calledSpend It All .
Before you go
Book early : Summerfestloudly boasts its status as the largest music fete in the world . Over three weekends in midsummer the lakefront will be rocking with everything from Megan Thee Stallion and James Taylor , to the Lumineers and Def Leppard . coliseum shows may sell out , but with 13 microscope stage of medicine , a sports geographical zone , and a massive playground , nobody will be bored , or ferment aside . Moreover , the Summerfest grounds are used for a rotating lineup of fete throughout the season , celebrating Irish , Mexican , and Italian heritage to name just a few .
Need to sleep with : It ’s obvious and smart to set sights on a warm weather sojourn . But there lies beauty in hardness : a dumb and intimate corner barroom with the game radiate on a too - bright TV , and a round of bar dice just an ask aside , never feels as salutary as it does when the weather outside could , quite literally , shoot down you .
By the style : Don’t bring upAaron Rodgers , orBrett Favre , unless you ’ve fetch all day for a chat .
Estabrook Beer Garden|Photo courtesy of Visit Milwaukee
Where to stay
Two sporty days in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Day 1
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Day 2
If you have three days
All of the above, but add…
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Estabrook Beer Garden|Photo courtesy of Visit Milwaukee
Photo courtesy of Visit Milwaukee
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Potawatomi Casino|Photo courtesy of Visit Milwaukee
Photo courtesy of Visit Milwaukee
