beer in Milwaukee


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Jun 16, 2008
mke_maddie
Globetrotter

If beer and sports watching go hand-in-hand for you…consider Fanatics to be your haven. Located in the thirdward, this place has a dozen TV’s to watch your favorite horse race or baseball,...

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And Milwaukee Adopts…. 5 stars

Jan 24, 2008
mke_maddie
Globetrotter
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Personally, I believe we owe an even bigger thank you to Green Bay Packer fans. Although I would love to give the credit to Brewer fans for this innovative pre-party technique, it is unfortunately...

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3. Travel Tip:

Learn the it First Hand 5 stars

Jan 24, 2008
mke_maddie
Globetrotter
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
There you have it my friends, the beginning of a fine Milwaukeean tradition. No matter what your beliefs on the beginnings of this great custom are, just remember its great importance. This...

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Jan 23, 2008
mke_maddie
Globetrotter
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
There have even been other stadiums that have lost tailgating not to new location, but a poor decision in turning the main parking lot into a no-tailgating zone, blaming it on too much alcohol...

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Passing on the Tradition 5 stars

Jan 23, 2008
mke_maddie
Globetrotter
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
So there you have it….the origin(s) of tailgating. Now this brings us back to Milwaukee and tailgating. Why are Milwaukeeans so fanatic about tailgating (me being one of them of course)?
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Jan 22, 2008
mke_maddie
Globetrotter
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
How about the granddaddy of American tailgating? In 1861, during the height of the Civil War, Union supporters arrived on the edges of the war field at Bull Run, toting food and drink in hand....

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Jan 22, 2008
mke_maddie
Globetrotter
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The most interesting origin pre-dates the other theories by not just decades, but millenniums. Archaeological remains have shown that the ancient Greeks hold the title as the "Father of...

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Jan 21, 2008
mke_maddie
Globetrotter
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
There are a number of theories as to where tailgating originated from. Some accredit Ford and its 1927 Model-A Station Wagon with a fold-down tailgate to the beginnings of these magnificent events....

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And the Theories Continue 5 stars

Jan 21, 2008
mke_maddie
Globetrotter
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Another theory dates to 1904. A train of private railcars transported Yale fans to the Bulldog’s football game. After pulling into the train station, fans walked the long journey on foot to the...

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So…What is Tailgating? 5 stars

Jan 21, 2008
mke_maddie
Globetrotter
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Of course there is an obvious answer to why Brewers associate tailgating with game days. But let’s pretend to be ignorant for a moment and delve into tailgating a little further, allowing us to...

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