Great Taste of the Midwest 2003 – A
Baker’s Dozen
(Updated 9-6-03)
News Flash – North Carolina Homebrewers Flocked to Great
Taste of the Midwest!
CLICK HERE for Dave Buning’s recap
of the trip in the CARBOY NEWSLETTER
CLICK
HERE for Amy Hobeika’s recap of the trip at Beerinator.com
CLICK HERE for Mike’s recap
of the trip and pictures
CLICK HERE for Mike’s
Great Taste Trip Brewery Reviews
Websites:
Great Taste
http://www.mhtg.org/gt2003.html
Memorial Union
Transportation:
Airport
http://www.co.dane.wi.us/airport/
Ground
Transportation
http://www.co.dane.wi.us/airport/transpt.html
Badger Cab
http://www.badgercab.com/airport.html
Madison Taxi
Union Cab
Metro Transit
http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/metro/metro.html
Breweries and Brewpubs:
Lake Louie, Arena
New Glarus, New
Glarus
http://www.newglarusbrewing.com/
Great Dane, Madison
Angelic, Madison
http://www.angelicbrewing.com/
Capital Brewery, Madison
http://www.capital-brewery.com/
Tyranena Brewing
Co., Lake Mills
Grumpy Troll
Brewpub, Mt. Horeb
http://www.grumpytroll.com/
J.T. Whitney's Pub & Brewery, Madison
http://www.jtwhitneys.com/
Restaurant/Bar:
The Essen Haus, Madison
http://www.essen-haus.com/essenhaus.htm
Come Back In, Madison
http://www.essen-haus.com/comebackin.htm
Retail and Farmer’s Market:
Steve’s Wine Market, Madison
(The location on Mineral
Point Road is supposed to the best beer store in Madison)
http://www.steveswinemarkets.com/
Capital Farmer’s Market, Madison
http://www.madisonfarmersmarket.com/
Cheese:
House of Wisconsin, Madison
http://www.houseofwisconsincheese.com/index.htm
Cedar Grove Cheese, Plain
http://my.execpc.com/~cgcheese/index.html
Band:
Youngblood Brass
Band
(turn on the
speakers and get ready to roll)
http://www.youngbloodbrassband.com/site/index.html
Quick glance at Tours and
Times:
Thursday, August
7th
11:00 am – Cedar
Grove Cheese
12:30 pm – Lake
Louie
3:00 pm – Tyranena
6:00 pm - Great Dane
9:30 pm – Angelic
Brewing
Friday, August 8th
11:00 am - New
Glarus
1:00 pm - Grumpy
Troll
3:30 pm - Capital
Brewery
5:00 pm Steve’s Wine
Market
6:00 pm – Social
8:30 pm – Essen
Haus and Come Back In
10:00 pm –
Memorial Terrace
Saturday, August
9th
10 am – Capital
Farmer’s Market
1 pm - Great Taste
9:30 pm – Memorial
Terrace
Sunday, August 10th
Noon
– Savior’s Breakfast
Depart
Basic Itinerary:
Thursday, August 7
11:00 am
Tour of Cedar Grove Cheese, Plain, WI
12:30 pm
Tour of Lake Louie Brewing, Arena, WI
3:00 pm
Tour of Tyranena Brewing Co, Lake Mills, WI
4:30-5:00 pm
Drive
back to Madison; Finish checking into Memorial Union &
Union South
6:00 pm
Meet at Great Dane Pub for dinner
9:30 pm Angelic Brewing
Friday, August 8
10:00 am
Depart for New Glarus, WI
11:00 am
Tour of New Glarus Brewing Co.
12:30-1:00 pm
Depart New Glarus Brewing for lunch at the Grumpy Troll Brewpub
2:30 pm
Depart Grumpy Troll for Capital Brewing Co.
3:30 pm
Tour of Capital Brewing Co.
5:00 pm
Steve’s Wine Market
6:00 pm
Great Taste pre-festival party with local organizers and
traveling brewers, Olin-Turville Park, Madison
8:30 pm
Essen Haus and Come Back In
10:00 pm
Memorial Terrace and Rathskeller
Saturday, August 9
THE GREAT TASTE OF THE MIDWEST
10:00 am
Capital Farmers Market
Noon
Depart for the
festival.
1:00 pm
Gates open to the festival.
6:00 pm
Festival ends
9:30 pm
Memorial Terrace
(Youngblood Brass Band)
Sunday, August 10
Savior’s Breakfast
Memorial Terrace
Madison Area Map
(not interactive):
