Lakefront Brewery is a nice craft brewery in Milwaukee that is clearly part of the fabric of the community. At many of the restaurants we went to in Milwaukee, they had Lakefront beer on tap.



We took a tour of the facility, which was quite nice considering you got four beers during your tour - or before or after. You got tokens that you could choose to use whenever!!

I tried a ginger beer, a Belgian white and a pumpkin, of course. Tony and I used our one leftover coin to try their root beer, which required two.








And their beers are very good! The tour here was fun, the beer was great, and the overall atmosphere was very cool. I would definitely come back here if I find myself in Milwaukee ever again.



Grade: A

I mentioned a few posts ago how Milwaukee is the frozen custard capital of the world. So, hitting up as many custard stands as possible was on the agenda.



Kopp's Frozen Custard is a big name in the frozen custard world. They have a limited number of custard options, but they do have a daily one. On this day, it was red raspberry.

It was especially creamy and came with a nice triangular cone piece. It was also quite refreshing, which was nice after eating a butter burger. Very tasty.

Grade: A

Do you like butter? Like, REALLY like butter? Do you even know? Do you KNOW how good butter can make something?

Solly's Grille has their original burger, which is juicy sirloin, Wisconsin butter and stewed onions. You make it a cheeseburger too, which, duh. I needed one, which I ordered at the old-school U-shaped counter. The waitress could walk through the center, filling water glasses and shelling out dishes full of butter burgers - when and how often they choose.

It didn't take long for my burger, sitting in a pool of its own butter juices, to come out. There was a thick layer of butter inside the top bun that quickly melted down into the meat and to the bottom bun. That makes for a very rich, moist burger. My tastebuds were all "whoa! Everything is tasty! Butter makes everything better" and then my heart went "wait, wait, what what are you doing - that's a burger drenched in butter." My solution was to gobble up the rest of the burger before I could think about it too much - much to my tastebuds' delight.

The fries were thick, crinkle-cut that offered a nice crisp texture change. This is something you just have to try. A butter burger - who knew?

Grade: A

Miss Katie's Diner borders on "touristy," but that label means nothing to me if the food is good. The diner has a '50s theme and has been around for 25 years.



It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and has been known to be frequented by celebrities. President Clinton and then-German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in 1996; Rachel Ray featured the diner's breakfast in Food Channel's $40 Dollars a Day; Hillary Clinton stopped by in 2008; Henry Winkler in 2008 (there's a bronze Fonz statue in downtown Milwaukee); Michelle Obama visited in 2010.

And the table we were seated at had a plaque that said "Party Host(ess)" was filmed at that table Nov. 4, 1999. No clue what that means.

Our waitress was a bit sassy, and I loved it. The menus are pretty straightforward with eggs, omelets and some french toast. I opted for the three slices because it came with ham, Italian sausage or bacon. I went with sausage.

Yes. The French toast was accompanied with two tubs of butter and syrup, so of course I slathered that all over it. Delicious. I really like French toast, can you tell? The sausage was also tasty. It was quick, filling and tasty - so tourist trap or not, I'm a fan.

Grade: A

MillerCoors produces a lot of beers - including Blue Moon, Leinenkugel and Crispin. That's in addition to the Coors, Miller Lite, Milwaukee's Best, etc.

We took a tour around their facility, and it's pretty much what I expected. The whole experience was a little ... off. The tour guides are extra rehearsed, to the point where their inflections and everything is just so forced.

The best part, though, is that it is free AND you get some pretty sizable samples. One of which I ended up spilling because I'm really great at life.

If you have time, sure, it's interesting to see a huge, huge brewing facility. But for the experience - go for the smaller guys, for sure.