During my recent trip to Illinois, which you’ve been following, we did a tour of favorite/new places in Wisconsin one day. We started with a stop at Total Wine (like Binny’s if you live in the Chicago area) to check out regional dark beers. Then on to Carr Valley Cheese for tasting and plenty of buying. I used to stop at one of their stores on the way to and from Wyoming each summer but we don’t go that way anymore. So this was wonderful!! Yes, it was also rather cheesy naturally. 🙂 Duluth Factory Outlet store was next where I scored a few items, followed by lunch (subject for another post), and finally a stop in New Glarus, AKA Little Switzerland, to see the New Glarus Brewing Company and have a beer while sitting in the sun.
Those of you who know my preference for dark beer will understand that I and my friend, (whom I lured to the dark side years ago) were disappointed to find only an amber ale. But the brewery’s public area also provided me with the doors for today’s post, so I can’t complain. Besides it was the end of a wonderful trip with a good friend. No complaints about that. So I offer you three very different doors that are each attractive in different ways.
This, that and the other thing 
Last 2 for me.
Glad you liked them, Andrew.
Like the last pair!
Great color on them.
Same here…the purplish blue double doors for me 👍
Thanks, Teresa. It’s funny what attracts different people. Sometimes it’s color, sometimes style, sometimes the surroundings, or something else entirely.
These are great doors, Janet (and I prefer amber to dark, so…). I love the glass panels in the first door, and the associated reflections. The barn door and double doors are both nice for, as you say, different reasons. I live the stone entrance in the last photo.
There’s something about stone.
Nice doors! I like the top one the best. I would have probably liked that amber ale. 😀
It was good, just not as dark as we would have liked. In December they brew their dark beer, Road Slush. Isn’t that a great Midwestern name? 🙂 They also have a cherry beer that we love even though it’s not at all dark. They did have that to buy so I brought home a six-pack (among other purchases.)
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Handsome doors
That they were.
I so adore the last set of doors. Great entry 😀
Thanks, Cee. It was a lovely place in all ways.
Gorgeous shade of blue in those doors, love it. There’s plenty of very dark beer or stout here in Ireland, lol.
Guinness was my entry level dark beer many years ago. 🙂
Exceptionally lovely doors. The first one calls to me.
The entire place was quite something, high on a hill and looking a bit like a castle-turned-brewery. I imagine on nice weekends the grounds are packed.
Great first doors, Janet. Sorry I have hardly been at my blog since Sept, because I am now heading up the art group of the Austin Vineyard. Asap I will scroll back to see your travels. Still a war going on in Arizona …
Glad you liked the doors, Jesh. Congratulations on your position! Drop by whenever you have time.
Oh, I don’t think of it as a position … but they do listen to me, haha.
The blue color is great, but I love that first door.
I do too, Peggy.
Glad you made the most of the experience! Not ideal, but still sounds like a good day. 🙂
It was an excellent day, Hannah.
I am an amber ale man myself but I share your delight in cheese. Is your dark beer what we would call stout?
Yes, stout or a porter.
janet
Thank you. I had a bad experience with stout in my youth which put me off it for the rest of my life. 🙂
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I like the blue ones too!
I always like a blue door too.
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Sounds like you had a fab trip.
That first door is a beaut! Thanks Janet!
I had a wonderful trip, Resa. Thanks.
Nice selection of doors. I especially like the blue ones. 🙂
Those seem to be the favorites this week, Brenda. Thanks.
Great doors! As you say, each very different, but each delightful. Oh, dark beer FTW! I’ll do a good amber, but that’s about as dark as I like. –Except for a winter wheat, I do like those. Well, let’s get real: I like beer.
I’m glad you like the doors, Marian. As for beer, just drink what you like and enjoy it. 🍻