we have officially entered cheese country. we arrived at Trusted Earth farm via the cheese country trail. As we were leaving the brewpub a man stopped me and asked some questions about our adventure. I mentioned that we were off to Calamine next and he suggested we take the trail. the trail is a 47 (?) mile stretch of what use to be railroad bed from Mineral Point to Monroe. if only we had time to make it to monroe cheese days? sadly, i have never been. one day. i would be really happy to buy some cheese curds there. Really. i love cheese curds. not the squeaky kind. take the squeaky kind and batter it in a light beer batter and deep fry it until it is golden brown and the white goodness on the inside is kind of melty. the kind that you should never make at home because you realize what your portion size should be. i also like hard cheeses but it is hard to beat deep fried cheese curds. so... when we were arrived at the brewpub in mineral point i immediately opened the menu to see what existed on the menu and there they were. Fresh Wisconsin cheese curds with a hint of jalapeno and served with a raspberry sauce. oh my. The thing is i first saw the Wisconsin cheese platter listed--you pick 3 cheeses from Hook's cheese in mineral point. i looked up at the Bjorn and he knew i was serious about the cheese platter. i am not usually this excited about cheese but i think i was still a bit worked up from the bee sting. after agreeing on the cheese platter i looked again at the menu. oh goodness. i saw cheese curds. i suggested getting them as well then looked around at my counterparts to see their reactions. Barnacle smiled as if he wanted them just as bad (turns out he was just smiling it had nothing to do with his passion for eating my favored treat). our appetizers came and we loved everyone. the brewpub is certainly the place to get an appetizer, meal, or local brew. The menu is abound with local food being used. that is what we like to see!
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