Friday 4th of June 2010 11:17:55 PM

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I made it a point to stop here on the way home, and wasn't disappointed. Out of 5 or so regional stores, this was probably one of the best outside of Madison. Now that Mike's Plaza Liquors is closed, this seemed to be the only game in town.

It was a free standing building next to a gas station and generic looking food mart, signs proclaiming "Fine Wine" & "Craft Beer" were promising. Inside it was not huge, but well laid out and easy to navigate. Craft beer was towards the back and left in the coolers, and a few free standing shelves. There were a fair amount of lingering seasonals, this was the only place I saw Three Floyds in any quantity on my recent trip. They had Apocalypse Cow, Moloko, Dreadnaught, and Alpha Klaus. Good amount of Founders too, which I hadn't seen much of around either. Of course there was strong local representation from New Glarus, Lake Louie, Ale Asylum, Furthermore, and more. Noticed some Stone, Bells, Weyerbacher, and a good representation of imports focused on Belgian & German beer. Saw Ichtegems in a 750mL, which I hadn't seen before. The homebrew section was small but seemed clean and organized.

There was a little bit of sunlight getting in the front window, that hit the bottom of one beer shelf, but it was stocked with cans anyway. Counter service was friendly, and they let me use the restroom, where there was a Franziskaner sign on the wall. Overall a surprisingly good shop for such a small town, be sure to check out Main St. Pour House while in town also.