Tuesday 25th of May 2010 02:56:16 PM

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I went on Mother's Day for lunch, and unfortunately the cooks weren't showing up until 4. The bartender could have told us this before we filled our menus out.

It is a small bar on the corner of the downtown harbor area of Kenosha. There is lots of dining in the area as well.

The beer menu is like the other Mike's locations; pretty extensive. This one seems to care more about the proper glassware than the other ones. Like the others there was loud rock music blaring, but it was relatively empty.

The tap listincluded alot of good stuff such as GI Pepe Nero and Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast. The beer of the day was Gubna and they had a special on it. I saw KBS in the fridge and was also tempted.

The beer was a bit cold but pretty much the right temp. They did serve oberon in a frosted glass, though it is understandable since non beer people order that, no orange slice though.

I would go back if it had something on tap that I wanted, otherwise I would stick to the Highway one. And that is purely because of it's relativity to my house.

Friday 14th of November 2008 01:12:06 PM

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Things are improving here since I first visited last year...the best thing is more craft beer on tap (12 more taps), and they have their current taplist and bottles online. This is the original "Mike's" incarnation, and now there are three in the area. Of the 3, this one has the a smaller selection compared to the others, but still offers a huge list of beer. It's more centrally located near the lake, if you are planning to be downtown.

The inside was a little dark, the porthole windows let in a small amount of light in. It was during the day, so it wasn't too crowded. There are a good amount of regulars here, but we were made to feel welcome by the staff. There were tons of bottles on the shelf above the bar, and a long list to choose from. There were a few flatscreen tv's playing sports and a few games like Golden Tee. A few beer signs were scattered throughout, and an aquarium set into the back wall, with rope accents to play up the nautical theme.

The menu is typical bar food, with a few local specialties like cheese curds and toasted ravioli. We had a pizza and it was pretty standard, locally made by Infusinos.

At the time of this review, their tap list is chock full of local gems like New Glarus Alt, Apple Ale, Two Hearted, Stone Ruination, Breakfast Stout, Tyrenena Bitter Woman, plus many more (30 taps in all). Several quality import taps like Weihenstephaner Dunkel, Chouffe, and Entire Butt Porter also. Overall a nice stop for beer in downtown Kenosha.