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WHEN

Sun Aug 03 2014 - Fri Aug 08 2014 12:00 AM - 11:59 AM

WHERE

Governor Dodge State Park
Dodgeville, WI

WHO

Domestique Tours by Shuttleguy

Description

Tour

Distance - 250 miles

This Shuttleguy operated tour is a Wisconsin craft beer tour named BREW that takes place in early August. BREW (Bicycle Ride Exploring Wisconsin) is a five-day Wisconsin bike tour that focuses on challenging bicycling in the scenic southwestern Wisconsin area, and puts an emphasis on trying craft beers, artisan cheeses, and local wines. This Wisconsin bike tour travels through charming small towns that are nestled in between picturesque scenery, with various quirky attractions and rare local attractions. BREW has the structure of a tour with relaxing free time blended in to create a unique Wisconsin craft beer tour. On this tour you are surrounded by a comfortable environment and serviced by a dedicated staff that is familiar with the area. This Wisconsin craft beer tour is the epitome of a beercation. After a morning of challenging riding, relax on this Wisconsin bike tour with tastings, brewery tours, and more craft beer than you'll know what to do with! The emphasis of this tour is enjoyment, relaxation, gorgeous Wisconsin scenery, and, most importantly, craft beers. Camping domestique service is included in this tour, so all you have to focus on is experiencing this Wisconsin Craft Beer Bicycle Tour.

Register now because with a limit of 35 riders this Wisconsin craft beer tour fills quickly!

Optional routes for BREW are available each day for those wishing for additional mileage. This Wisconsin craft beer tour route is entirely on paved roads, but several sections run close to non-paved trails if riders wish to use trails.

Route

Route:

Day 0: Night of August 3rd - Staging at Brigham County Park near Blue Mound, WI.

Mileage: 0 miles

Brewery Tour: featured beer by The Grumpy Troll

Day 1: August 4th - Brigham County Park to Monroe

Mileage: 50 miles

Pass Through Towns and Attractions:

  • Mt. Horeb: trollway, dining, galleries, historical museum, Little Norway, Cave of the Mounds
  • New Glarus: bakery, restaurants, Swiss Historic Village, New Glarus Brewing Co. (tour on own), New Glarus Primrose Winery (tour on own)
  • Monticello: restaurants, grocery store, park, Silver Lewis Cheese factory (specializing in Brick and Muenster)
  • Monroe: National Historic Cheese Making Center, historic downtown square, historic courthouse

Brewery Tour: Minhas Brewing Company

Day 2: August 5th - Monroe to Mineral Point

Mileage: 48 miles

Pass Through Towns and Attractions:

  • Argyle: food, convenience store
  • Yellowstone Lake State Park: ice cream shop, amazing views, nature trails
  • Mineral Point: galleries, shops, dining, Pendarvis, Shake Rag Alley, Ludden Lake

Brewery Tour: featured beer by The Brewery Creek Brew Pub

Day 3: August 6th - Mineral Point loop

Mileage: suggested loops of 40 or 60 miles, can customize from 5 - 105 miles

Pass Through Towns and Attractions:

  • Darlington: restaurants, historic downtown and courthouse
  • Belmont: food, shops, First Capital State Park, county park, walk the 'M,' Belmont Mound Park, Belmont Vineyard Winery (tour on own), Amish territory
  • Rewey: bar and grill, large stretches of agriculture

Brewery Tour: Potosi Brewing Company and museum tour of National Brewery Museum

Day 4: August 7th - Mineral Point to Spring Green

Mileage: 45 miles

Pass Through Towns and Attractions:

  • Dodgeville: oldest functioning courthouse in WI, bakery, 1827 cabin, Lands' End outlet, restaurants, shops, coffee shops, Don Q Inn airplane
  • Governor Dodge State Park: stunning scenery, two lakes with beaches, waterfalls, nature trails, ice cream shop
  • Clyde: Global View (imports from India, Indonesia, and Nepal)
  • Tower Hill State Park: shot tower
  • Spring Green: Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright school, American Player's Theatre

Brewery Tour: Lake Louie

Day 5: August 8th - Spring Green to Mount Horeb

Mileage: 32 miles

Pass Through Towns and Attractions:

  • Hyde: Hyde's Mill
  • Barneveld: restaurants, gas station for refreshments
  • Blue Mound: Blue Mound State Park, Cave of the Mounds, Little Norway (between Blue Mound and Mount Horeb)
  • Mount Horeb: trollway, dining, galleries, historical museum, Cave of the Mounds

Venue

Governor Dodge State Park

4175 Wisconsin 23
Dodgeville, WI 53533
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Links

Registration

https://xl116.infusionsoft.com/app/storeFront/showCategoryPage?categoryId=26

Contact

info@shuttleguy.com

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