Brick and Barley

UGH....could someone please turn the heat off already?? Sheesh! I swear the older I get the less tolerant I become of these death hot summers.....(of course I whine all winter about how cold it is and I just MIGHT freeze to death but really, that's neither here nor there). In this business, it's not just the food that's seasonal....(yes we make our award winning soup everyday.....aaaaaannnnnd no one orders it this time of year.....well, I do....and like 5 other people). But the dynamic of alcohol changes as well. Last year right round this time of year, I tried to re-order the Leinenkugals Summer Shandy, I was told it was done for the year and did I want to switch to Pumpkin Shandy for fall?.....well, folks, I gotta tell ya, when its still over 105 º everyday, the last damn thing I want to think about is a pumpkin anything. I asked how on earth it was possible that Summer Shandy was not available!....they replied "AJ....September in Wisconsin is not summer anymore, its fall.....hence no more summer beer". I forget that everyone does not live in the heat vortex that we do.....For me, fall means it's cool in the mornings....and that won't happen until at LEAST October. So lets enjoy a few more "Summer" beers and "Summer" wines while we have the chance.....the Pumpkin onslaught can wait another month....or 2

Try our newest Cocktail, Whitney's Prickly Pear Margarita.
Its the Perfect Summer Cocktail