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drinkswithdarin
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Drinking all the best Madison, and beyond, has to offer
📍Madison, WI
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Thanksgiving dinner with homemade wine, followed by a post-meal walk with a can of Spotted Cow
November 28, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Watched Indiana beat Wisconsin in football, had a pickle beer from Working Draft, tried the new rye whiskey from State Line in a sazerac. Not a bad Saturday so far.
November 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Dress up is your best costume, go out and have fun at one of the many brewery/bar halloween partiesbhapoening this week. Plus a few other great events in Madison. drinkswithdarin.substack.com/p/whats-tapp...
October 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Every year I try to taste as many Oktoberfest style beers as possible and find who makes the best on in Madison. Read all about OktoberQuest 2025 here: open.substack.com/pub/drinkswi...
October 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I may have purchased a bottle of Huckleberry Whiskey to bring home
September 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Second stop was at Forward Craft and Coffee for their Great Taste Weekend Warmup with beers from Sway, Pilot Project, Drekker, 4Hands, Surly, and G5.
August 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The first of many Great Taste pre-party stops this week. Starting with the unfiltered Oktoberfest at Working Draft.
August 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Concerts on the Square return tonight, Midwest log rolling championship on Saturday, plus the launch of Alt Brew’s Ripped Jeans & Wolf Shirts in cans. And more happening in Madison this weekend. drinkswithdarin.substack.com/p/whats-tapp...
June 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
What’s the flavor of the summer, and why is it peach? drinkswithdarin.substack.com/p/sunday-sip...
June 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
June 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Beers and baseball!
June 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
One of my other favorite outdoor drinking spots. At Working Draft for day one of Czech Fest!
June 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Working on making my patio my ultimate outdoor drinking destination.
June 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A couple of chips I brought back from Chicago. The deep dish flavor one is great. Italian beef flavor is also pretty solid.
May 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Clue was such a fantastic show. And the themed drinks were spot on.
May 17, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Trying the newly tapped west coast ipa at Giant Jones
May 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Congrats to all the Wisconsin breweries bringing home medals from the World Beer Cup
May 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Return of the Biergarten, Terrace Chairs and more this weekend in Madison. drinkswithdarin.substack.com/p/whats-tapp...
April 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Now that Susan Crawford won, we can all breathe a little easier. Go have some fun this weekend at one of these events drinkswithdarin.substack.com/p/whats-tapp...
April 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Barleywine Fest, Orval Day, and basketball. What more could you want from a weekend in Madison? drinkswithdarin.substack.com/p/sunday-sip...
March 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I tried the viral “Gonster” drink and wrote all about it. drinkswithdarin.substack.com/p/gonster-wi...
March 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Special edition of the newsletter highlighting events hosted by the Wisconsin Women’s Beer & Spirits Collective to celebrate Women’s History Month and raise money for charities.
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March 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM
St Paddy’s Day shenanigans and more this weekend in Madison drinkswithdarin.substack.com/p/whats-tapp...
March 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Side Project Brewing officially launched in Wisconsin last night. If you’re in Madison you can check them out this afternoon at BarleyPop for another launch event.
February 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A Beery Good Valentine’s Day recap, including some local brewery collabs drinkswithdarin.substack.com/p/sunday-sip...
February 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM