Leah was generous enough to let me come back early from Decorah this past weekend to participate in the annual Tour de Brew, which is put on by Millstream Brewing Company. The weather was gorgeous this year. A bit breezy, but it beats the 97 degrees we had last year. I think a good time was had by all.
The organizers I spoke with said the TdB doubled in size again this year, and I believe it. They were already rationing beer at the first stop, but I didn’t hear anyone complaining. It was all worth it once we got to the brewery and enjoyed the free bratwurst. The first year I did this ride, there were probably around 70 riders, maybe fewer. They figure they had more than 300 signed up for this year’s ride.
The ride is only 30 miles long, unless you decide to turn around and bike home, too. I was ready to call it a day by the time we got to Amana, and my brother and I were lucky enough to hitch a ride home with Cabel and Lisa (there are pictures of them in the ’07 TdB set in my flickr stream).
We missed my b-i-l Kevin this year, but maybe we can get the date on the calendar early enough next year that he can join us.