Bike and Brew Vacation

[QCbeerguy]

I was looking for some suggestions as to good locations to find both biking and brews, mainly in IL, IA or WI. I'm interested in bike trails that are close to brewpubs or microbreweries. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[steveh]

Try the Sugar River Bike Trail:
http://www.kscon.com/pnp/srbt.htm

Right near New Glarus, WI - home to New Glarus brewing. There's camping near by at New Glarus Woods State Park, too.

S.

[steveh]

I mentioned this query to some friends of mine and they reminded me that you could almost follow the Des Plaines River bike trail (in Northern Illinois) from Flatlander's Brewpub, in Lincolnshire, up to Mickey Finn's Brewpub, in Libertyville (The Firkin, a great beer bar, being right across the street).

In order to get to Finn's you need to head off the trail some, but it can be done pretty easy with little auto traffic concern.

S.