I came to Oconomowoc, WI to visit U-Brew-U as research for one my stories I’m working on.  The internet told me there was a good beer bar in town so I checked it out after getting settled into my hotel.  The downtown area of Oconomowoc was quite pleasant and scenic, I could easily imagine convincing the wife this was a great place to stroll around.

Inside, the Crafty Cow was fairly large, with a long bar and lots of table seating stretching way back.  They had about 20 different things on tap, all of them Midwest craft beers.  Several of them were Bell’s, so I of course skipped over those to find something interesting that I can’t get back in Michigan.  I quickly found 4 that I was curious about so that rounded out my sampler.  The beers were all good, some more than others.

The Crafty Cow specializes in deep-fried cheese curds.  I thought this sounded cool, so ordered the “cheese curd of the day” which had a Sriracha-sauce breading, and Sriracha-sauce creamy dip.  Holy cow, this was amazing.  I’ve had cheese curds before, and liking cheese, I enjoy their different “rubbery” texture.  But bread them and deep fry them and lookout.  You still got a sense of the curd texture, but it was softened by the heat and they were delicious.  I must’ve eaten about 3/4 pound block of cheese wrapped up in this delectable delivery system.

I had a burger too (so I didn’t just have a dinner of cheese curd), and it was likewise awesome.  Altogether, this place was great.  Great location in a nice downtown area, good-sized place with friendly staff and great beer selection, and yes, the food.