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Corry Street to Next Door Brewery.  Riding the Monona Loop of the Capital City Path trail system

counterclockwise would take you eventually past starkwater creek bridge near the East Washington corridor and on into the Atwood

Schenk neighborhood, the revitalized historical neighborhood stocked full of so many shops, restaurants and pubs it would be difficult to pass without stopping somewhere.  So, try this stop... taking a sharp left down Corry street would bring the biker very close to the front door of Next Door Brewery, one of the great small – and maybe somewhat unknown – breweries in Madison.

For bikers or visitors mostly familiar with the west side of Madison, or only Ale Asylum or Capital Brewery – the city's most well known breweries – this east side gem, along with One Barrel Brewery a few blocks down – is a find and a half. With fresh and creative brews created on site like the Kaleidospoke Pale Ale, Luminous American IPA, and a recently voted top 10 beer in Wisconsin, Plumptuous Scotch Ale ("Wee Heavy/Strong Scotch Ale), this is the kind of place you like to claim as a next door neighbor.  A tap of Luminous along a novel dish of Feijoada (a traditional Brazilian stew with rib meat, black beans and bacon served over steamed rice), is a perfect combo.

From Correy St. at Atwood down the City Trail Path past Riverside Drive and on into the capital perimeter, past the Monona Terrace at John Nolan Drive.