Tipsy Cow

Hey- what did you call me??

Actually, besides describing me at certain moments, Tipsy Cow is a bar in downtown Madison.  It's in a corner building.

 

I love corner buildings.  There are several of them in downtown Madison.  Very charming.

The corner door to the building isn't the entry way, but the concrete by that door is painted "cow" and they had a blackboard announcing their specials. 

As you can see, the blackboard announces the Tipsy Cow's Friday Fish Fry.  I have never lived or been in a town that has as many Friday fish fry's as Madison, Wisconsin.  Seriously.  Just about every restaurant here has a fish fry on Friday nights.

Scott and I ventured into the Tipsy Cow to kill a little time before our dinner reservations at The Tornado Room (more to come about that later).  It didn't take me long to figure out why it's called the Tipsy Cow.  I ordered a Cosmopolitan.  This is what it looked like (after I had already consumed most of it).

If you see a Cosmo that's that light in color, it's a good indicator you are drinking mostly straight vodka.  The drink was decent and I liked the twist in it, but it was potent.  The kind of drink that will make you grow hair on your chest.

Scott first ordered a Spotted Cow beer and then a Captain's and diet.  The Captain's and diet was super strong, too.....much like the Cosmo.  Scott didn't have any problem downing it.  Or the second one he ordered. 

At this point, we were both well on our way to "tipsy cow".

I took this picture of the decor above the bar.  Cows.  OK, that figures.  But....is that the Frisch's Big Boy??  They don't even have Frisch's around here.  Where did the Big Boy come from?  And how did he become such a universal symbol?

You may also notice that there is a Pabst sign in the picture above.  I'm desensitized to Pabst's signs now that I've lived up here for a year and a half (hard to believe).  A lot of places serve PBR's here in Wisconsin.  Honestly, if you can get it on draft, it's not bad.  In a can?  No thanks.  On draft? Maybe occasionally.

The next picture is of the coasters at the Tipsy Cow.  "To 25 years of independent thinkers and drinkers."  Sounds like Madison, Wisconsin to me.

Speaking of Madison, Wisconsin:  I think the next photo epitomizes Madison.

A bike helmet.  A couple bottles of water.  And a can of beer.....a PBR no less.  On a bar.  That about sums Madison up.  Bikers and beer drinkers.  The only thing missing is the politics.  And the cheese curds.

That's a quick summary of our somewhat brief stop in the Tipsy Cow. We were there long enough to get tipsy.  Didn't take long considering how strong the drinks were.  We left there and went to The Tornado Room for Scott's birthday dinner.  More to come about that later.....