Three Floyds Warning

This is a popular destination/stop for many riders. They now require you to park your bike at the bike racks right next to the road at the entrance to the parking lot. This is completely out of view from the restaurant (separated by the entire parking lot). Bring enough locks to secure your bike or simply chose not to do business with them anymore. The patio is closed this time of year and they won't allow bike parking there or in the side yard. They should take a lesson from other brewpubs and have parking right in front of the building. 

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Permalink Reply by Tooscrapps on May 2, 2019 at 8:14am

18th is the jam. Last time I was there, they just let me bring my bike inside.

Permalink Reply by curt(is) locke on May 9, 2019 at 3:13am

Say hell yes to 18th Street Brewery -- great menu, good beers, indoor & outdoor seating, good hospitality, diverse work force, and bike-friendly. What's not to like?! Oh yeah, and it's a better ride to than 3 Floyd's.

http://www.18thstreetbrewery.com/home

Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on May 9, 2019 at 3:18am

Nice! Good to hear there are some great alternatives. 

Permalink Reply by curt(is) locke on April 30, 2019 at 6:14pm

Thanks for the heads up. Noted. Moving on.

Permalink Reply by Bobby Cobby on May 1, 2019 at 3:46am

Thanks for the heads up. I've always parked my bike at these racks, so nothing will change for me, but maybe for those who have super high end bikes or something, I could see it being a concern.

Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on May 2, 2019 at 6:55am

Kind of a buzz kill knowing this. I've always wanted to go and do the ride out there for the buzz I would get from the event.

Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on May 9, 2019 at 2:30am

So many people enjoy going there. I didn't have the best experience when I went 2-3 times - consistent issues. 

At that time, no bike racks, not terribly friendly, and forcing us to wait for hours when we gladly would have split our group up (which happened eventually anyways) so that we could be sat faster. The sad part about a 3 Floyds ride is that the least enjoyable part was because of the management of 3 Floyds. Frankly, their food did not justify waiting 2+ hours for even when I was starving.

I appreciate 2 Brothers - they are much better with handling a large group, have bike racks, and seem more pro-bike. 

I've heard not great things about New Glarus also being less friendly to larger groups. 

I guess ultimately it's their choice, they can treat their customers poorly and people will still drink their beer and consider them a destination.

Permalink Reply by David P. on May 9, 2019 at 4:00am

Do you mean New Glarus the town or New Glarus the brewery? The brewery has a tap room but no food, and lots of space both indoors and out. Customers are not formally seated - you just walk in, get a wristband, get beer and sit down wherever you like. 

Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on May 9, 2019 at 4:20am

There was a group of people from The Chainlink that did a weekend with a bus to carry everyone and there bikes. Basically, New Glarus brewery got very hostile about the bus after everyone spent lots of money in their store and drinking their beer in the tap room. It was clear they really didn't care (and they pretty much said as much on Facebook).

Permalink Reply by curt(is) locke on May 9, 2019 at 4:33am

Huh. Whatever became of "Midwestern nice"??

Permalink Reply by David P. on May 10, 2019 at 3:26am

Interesting - what were they hostile about?

Permalink Reply by David P. on May 10, 2019 at 3:33am

Oops, duplicate!

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