Herman Rest A While

Nice little shit hole bar. Hamms and PBR cans regularly. Good time but the owner(the fat prick on the stool, rear right, )is kind of a dick. If you go here, drink your beers, tip your bartender, and head for 'zee hills. Not a good place to party for an extended period of time. However, if you like to argue and love heartburn, stay and talk to the owner, he's a real genius. Haha

OK. So what's the straight dope on Hermann's? If you haven't seen the place, it is basically some guy's house with a bar in the living room. It's in the middle of a residential neighborhood. Definitely not the first thing you think of when you envision "nightlife", but Hermann's is a gem. The crowd (if you can call it that) is generally 35 years+, so I expected to be read the riot act when I walked in here with a bunch of my 25-ish friends. But rather than getting the stink eye, we were welcomed in and fed copious amounts of beer and snacks! The owner Wayne is always at the end of the bar, ready to tell a good joke. The bartenders were friendly and welcoming.

Decor is definitely Wisconsin circa 1960, but that adds to the experience. There is a huge TV for sports as well as a jukebox with some great tunes. And, they are one of the first bars in the state to have video gambling machines, if that's your thing. Plus, I'm not going to say that these guys skirt the no smoking laws, but there was definitely parfum de Marlboro in the air...maybe they'd let you light one up.

As a resident of the neighborhood, I can tell you that Hermann's sponsors a number of local activities and events that would otherwise go ignored.

Also - Coors Light and Miller Lite were $1.50 on tap....every night...uhNICE!

Do not be scared to walk in here! I can't guarantee you'll like it, but you will be welcomed...and it's definitely a slice of life.