Dinner at Bernie’s

Have you been looking for a unique date night that combines baseball nostalgia and craft beer with a bit of l’amore? Then the search is over. You can book a private meal for two in Bernie Brewer’s chalet from Milwaukee County Stadium at the Lakefront Brewery.

The craft brewer came into possession of the chalet along with the giant beer mug from the ballpark when the Brewers were moving into what was then known as Miller Field. The team didn’t have plans for the oversized memorabilia, so Lakefront made a play for it, successfully negotiating a purchase of the items. A few years back, it was set up for baseball fans interested in pitching woo in private.

It is perched high up in a secluded space of the brewery with scenic views of the, um, fermentation tanks. However, you should be locked in on your date like a batter facing a 3-2 count with a runner in scoring position when down a run in the ninth inning, so the panorama hardly seems to matter.

The chalet has its own special menu, and there’s a server on hand to tend to your every need in batboy-like fashion.

Now, if you want to set the mood for your romantic dinner by dressing up as Rollie Fingers, your favorite Racing Sausage, or Bernie Brewer himself, that’s your business. The Drink Wisconsinbly Week in Review is not in the business of kink shaming anybody.

Just know that reservations are in rigorously timed 90-minute increments, and, sadly, there is not a slide attached to the chalet. You’ll have to walk down the stairs like an average nobody when you leave.

It costs $20 to reserve the chalet, and there is a reasonable minimum spend for your visit, which is a little higher on weekends. But that shouldn’t be an issue if you’ve already gone to these lengths to impress your date.

You probably think we’re going to wrap up this piece about baseball and lingering over a romantic dinner with some sort of “base running” joke, but you are wrong. The Drink Wisconsinbly Week in Review does not reach for that low-hanging fruit. If you’d like to add your own, feel free to do it now.