The verdict's in...

Congrats to Maureen. She is our winner of battle nutmeg.

Yet another super close battle. We're all so impressed by every week's entrants. Again, only a few votes separated the two. It's so difficult for us to determine a winner when we win with all the great snacks that you generously send us.

This was a very busy weekend for Struble Suds. We would like to congratulate Sara & Anand. Saturday we celebrated their wedding. On Sunday we had a large gathering with Haack family and their out of town family, the Tourlas', the Finn family and Packer super fan Pat. While we all were a little slow (thanks to the father of the bride, Russ, who was a wonderful host on Saturday), the entrants for battle nutmeg were just what the doctor ordered.



Our two contestants supplied us with cookies.
First up was Katie's football cookies, which were decorated in Packer green and shaped like little footballs. Perfect for our football fanatics. Big Matt and William chose these cookies as their favorite. These were a good blend of spice and sweet. Good job Katie. All your effort was greatly appreciated.

Second up was Maureen's cookies, which came in two varieties - nut and non-nut. While there are no allergy issues in the crowd, my friend Liz is partial to non-nut cookies. Thanks for both bags. These cookies were full of chocolate chips - perfect compliment to the Italian beef dinner. I think that the chocolate chips and the super large size swayed a few voters.



Also a special thanks to Maureen who sent a Halloween treat for the kids. All of them enjoyed making the Halloween necklaces. It was very much appreciated. (no this didn't influence the vote - only Matt & I know the entrants)

Thanks again Katie & Maureen. You're prizes will be in the mail this week.
And to all the highlowaha readers out there, we are so grateful for your kindness and willingness to join our football craziness. Anytime you would like to stop by we'll have a barstool open and a glass ready for you.

Looking forward to our next battle.

Stadium Bars take battle Vanilla

Hello Struble Suds patrons. Sorry that this post is a little late today.
Yesterday we had another successful Super Bowl Battle. It was Julie's Orange Bruise vs. Nicole's Stadium Bars. Both used vanilla very well and actually paired well with each other. The Haacks, Finns, Laskowskis, and Strubles were in attendance.
First up was Julie's Orange Bruise. It is a drink made of dark soda (we used Coke), orange vodka and vanilla. A very good combination. Plus, there was a good story with this "bowl" item. Julie learned that you can't send liquor in the mail. No worries, Matt stopped by our local store and we were good to go. Personally, I really liked the Orange Bruise - maybe that's why this post is a little late today.


The second competitor was Nicole and her Stadium Bars. These were made of brownie, popcorn, peanuts and chocolate chips. All of the ingredients were soaked in vanilla. Super yummy. Kevin had a plate to himself.

So by a narrow margin... Nicole was the winner. We'll be sending you the official Struble Suds/Super Bowl competition weekly prize in the next couple of days.

Thanks again to Julie & Nicole. We all were very impressed with your entries. It made the Packer loss a little more tolerable by having your special treats.

And if your in the neighborhood, stop by on Nov 9 for the Second annual Struble Suds Chili cook-off.