October - Halloween Contest

Well it's been decided! Eau Claire Bars - the Blog is going to have a Halloween Costume Contest right here at the blog itself!

What does this mean? This means we want to see the best costume you can come up with in the form of a picture or video clip! The winner will receive their very own blog posting as well as a prize yet to be determined!

Rules:

1. The picture or video should be from this Halloween.
2. Entries will be judged on both originality and execution.
3. Entries will be accepted until November 5, 2007 so that you have time to develop your pictures.
4. Contest results will be posted on November 12, 2007. Winner will be notified via email in addition to the blog post.
5. No nudity. (This doesn't mean that you can't send us nude pictures of yourself; it just means that any nude entries will be disqualified.)

If you have any other questions about this contest please send those queries to bars at eauclairenetwork dot com.

Two Waters

It was nearing the end of our Lake Hallie excursion and we decided to try to find out where Two Waters bar is located. We had heard about this bar from some fine ladies way back during our coverage of The Carp's Carp Calendar Cutie Contest at "The Buck" in Menomonie, Wisconsin. We knew that it was somewhere in the Lake Hallie area and so we ask for directions at the VFW on Starr Avenue. After much confusion and some hand-written directions we finally wound our way through the back roads of Lake Hallie until we ended up at 2940 109th Street just on the outskirts of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Had it been during the daylight hours I'm certain it would have been easier, but at midnight it's definitely not so easy.

We arrived fairly late in the evening so we'll reserve the actual Beer Rating and review for a later date. For now here is a bit of information about the place.

Two Waters has both a pool table and a foosball table for your gaming pleasure. They also have 4 TVs for watching your very sports teams or other shows while throwing back a few beers. A corner area of the bar is set aside for their Karaoke Machine and that area is also home to live bands every Friday night.



A lot of you may already know this, but for those that don't Two Waters is the end-point for FATFAR. FATFAR stands for Frenchtown Annual Tubing Float and Regalia which is an annual river tubing event in the Chippewa Valley. The view of the river from Two Waters is great you should check it out!

VFW on Starr Ave

After our stop at Hobbsy & Me, we pressed on to the VFW at 1300 Starr Avenue for more of the Hallie area bar scene. Many of you already know about the history of VFW or Veterans of Foreign Wars, for those of you that don't you can follow this link for more information.


When we arrived we noticed they have 5 TVs playing sports as well as some war movies. There are 5 video machines in a hall area near the restrooms. The restrooms are very expansive with nice handicap access and are clean and stocked.

As far as the numbers go, at midnight we found there to be 7 guys and 2 girls and an Attractiveness Rating of around a 6/10. Our bartender Kasie was great and seemed very comfortable with the atmosphere here at the VFW.


The greatest part about our short stay at the VFW was the price of our beer. We paid $1.25 for a mug of Leinie's Oktoberfest. Very nice price for tap beer in the Eau Claire area! It was because of these great prices that we decided upon a 4/5 Beer Rating this evening, the Sausage Factor and Attractiveness Rating might call for something closer to a 3/5 but you just can't beat these prices!

Beer Rating: 4/5
Sausage Factor: 3.5
Attractiveness Rating: 6/10