Scottish Fest at the Milwaukee Highland Games

Highland Glenn offers some great festival food, the bangers are authentic and sausage rolls are fantastic. McBob’s also has a food truck serving up excellent corned beef. The beer prices and varieties are the best of any festival by far.
Over all it is a relaxed, fun festival which makes for a great Saturday.

Real family fun for a Saturday afternoon.
The 2012 Highland Games did not prove to be a large festival. But they did serve up some great festival fun that was family friendly.
Some of the entertainment included cricket, athletic competition (men and women throwing objects for distance), dancing, and bag pipe bands. There were also demonstrations on axe throwing, knife throwing, sword fighting, and sheepdogs. There were cultural tents, vendors, and a beer tent with music for much of the day.
Sadly, the food we experienced wasn’t note-​worthy. There was a Papa John’s pizza truck along with 2 other food vendors serving regional fare (1 was McBob’s, and I forget the other). We got food from the other. I spent $ 18 for a Fish & Chips and a Shepherds Pie. The Fish & Chips were decent, but I had a hard time stretching their value to the ~$ 9 price tag. I also expected a bit more out of the Shepherds Pie. Portions were not very big either. And there was some inconsistency. Two people in our group got Fish & Chips. One person got 3 pieces of fish, the other person only got 2 pieces. And it wasn’t because they happened to get bigger pieces than everyone else. They all seemed to be pretty much the same size. So I don’t know what that was all about.
But here’s the thing, they were serving 20oz cups of Guiness, Harp, and Smithwicks for $ 5. Yes… that’s correct. An imperial pint for $ 5! And the bartenders were happy to pour a half-​and-​half for you. My first thought was, «did someone make a mistake on the beer pricing??» Well, I’m certainly not going to say anything! So after spending the afternoon taking advantage of those beer prices, all the food really had to do was fill my belly. I like to think that I forgave the food experience because of the price offset by the beer. But it could just be because I was a bit sauced up.
Oh… and they were also serving 12oz ciders and 12oz gluten-​free beers for $ 4.
Admission was $ 10 and I felt it was a very fair price for the afternoon. In general, some of the event locations felt a little disjointed (that is partly because of the layout of Hart Park). But they had signs pointing the way to specific event areas. The one thing I missed was the Haggis Taco eating contest. But that might be a good thing after downing all those Guiness.