Chicago is enjoying a craft beer renaissance right now and, in addition to the many new and in-the-works breweries that are popping up across the city, many average Joes and Janes are jumping into the world of homebrewing. I’m one of them; the hubby and I got a brew kit as a wedding gift in… Read more »
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Happy New Beers!
When the hubby and I were invited to a destination wedding in Mexico over New Year’s, it was a tad bitter sweet. Don’t get me wrong; I was insanely excited about being able to travel to warmer weather during a Chicago winter. But for the past few years, my New Year’s Eve has been craft… Read more »
An Afternoon at Rock Bottom Chicago
The hubby and I used to go to the Chicago Rock Bottom all the time, pretty much every time we were downtown. It was the first brewery we went to in Chicago. It was the first mug club I ever joined and I have an embarrassingly large amount of Rock Bottom swag (my favorite of… Read more »
Something Sour This Way Comes…
I have a confession: I am not a fan of sour beers. In fact, I pretty much hate them. Whenever I’ve had one, my reaction to them has typically been something like “Eww” or “Well, at least that wasn’t as bad as that one.” Not quite a winning endorsement. But when I heard that my… Read more »
Goose Island, I Forgive You
Do you remember where you were, what you were doing, when the news broke that Goose Island “sold out” to Anheuser-Busch InBev (“The Dark Side”)? I remember I was at work and read an article on the Chicago Tribune website detailing the acquisition of Chicago’s largest and longest-operating craft brewery by InBev and I was… Read more »
Empirical Brewery: Applying the Scientific Method to the World of Beer
I first heard of Empirical Brewery over a tweet in August 2011, just a few days before the Great Taste of the Midwest: “Anyone going to #gtmw!!! Win a free Empirical tshirt by finding us in the crowd & tweeting me a pic of you w/ our staff!” Oh, I was on this. I will do (almost)… Read more »
Meet the Brewmaster: Firestone Walker’s Matt Brynildson
Firestone Walker Brewing Company out of Paso Robles, CA has been available in the Chicagoland area for less than a year (since January 2011) but they have already made a huge imprint on craft beer geeks in the area. In addition to brewing some of the best beers out there, the brewery also has some interesting… Read more »
Two Beer Events in One Day? Yes, Please.
On Saturday, I once again attempted to hit two beer events in one day; I apparently did not learn my lesson from last time, which I described in detail in a previous post. November 5th proved to be a little less debilitating and provided a nice juxtaposition between large and small beer events. The day… Read more »
Game Just Starting for Arcade Brewery
After many, many weeks of internet stalking, I was finally able to land an interview with Christopher Tourre, co-owner and brewer for Chicago upstart Arcade Brewery. Chris’s business partner, Lance Curran, was unable to make it but he was there in spirit as Chris enthusiastically laid out the duo’s business plan. An arcade is a… Read more »
Homebrewers Shine at Brew Hey Hey
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know I have a soft spot in my heart for the little guys; the homebrewers and nano-breweries that are just starting out. This is also the sentiment of Chef Won Kim who, along with the members of local homebrewing cooperative Low Dive Brewing, wanted to… Read more »