Goose Island Bourbon County 2022 Lineup

And just like that… Bourbon County Stout Season is right around the corner. Chicago’s oldest brewery is releasing 6 variants and the original for Black Friday 2022. Right away in the lineup we geeked out over the return of BCS Coffee and BCS Barleywine, the latter has been giving the …

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Skeleton Key Brewery is Back Online

The founding crew here  consists of a husband and wife duo, the better half, Emily Slayton teaches nearby at College of DuPage. Skeleton Key quite literally refers to one key, many locks. Both Brother Chimp Brewing (North Aurora)  and Bubblehouse Brewing (Lisle) both got their start here. Local patrons share …

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Goose Island Spring Showcase

Brewing is both medieval art and advanced science.  During our visit to Fulton last year for the Suffolk County Stout release we saw seven IPAs on draft and wondered what the hell was going on. But this was a strategic mission to highlight Pacific Northwest and Southern Hemisphere hops selected …

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Buffalo Creek Brewing

Over in Historic Long Grove, IL is a 17,000 square ft destination taproom with a rustic, industrial farmhouse vibe. Buffalo Creek Brewing at full tilt draws 2500 people to their location for festivals.  Recently the decision was made to scale back distributed offerings from 8 down to 3 in part to …

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The Love Shack – Liquid Love Brewing

They try to keep a balance between sours and stouts on all year long up here in Buffalo Grove. It’s a joint where classic rock grooves and the bright warm colors pop and you instantly feel at home. Liquid Love is a rebrand of sorts from Prairie Krafts Brewing. Back …

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