North & Western – Pipeworks Brewing Company

Just over one year ago Pipeworks Brewing Company released their first batch of beer to Chicago shelves, the highly acclaimed Ninja vs. Unicorn. Over 100 batches later, they’re still going strong and soon will be installing a larger scale brewhouse. This fast-paced expansion makes sense considering the always stellar quality …

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Feral Cat – Flesk Brewing Company

This week I’ll take a break from heavily hopped beers and focus on an American Wheat Ale instead. Very new to the market, first batches brewed in January, Flesk Brewing bombers have begun arriving on shelves, although scarce at the moment. Owned by brothers James and William O’Brien, Flesk is …

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Ghost Bike Pale Ale – Spiteful Brewing

Post number two is here and focuses on another local nanobrewery, which will probably continue to be the case for some time. Considering I spent last week discussing 18th Street Brewing’s Sinister, focus shifts to where that beer was brewed. Located in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood, Spiteful Brewing launched their brewing …

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