Beer Reviews
The story of Afro Beer Chick actually parallels the history of Chicago Beer Geeks. In 2011 Chalonda White was appointed President of Chicago Girls Pint Out. The Indiana based social club with 75 chapters nationwide always looked to establish a Cook County outpost. The first member Chalonda signed up was …
Yes, BCS season is upon us! Brewers Quinn Fuechsl and Tim Faith led a tasting through the full 2017 lineup. Beam Suntory reps were on hand to share samples of their 25th Anniversary Single Barrel Knob Creek Whiskey as well. This party all went down at the Goose Barrel House …
Unbreak My Heart: Goose Island Clybourn is back! It’s a little similar but has a different personality for sure. Both the cellar and loft seating are gone, replacing those are a bigger brewhouse, in fact, 1800 N. Cylbourn is now called Goose Island Brewhouse. After 2 years at Blue Point …
The world travelers Steve Hindy and Garrett Oliver are taking an approach we rarely see from American craft brewers…a worldwide footprint. By now you probably know that 40% of all their beer exports to Norway. A lesser known tidbit is the six sister breweries they are a part of in …
What was your 1st brewing job? Did you ever think becoming Brewmaster of a global brand was attainable back then? My brewing career began at the Obregon Brewery under the late German Brewmaster, Peter Gokus. My background is actually in biochemical food engineering, but Peter was truly the one …
I think we just experienced the first craft beer festival in the history of Chicago’s Union League Club. The space is a 23 floor “city within a city” in the middle of downtown, With it’s classic hotel rooms, event spaces, bars, members only gym and stunning artwork, the buiding is …
