Miller Lite Extra Bases Club at The Cell

The Miller Lite Extra Bases Club made it’s debut this season at Sox Park. A key feature is that it’s no longer private suite like years past. Anyone with a ticket to the game can party in the 250-person event space. MillerCoors is the team’s official beer partner. The revamp …

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Summer Beer Cocktails

It’s the peak of the summer season. Here are a few ideas from downtown establishments with beer programs that easily get overlooked. Jake Melnick’s Corner Tap recently debuted Hop Signals – a smoked hop pale ale collaboration w Two Brothers that includes hops smoked in Jake Melnick’s Southern Pride Smoker! …

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This Will Rule Your Mouth

  This is beer and pizza pairing is an over-the-top experience that you have to check out. I am thrilled to share a story about a pizza worthy of such an article. Screamin’ Sicilian frozen pizzas are available in 8 varieties and are made by our friends in Wisconsin that …

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Whole Foods Red Star Bar Expansion

The team at Whole Foods took a full year to completely gut and rehab the 7 Dominicks locations they purchased. All of those stores will feature the Red Star Bar concept previously only available at their Kingsbury store in Lincoln Park. To further improve such stores, items like shop fittings …

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Goose Island’s New Fulton Street Tap Room

“Some people visit Chicago and think all of our beers are made at the Clybourn pub. This is a great way to have a connection with our neighborhood.” – Brewmaster, Brett Porter. Of course he’s referring to the original Goose Island Clybourn Pub that has been operating in Lincoln Park …

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Tennessee’s 1st Legal Moonshine

This is the story of the most visited distillery in the country. …and it’s run by a pair of former beer guys. Both CEO, John Cochran and VP of Sales, Michael Bender were responsible for brands over at Pabst, now their specialty is Whiskey. Old Smoky Moonshine is a family …

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