Beer events in and out of the Chicago land area
It’s getting to be that time of year where I just don’t want to do anything productive. I’m going on vacation soon (one more week to go!), every other day there is another holiday-themed function, and there is an unmistakable antsy-ness among everyone at work. I definitely need a mid-week …
The Chicago area is not want for beer festivals; in fact, there were two epic events that occurred on Saturday, November 12, 2011. Three, if you count both sessions of Illinois Craft Brewers Guild’s Ninth Annual Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer (FOBAB). And we most certainly did. Not …
It’s hard to believe the Three Floyds Brewery has been around fifteen years. A brewery commended for producing some of the worlds best beers. So what does a brewery like this do when they hit that fifteen year mark? Throw a huge party to celebrate the collaboration between three other …
On Saturday, November 5, 2011, I attended the afternoon session of Beer Hoptacular! at the Aragon Ballroom, a concert venue in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. I had been looking forward to this event for many reasons, but mostly because my homebrew club, CHAOS Brew Club, entered the homebrew challenge. …
On a cold day in October, almost 24 hrs before the release. People begin setting up camp, bundling up, and preparing for a cold night in line. While this may sound like the latest iPhone release, it’s the latest beer release from Surly Brewing just outside Minneapolis Minnesota. Darkness Russian …
“Craft beer is a return to normality.” -Garrett Oliver On Wednesday evening the hubby and I went to Binny’s Beverage Depot in the South Loop to meet a true pioneer in the craft beer world: Garrett Oliver. Oliver, brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery and author of The Brewmaster’s Table, was in …
