CBG Podcast Episode 4
We are onsite at the Craft Beer Store in Libertyville, IL for this episode. We talk about Wild Onion Drago, BCS, and Tighthead
The Goose Island Bourbon County 2016 Lineup
By now we should just call GI’s Bourbon County Stout what it is – The Most Disruptive Stout in American History. Batch 1000 at the Clybourn brewpub was ahead of it’s time and pioneered the way craft breweries approached experimenting with second use barrels that previously held a spirit. We …
CBG Podcast – Episode 3 –
The 14th Annual Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beers
Chicago’s most revered festival returned to UIC Forum for a third consecutive year. Gone were the overhead lights that gave the space a sterile, tradeshow vibe. They were replaced with a warm, globe string light design. The 2016 edition of the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild’s signature event saw Seattle Cider …
Hopping the Penguin Hops
On Tuesday, October 10th, Chicago Beer Geeks went behind the scenes to experience the hopping of Penguin Hops. Created through a collaboration with the Shedd Aquarium and Revolution Brewing, Penguin Hops is a limited-release harvest pale ale hopped with the Shedd’s homegrown hops. You might be surprised that the Shedd …
A Sunday in Bohemia
Last Sunday, we finally had the opportunity to visit the fabled Band of Bohemia, a culinary brew-child of Alinea alumni Michael Carroll and Craig Sindelar. This waywardly bohemian brewhouse serves up comforting yet fanciful fare and unique beers in a reclaimed Ravenswood Oreo factory. The team at Band of Bohemia …
CBG Podcast: Episode 2
We discuss Darkness Day, Dark Horse Brewery, FoBAB, and many other random things