The 2014 Square Roots Festival In this City of Neighborhoods (77 official to be exact), I’ve definitely become someone who rejoices in smaller fests that reflect the devotion of those who both live and work in the vibrant neighborhoods they represent. Events like Taste of River North, West Fest …
These guys do everything big. Their pale ale is a landmark in this industry and the 2nd best selling beer in the segment. Overall they move more craft beer than any crew in the country not named Sam Adams. Next month the company gets even larger as they are …
Spring 2014 was not kind to us. It tried hard to ruin our favourite activities with unusually f*#ked up weather. The kick off to Chicago Craft Beer Week was no exception. Just days before the event Garfield Park Conservatory announced its decision to move Beer Under Glass completely outdoors …
Recently Chicago’s oldest brewery announced that its beer will be served on the 3rd largest airline in North America. Goose Island and Chicago-based United Airlines threw a party in the Goose Barrel Showcase Room to make the announcement. The fun begins starting July 1 on worldwide flights and …
The Revolution will be televised! Usually we don’t discuss national TV shows on this outlet, but this is too exciting to pass up. James Watt and Martin Dickie are founders of the UK’s fastest growing brewery – BrewDog. The duo travel the globe challenging brewers to help them create …
Over sips of Tito’s Homemade Vodka and lemonade we recently caught up with the crew behind Chicago’s newest brewery – Rude Hippo. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing these cats for a few years now. We met at the city’s premier underground beer showcase – Chef Won Kim’s Brew Haha …
We boarded the Chicago Brew Bus from Beer Bistro North to attend this event. The invasion was the idea of Beer House Chicago Marketing Director – Vikki Reid. 25 of the 60 available drafts lines were occupied by Chicagoland breweries. There was an all-female band playing above the bar …
Longer nights, warmer weather and boat cruises on Lake Michigan…Welcome to Festival Season in Chicago! Love it or hate it Miller Coors Blue Moon, from a beer perspective is probably the most popular gateway drug in America. Above all its peers this mass produced 5.4 % abv witbier is …
