iOpener iPhone Case Video Review
We got our hands on the West280 iOpener iPhone case with a built in bottle opener. Check out our video review to find out if this case might be just what your looking for.
2nd Annual Itasca Beer Fest
We had a chance to check out the Itasca Beer Fest this year. It’s held in the lobby of the spacious Holiday Inn on Irving Park Rd. Got there right when the festival was about to open and a small line was forming. Those who purchased tickets ahead of time …
Chicago’s Favorite Traveling Craft Beer Festival: Beer Hoptacular
Not too many festivals on this scale are crazy enough to move locations every year. But then again Beerhoptacular isn’t your average fest. The key to pulling off a party of this magnitude is…well to be honest I don’t fucking know, we’ve havent thrown a party like this …
The Neoccasion 25th Anniversary Edition
The Neo Futurists are a Chicago institution. It’s theater that makes everyone feel like they belong in a theater. Their shows have been described as the type of performance that symbolizes the transformative power of live art. Their signature play – Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind …
Head 2 Head (Round 1)
We teamed up with Marty Nachel, the author of such books as: Beer across America, Beer for Dummies, and Homebrewing for Dummies, to bring you a new Video Series. Head to Head. In each Round of the series we will be blind taste testing 2 beers and giving our thoughts …
The 3rd Annual Great Punk’n Party
This past Tuesday was Fountainhead’s 3rd Annual Great Punk’n Party, the Fountainhead’s tribute to the pumpkin. I had a great time at last year’s event so I made sure to hit this one up again.This year they had plenty of pumpkin beer, pumpkin cocktails, and even a pumpkin carving contest. …
Cruisin’ For A Brewsin’ – Lake Effect Brewing Co.
Located right in the middle of the Mayfair, Old Irving Park, Jefferson Park, and Portage Park neighborhoods at Montrose & Cicero lies Lake Effect Brewing Company, who are currently celebrating their One Year Anniversary. You may have been lucky enough to see them on draft in a NW side bar …
CBG Nik Interviews Jared Rouben of Moody Tongue Brewing
My last encounter with Jared Rouben was at the 2012 Festival of Wood And Barrel Aged Beers in Bridgepoprt. The award-winning Brewmaster was sharing samples of Pretty Brown Eyes and Mayan Gold – a barleywine featuring Oaxacan chocolate and vanilla from his visit to Cope Cerveza Mexico. Jared has …