Pour Your Own Damn Beer! District BrewYards arrives on the Near West Side
It was a completely packed house at 417 N. Ashland last night. With friends, investors, media, distributors and brewers from all across the city in attendance, the self-pour collaboration brewery era began in Chicago. We’ve had all three members of The District Yards Brewing Collective make appearances on the podcast …
The Alter Beer & Cheese Social
Band of Bohemia’s Holiday Collaborations with The Gray Hotel
Gray Hotel is the youngest of Kimpton’s city locations. Chicago’s only Michelin Star brewpub, Band of Bohemia created a pair of bottles exclusively for the hotel’s three bar/ restaurant concepts – Vol. 39, Steadfast and Boleo. Vol. 39 (2nd floor) is home to nine different Old Fashioned varietals. Including one …
FOBAB 2018: The 16th Annual of Wood and Barrel Aged Beers
Central Wisconsin Craft Collective Sweepstakes
The Stevens Point Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (SPACVB) is giving one lucky winner a chance to spend the weekend exploring the Central Wisconsin Craft Collective with three friends. Enter at StevensPointArea Members include Central Waters Brewing Company, Great Northern Distilling, Kozy Yak Brewery & Winery, O’so Brewing Company, …
The Second Annual Lincoln Avenue Beer Stroll
This event was so good that I couldn’t even finish my route. With three sample pours at every location, merchants you normally walk past were transformed into tasting destinations!!! The Lakeview Chamber of Commerce got this one right. Diversey to Belmont (Route B) started at Beermiscuous. The craft beer café …
The Inaugural Half Acre Far & Away Invitational
Up to this point the only notable beer party over this way is the annual Harvest HopDown Fest at The Plaza on Millennium Park. It’s an October gathering where Park Grill’s PR staff coordinates distributors to come pour packaged mainline offerings from popular regional breweries. It’s a decent party and …