Binny’s Beer Social

It was a cold, windy night as my girlfriend and I made the trek across Roosevelt to the South Loop Binny’s. This Binny’s is a little different because it has a tasting room on-site. While the bar is usually stocked with great craft beers, at the Beer Social being hosted …

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Argus London Porter Private Reserve Tasting

  If you’ve never been to 1 of the 3 Ballydoyle Irish Pub locations in the Chicagoland area  it is quite the experience.  I would call it the genuine article, inspired by trips to Ireland by owner Phil Cullen they do a great job balancing entertainment and great food with …

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An Evening with Garrett Oliver

“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 …

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Hopslam Week 2011

One thing we’ve learned w/ certainty these past couple weeks is that the state of Michigan owns craft beer for the month of January. The Double Trouble release from Founders handled business last week as the opening act for the insanely delicious, highly anticipated, wildly popular cult favourite..Hopslam from Bells …

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