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Craft Breweries Are Simplifying to Broaden Interest

Imbibe Magazine

In 2017, Andro Chung co-founded Dyke Bar Takeover to bring pop-up queer parties and LGBTQ+ artists to straight bars and spaces. They bonded over their love of beer, lamenting that few mainstream beer brands catered to the queer community outside of Pride Month. Photo by Eric Medsker; Shift Beer at Hopewell Brewing in Chicago.

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This Week's Circus-y & Chicago-y Craft Beer Events & Socials

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Facebook Memories reminded us that the Lagunitas Beer Circus — perhaps the most bizarre beer event we’ve ever attended — kicked off in Chicago a decade ago. here are some other upcoming… Today’s a good day for a beer release, apparently: Haymarket is rolling out their new Clark St.

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A Home Opener Homage to Lucky Dorr

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

Sitting in the literal shadow of Wrigley Field, Lucky Dorr has poured a vast array of exclusive beers made in collaboration with local breweries for years, and somehow manages to also survive a months-long annual seasonal closure that most other bars could not withstand. “Before we had the name, our working title was ‘Beer Box.’”

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This Week's Beer News: Fresh FoBAB News & A Closure Blip?

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The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild officially announced their plans for this year’s FoBAB and they’ve got a couple of fun new options for attendees. The fundamentals aren’t changing, though: There’s still 350+ barrel-aged beers at UIC’s Credit Union 1 arena, plus ciders, meads, perrys, etc.

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Where to Drink in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Imbibe Magazine

And aside from a trim list of wine, beer, and classic cocktails, Bar Americano doubles down on drinkers’ rediscovered interest in vermouth , with a selection running more than 50 deep from Spain, France, and Italy. In fact, I haven’t ordered a single drink here that didn’t elicit the exclamation, “Damn, that’s delicious!”

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This Week's Beer News: Two New Brewery Taprooms!

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What is this, 2017? After making beer at Marz and Begyle , the new Is/Was space is one of the city’s oldest brewery locations, serving as home base for Metropolitan since 2008 and then for Urban Brew Labs after Metro moved to their riverfront taproom. Both brewery locations are now on our Chicagoland Craft Beer Map.

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Taplines: How Non-Alcoholic Beer Got Cool

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The story of non-alcoholic (NA) beer in America actually begins with Prohibition. While some breweries repurposed their refrigeration units and pivoted into the dairy business, many others turned to “near beer” — brews containing 0.5 If this was what beer without booze tasted like, people wanted no part of it. Tune in for more.

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