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Most everyone I know already has their OOOs set for Spring Break and my world’s feeling fairly slow heading into this weekend, but I do have a barrel-aged Odd Side stout with hazelnuts and bacon in my fridge, so I should probably tend to that today, huh? Beats shoveling the driveway. Saint Errant says yes you are !
moorsbeer A post shared by @moorsbeer They’ve been added to our Chicagoland CraftBeer Map. And now our very busy February events schedule continues unabated with a ton of stuff this weekend. Definitely didn’t catch all of the events out there, but we’re still looking at a ton of stuff to do this week.
I know in my head that it was just last Friday because we have these poll results to look at…but it doesn’t feel like it: A majority of “I’ll get there at some point” kinda sums up a lot about craftbeer at the current moment, doesn’t it?
The Democratic National Convention is the biggest political event to happen in Chicago in decades, so if there’s a craftbeer angle to that gathering, we’re going to cover it. Ray Stout, executive director of the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild , chatted with us about just that.
Here’s something unique: Tomorrow night, Whiner Beer is hosting a St. ” event to help support their 2024 non-profit partner Sharing Connections. Revolution Brewing is now the official craftbeer sponsor of the Chicago Sky…and they’re not time outs any more, they’re Cold Time outs.
I’m not very familiar with Decatur’s Golden Fox Brewing , but if they’re winning gold for Imperial Stout , then I should probably get to know them, huh? This would be a great way to try beers from the likes of 206 Brewing, Wolfden Brewing, Nik & Ivy, Fox Republic and more.
Through the snowless 60-degree days, however, one boreal harbinger has remained intact: the Russian imperial stout. Rich and complex, Russian imperial stouts are differentiated from other dark beers by both strength and apocrypha. Old Rasputin, from Fort Bragg, Calif.,
How can you not attend an event that features a Complimentary Meat Cart? Black Lung is on the hunt for stoner bands for a 4/20 event. Great Lakes announced a Total Eclipse Party and their Vanilla Blackout Stout , which Premium Subscribers saw a while back. Coming Thursday to Wolfden Brewing : Mushroom Club !
We now know what this year’s Bourbon County Stout variants will be. There was a BCS Cordial Stout (with chocolate, cocoa nibs and Amarena cherries), an intriguing sounding Upside Down Cake Stout (with pineapple, vanilla, brown sugar and Maraschino cherries) and this Proprietors label for a BCS Junior Mint. Or Andes Candy.
If, like Pokemon, you gotta catch all the beers from Spiteful Brewing , you’re going to have to get this special version of Alley Time at the Wrigley Rooftops this year. Alarmist has some data in favor of clear, given that their April Fools joke of a beer, Le Jus Clear, has been their #1 seller for the last month.
We’ll also talk more next week about the USAToday Readers Choice 10Best beer-related award voting going on, but while we’re here, both Funkytown Brewing and Turner Haus Brewing were also nominated this week as one of the Best New Breweries in America — so that’s pretty cool. Finally, Moor’s Brewing Co.
One of Chicago’s original craftbeers is coming back. We broke the news of its discontinuation back in early 2019 , calling it “the end of an era” as Goose was pivoting to beers like Old Man Grumpy and Next Coast IPA. Earlier today, Goose Island made it official : Honkers Ale is returning to package format.
Hallonquist volunteered at events. They bonded over their love of beer, lamenting that few mainstream beer brands catered to the queer community outside of Pride Month. Dyke Beer now offers five inclusively named beers like Out Stout and Tall Girl gose , sold at LGBTQ+ bars in NYC and the Northeast. “I
CraftBeer & Brewing’s annual Best in Beer issue has dropped , and with it come a number of accolades for Chicagoland and Midwestern breweries. (No They can still celebrate that GABF medal that they won for their barrel-aged stout Count Humongous Chungus. No surprise there; we’re the best.)
Later This Month (and Beyond): This year’s Beer Culture Summit kicks off on Wednesday night with A Celebration of Life and Death at Revolution Brewing and continues through the 19th. Great Lakes Brewing Company’s annual First Taste event for their Christmas Ale is set for October 17. Blue Island Beer Company hosts H.O.O.F.
The beer industry has come a long way in the past 20 plus years. Weve seen bourbon barrel-aging work its magic on stouts , the IPA has birthed multiple substyles , and the number of craft breweries in the U.S. Of course, with more breweries comes more beer, and subsequently, more beer names.
Tomorrow night, head to Artifact Events in Ravenswood for the Best Friends Turn 11 celebration held by Begyle and Bottles & Cans. It’s also always cool to see people standing in line to attend their Super Stout Sunday. Beers from Maplewood are now available in South Carolina. Nice to see. That they made!
On January 12, 2011, something very important happened in the Chicago beer world: Haymarket Pub & Brewery opened for the first time. That means that today is Haymarket’s 13th birthday, and they’re celebrating with some special gifts for us: Their award-winning Defender Stout and Matthias IPA. They’ll love that.
USAToday’s 10Best.com regularly runs a variety of craft-beer focused competitions and there are a wide array of Midwestern contenders for the awards currently being discussed. Specifically, a puppy “speed dating” event held with the Chicago Canine Rescue team.
10th so if you want to pay homage to the place where Chicago’s craftbeer scene really got its start, you should probably start making plans now. Reminder: This is not an all-encompassing list of Midwestern brewery events — just the ones that happened to catch my eye. They close for the last time on Sunday, Dec.
California: Russian River Brewing Company Pliny the Younger Availability: Late March-early April The Pliny the Younger release of 2010 pioneered line culture in American craftbeer culture as we know it. over the beer’s Star Wars-centric can art. Connecticut: New England Brewing Co. Oh, and it doubles as a music festival.
All of them have been gathered together for a project that’s the brainchild of Charolette Converse that will see 113 women, non-binary or trans participants (as of publish time) joining together to not just make a one-off beer, but to create a community to “network, educate and inspire their fellow women in the craftbeer industry.”
People in India are becoming more interested in beer styles beyond traditional lagers, such as India Pale Ales (IPAs), stouts, porters and sour ales. There is also a growing trend for experimental and collaborative brews, which use local ingredients and flavours to create authentic and diverse beer experiences.
It’s safe to say that the craftbeer boom has now reached nearly every corner of the globe. Athens, Greece Credit: Athineo / Constantinos Kollias via Unsplash Beer production in Athens dates back to 3300 B.C. In 2010, there were roughly 70 breweries scattered across the country.
ICBG ED Ray Stout went on WBBM radio to talk about this month’s My Illinois Beer Fridge promotion. This is a cool idea — a combination craftbeer taproom and record store opened up in Lisle called the Crooked Arm Vinyl & Tap. WGN-TV paid a visit to Banging Gavel’s new taproom.
In the bustling landscape of modern hobbies and social gatherings, the world of craftbeer stands out as a unique and vibrant community, especially among students. This isn’t just about sipping on hoppy IPAs or exploring the depths of stout flavors; it’s about the friendships that ferment in these shared experiences.
As if you needed more evidence that the American Midwest is a pretty great place to be a craftbeer drinker, here are the nation’s top ten breweries, according to the 2024 U.S. Open Beer Championship : 1. Burgeon Beer Co. Big Grove Brewing is now the official craftbeer of University of Iowa athletics.
Since the dawn of craftbeer, bars have played a pivotal role in the boom of American brewing. Nowhere is this more true than at the more specialized spots: the beer bars, as we know them, with their thoughtful selections across tap lines and bottle lists, and their dedication to service, atmosphere, and education.
If you compiled all of the headlines covering craftbeer over the past 12 months and gave your summation on the state of the industry, you might grumble something about a Bob Dylan song in between sips of your Flavortown spiked fruit punch. ” —Joe Stange, managing editor at CraftBeer & Brewing Blindhouse Beer Roanoke, Va.
With a noticeable shift towards craftbeer and a growing interest in a variety of beer styles beyond lager, the Indian beer industry is going through a transitory phase – something that beer producers are only too keen to capitalise on and develop beer portfolios that are healthier and exciting due to a variety of flavours and taste.
I spent money on Bourbon County Stout. Yes, for years we delivered preview coverage of the annual BCBS lineup, and in 2021 we were taken off the invite list for those yearly media-invite events, which also happened to be the year we expressed support for the stymied union organization attempts by Goose Island employees in 2020.
San Diego Beer Week is a celebration of the 150 independent craft breweries in a city known as the “Capitol of Craft.” ” The 2024 event dates are Nov. 1-10 with the main event, the Capital of Craft Beerfest, set for Saturday, Nov. Ten may not equal seven, but Beer Week is a perfect ten.”
” You know what that means: 32oz pours of Imperial Stout, coming up! Making beer is a small part of their overall business but still, Excel Bottling & Brewing Company in Breese gets a feature from Feast Magazine. Elburn’s group of Obscurity brands started with beer and mead, but now has rolled out a new line of ciders.
Hour Detroit looks back at the city’s beer history starting with Stroh’s and moving into the modern craftbeer era. WDET is celebrating its 75th year on the air with a special beer made by Batch Brewing. With a few days left in Sober October, NA beers from Go Brewing are on store shelves at Meijer.
Subscribe now Did any Chicagoland beer maker have a better 2024 than Funkytown ? WTTW had them on to talk about their efforts in bringing Black cultural influences into craftbeer. Sprecher entered eight beers in the 2023 Tasting Alliance Beer Competition, and every one of them won a medal. Let me know.
It’s a gorgeous and artfully craftedbeer, and it’s a lot of fun to drink.” North Park Beer Company Kiwi to Bogey 5.4% And this stout in particular was one of my favorites from the Oregon producer. Huy is a Vietnamese coffee stout. We planned a guest tap stoutevent for daylight savings this year.
Earlier this year, Boston Beer “remastered” Boston Lager , and New Belgium sent Fat Tire’s recipe biking into the sunset, revamping the amber ale as lighter and crisper to reverse sales declines. I loved that beer I rarely bought! It’s something that we all wanted to drink and brings us back to our craft-beer roots.”
This significant partnership sees the ground become the first sports venue in the UK to hand over its taps to a craftbeer brand, as well as being the only to pour 100% British beer. James Arrow, CEO, BrewDog plc, comments: “ This is one of the most monumental achievements we could ever hope for our business.
A sports bar is more than just a place to watch sporting events – it's a space where fans can gather, cheer, and experience friendship with other fans while enjoying delicious food and drinks. Stout NYC (New York, NY) : Stout NYC is a popular sports bar with several large screens and a large beer selection.
” WGN-TV’s Try My Job feature looked at how Guinness Chicago brews their beer. Patch.com covered an upcoming holiday beer dinner plus the new Christmas cookie-inspired stout from Flipside Brewing. The CraftBeer & Brewing podcast is on a real Chicago kick. Don’t you want that every week?
Earlier this year, as Keith Wedeking began building a garage at his house in Cedar Falls, Iowa, he resolved to drink a rare beer upon completing the project. Instead of an imperial stout or lambic of great vintage, Wedeking had squirreled away four expired cans of Busch Light Apple, a flavored lager that was discontinued in 2022.
For readers who associate non-alc beer with O’Douls, can you talk about why what you do is different? Ten years ago, I wasn’t even thinking about craftbeer. He’d always been a craftbeer guy, just super into it. My beer world was Bud Light, Coors Light, and Natural Light. Absolutely.
For readers who associate non-alc beer with O’Douls, can you talk about why what you do is different? Ten years ago, I wasn’t even thinking about craftbeer. He’d always been a craftbeer guy, just super into it. My beer world was Bud Light, Coors Light, and Natural Light. Absolutely.
If you have ten minutes to kill and you feel like reliving a beerevent from 2013, give it a watch. A quick programming update: I’m still determining what Friday’s email will look like, as I’ll be attending a pre-Oberon Day media event at Bell’s in Kalamazoo. You might recognize some familiar faces.
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