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Imbibe 75 Person to Watch: Morgan Owle-Crisp

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Liquor was historically used to manipulate Native people into contracts and negotiations when they were not of sound mind.” She names the craft beer scene in Asheville as inspiration: With fewer than 100,000 people, the town has welcomed more than 50 breweries over the past two decades. Importantly, beer need not be a poison.

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Craft Breweries Are Simplifying to Broaden Interest

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Sometime in the 2010s, consuming craft beer turned into a personality trait. Acquiring, drinking, and discussing beer in granular detail became an all-consuming hobby. To concisely communicate the style’s strengths, Fair State created the kölsch-style Köld that’s sold in 12-packs and call it a “crisp everyday golden beer.” “The

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One Brand Enters, WLL Leaves: This Week's Chicago-Centric Craft Beer Events & Socials

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paracaidistamx A post shared by @paracaidistamx They’re kicking things off with three new beers at Pilot Project Chicago this afternoon, and you have to love any brewery that launches with a hoppy saison as their flagship. Now, onto something less fun but also less surprising: It looks like West Lakeview Liquors is finally closing.

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This Week's Beer News: Good "Vibes" Only.

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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 craft beer industry.”

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This Week's Beer News: More Farewell, WLL

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Any time we lose someplace with nearly 40 years of beer history in Chicago, even if their profile has dropped off a lot over the last decade, I think it’s still worth acknowledging. My favorite place to be was the in cellar/basement when we received new stock of delicate, intentionally crafted, beer from around the world.

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Father’s Day Gift Guide

A Bar Above

Throw in a bottle of his favorite liquor and a bar mat for a non-slip surface, a jar of cocktail cherries for garnish, or a cocktail smoker kit, and you have a complete gift! Dad can age and flavor his own liquor with personal oak barrels from Redhead Barrels. FLAVORING ALCOHOL WITH PERSONAL OAK BARRELS Want something truly unique?

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In Praise of the Midwest's Underrated: This Week's Beer News

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After four decades in business as a bar, Dressel’s Pub now has their own line of house-brewed beers from their own Rock & Horse Brewing. Madtree’s PsycHOPathy IPA - apparently the first Ohio craft beer to be canned - has had a bit of a rebrand. I kinda dig the two Hocus Pocus themed beers from Nostalgia Brewing.

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