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Inside Manska’s Mind: The Travesties of Whiskey Tasting

Chilled Magazine

Manska for an analytical look at the travesties of whiskey tasting. Many attendees also belong to beer, wine, or whiskey clubs. Attendees vociferously comment on balance, acidity, and mouthfeel, and are not afraid to say, “This wine (or beer) is too hot (referring to ethanol content).” We go inside the mind of George F.

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This Week's Chicago-Centric Craft Beer Events & Socials

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

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 craft beer at the current moment, doesn’t it? That’s a lot of stuff going on.

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This Week's Pre-Paddy's Day Craft Beer Events & Socials

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

😉 Whiskey Hill is also hiring for their Westmont location , so it sounds like they’re getting close to opening as well. Revolution Brewing is now the official craft beer sponsor of the Chicago Sky…and they’re not time outs any more, they’re Cold Time outs.

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Review: Burnt Church Bluffton Whiskey

Drinkhacker

The road of the American craft whiskey movement was paved by craft beer. The spirit of craft beer and whiskey are similar, but in their respective infancies, they were not exactly equal. Craft beer was a response to a rather bland and homogenous beer industry. years of aging.

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

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

That said, congrats to those of you who are happy enough with your current jobs that you don’t need to see any other available roles in the beer business: If you’re not at Dark Lord Day tomorrow (or getting their new Dark Lord whiskey right now !), Dog Lager at (of course) Clark Street Dog.

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

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

If these new beer labels and this new GM announcement are any indication, it looks like Whiskey Hill is getting quite close to opening their new Westmont location?

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The State of American Whiskey in 2024

Cheers

American whiskey is in a weird place. Writing this feature in 2024, I’m tempted to recycle a similar piece I did on craft beer circa 2017. It’s not uncommon to say that the whiskey industry is five to seven years behind craft beer in terms of trends. Does all this spell trouble for American whiskey?

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