Month: March 2016

When you’ve spent four years perfecting your business plan, the thought of throwing away the first batch of the first beer you’ve brewed in your new brewery seems unfathomable. But when “good enough” doesn’t meet the high standards you’ve set for yourself, you cut your losses, learn from it and move on. While it may… Continue reading Alarmist Brewing: In Pursuit of Perfection

Since 1988, when the first craft brewery in Chicago opened, there’s been a consistent wave of new brewers on the scene, each one having to dig deeper to bring something innovative to an ever-changing market.  While Maplewood Brewery & Distillery is hardly the first to combine brewing and distillation under one roof, they’re the first… Continue reading Maplewood Brewery & Distillery Comes Full-Circle