Category: Stories

We all know that crappy beer is crappy and, for the most part, we avoid crappy beer because we have so many options when it comes to good beer in Chicago. Like any other beer enthusiast, I’ve had the opportunity to imbibe in a staggering amount of unique, quality brews that have turned my palette… Continue reading Crappy Beer Taste Test

New breweries have been popping up all over Chicago, some big, some small, some good, some great — each with their own story and identity while at the same time, holding many similarities. They all want to make good beer (we hope) and give back to the community that supports them but few, if any,… Continue reading Middle Brow Brewing Gets Charitable

Today is December 21st, 2012 and according to the Mayans, we’re all supposed to die today. Nothing says holiday cheer like the impending apocalypse. With the end of the world approaching, I was pleasantly surprised to be invited to attend a dangerously last minute sneak preview of 5 Rabbit’s “very limited edition” beer, Ki’Chun, to… Continue reading Ring in the Apocalypse with 5 Rabbit Ki’Chun

In the last year or so in my trips back to visit family in Wisconsin, I’ve noticed an increase in the availability and variety of craft beer in the area. Given that my hometown doesn’t even have a single stoplight, I was pretty excited the first time I found New Glarus in the grocery store.… Continue reading Egg Harbor Ale Fest

I’ve always considered myself a burger enthusiast of sorts, if not, a sandwich enthusiast in general. So after hearing numerous good things about Burger Bar, I was a little embarrassed that I had yet to patronize the place. I was able to change that last week when I attended their Summer Beer and BBQ Bash… Continue reading Burger Bar Beer and BBQ Bash

Goose Island has caught a lot of flack from big-beer-phobics over being acquired by AB InBev in early 2011. Many feared the quality of the beer would suffer or that InBev would get rid of popular beers and turn Goose Island into the next Budweiser. So far, none of the above has happened and Goose… Continue reading Goose Island Fulton & Wood Series “En Passant” Release