The Chicago area is not want for beer festivals; in fact, there were two epic events that occurred on Saturday, November 12, 2011. Three, if you count both sessions of Illinois Craft Brewers Guild’s Ninth Annual Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer (FOBAB). And we most certainly did. Not …
On Saturday, November 5, 2011, I attended the afternoon session of Beer Hoptacular! at the Aragon Ballroom, a concert venue in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. I had been looking forward to this event for many reasons, but mostly because my homebrew club, CHAOS Brew Club, entered the homebrew challenge. …
“Craft beer is a return to normality.” -Garrett Oliver On Wednesday evening the hubby and I went to Binny’s Beverage Depot in the South Loop to meet a true pioneer in the craft beer world: Garrett Oliver. Oliver, brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery and author of The Brewmaster’s Table, was in …
Oh, the things I do for beer… Like travel 3 ½ hours for a beer I’ve never tasted. But when a road trip to Founders Brewing for the Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS) release was posted on the CHAOS Brew Club’s event page, how could I not go? The hubby …
You know that old adage “if I won the lottery I would [fill-in-the-blank-with-your-wildest-hopes-and-dreams]?” Well, that happened to the Kainz family in May 2000 when Joe Kainz, the patriarch, won approximately $90 million. But, contrary to popular belief, they did not say, “Hey, let’s open a brewery!” The Wild Onion Brewing …
(he said.. Nik) It was cool to see a tap list dedicated to only Chicagoland beers..all 26 taps. With a name like the ‘Local Tap Takeover’ we had to swing by and ended up having a very festive summer evening. Soon as I get there, I see former Goose Island …
