The New Eastside’s Best Kept Secret: Columbus Tap

We don’t typically associate hotel bars as being a destination for food and drink. Hopefully the level of focus found here can become the new norm for bar experiences near Michigan Avenue. Tucked away just a block from Millennium Park, Columbus Tap is dedicated to an all-Midwestern taplist that spotlights …

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Ballast Point Chicago

Ballast Point Tasting Room & Kitchen in West Loop is the ninth location for this San Diego based juggernaut. Disneyland is under way; and the Virginia facility is actually bigger than the original California brewhouse.  This new Chicago location includes a rooftop space and has room for 250 guests. The …

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Goose Island Turns 30!

Not many breweries in this country can claim they’ve been in business for 30 years. R&D Night is the quarterly invitational to chat and enjoy new Fulton Street offerings. Tonight was especially righteous due the only appearance ever at these things from Founder, Mr. John Hall. 30th Anniversary Ale pays …

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