St. Patrick’s Day and Christmas are the two peak seasons for the world’s first global brewery. 3.4 million pints are brewed everyday this time of year…brewing and that’s just the St James Gate Brewery. We caught up brand ambassador Aaron Ridgeway who is celebrating the holiday in New York City. …
The Big Hurt Brewhouse has been reborn. Frank Thomas, the greatest Chicago White Sock of them all was on hand recently for the grand opening/ ribbon cutting ceremony of 35 Sports Bar and Grill. Production of Frank’s beers has also changed locations. Big Hurt Beer started in 2011. Initially the …
Recently during their birthday party the Sketchbook crew debuted a new look. Although I’m nostalgic and love the old one, this new logo is flexible and stands on it’s own as a piece of art. It’s been a banner year for the Evanston crew. In June Draft Magazine revealed their …
The festival taster glassware this year was elegant like something you’d find at a beer wedding reception. Under the dim string lighting of the UIC Forum FOBAB delivered the way that it always does. Highlights included Ryan Burk taking gold in Cider/Mead/Perry with Understood In Motion #02. The win makes …
The story of Afro Beer Chick actually parallels the history of Chicago Beer Geeks. In 2011 Chalonda White was appointed President of Chicago Girls Pint Out. The Indiana based social club with 75 chapters nationwide always looked to establish a Cook County outpost. The first member Chalonda signed up was …
Yes, BCS season is upon us! Brewers Quinn Fuechsl and Tim Faith led a tasting through the full 2017 lineup. Beam Suntory reps were on hand to share samples of their 25th Anniversary Single Barrel Knob Creek Whiskey as well. This party all went down at the Goose Barrel House …
Unbreak My Heart: Goose Island Clybourn is back! It’s a little similar but has a different personality for sure. Both the cellar and loft seating are gone, replacing those are a bigger brewhouse, in fact, 1800 N. Cylbourn is now called Goose Island Brewhouse. After 2 years at Blue Point …
The world travelers Steve Hindy and Garrett Oliver are taking an approach we rarely see from American craft brewers…a worldwide footprint. By now you probably know that 40% of all their beer exports to Norway. A lesser known tidbit is the six sister breweries they are a part of in …
