Good Beer Wins at BUG

  Spring 2014 was not kind to us. It tried hard to ruin our favourite activities with unusually f*#ked up weather. The kick off to Chicago Craft Beer Week was no exception. Just days before the event Garfield Park Conservatory announced its decision to move Beer Under Glass completely outdoors …

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Goose Flies The Friendly Skies

    Recently Chicago’s oldest brewery announced that its beer will be served on the 3rd largest airline in North America. Goose Island and Chicago-based United Airlines threw a party in the Goose Barrel Showcase Room to make the announcement. The fun begins starting July 1 on worldwide flights and …

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BrewDogs Chicago Episode

  The Revolution will be televised! Usually we don’t discuss national TV shows on this outlet, but this is too exciting to pass up. James Watt and Martin Dickie are founders of the UK’s fastest growing brewery – BrewDog. The duo travel the globe challenging brewers to help them create …

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The Rude Hippo Interview

  Over sips of Tito’s Homemade Vodka and lemonade we recently caught up with the crew behind Chicago’s newest brewery – Rude Hippo. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing these cats for a few years now. We met at the city’s premier underground beer showcase – Chef Won Kim’s Brew …

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Beer House Local Tap Invasion

  We boarded the Chicago Brew Bus from Beer Bistro North to attend this event. The invasion was the idea of  Beer House Chicago Marketing Director – Vikki Reid.  25 of the 60 available drafts lines were occupied by Chicagoland breweries.  There was an all-female band playing above the bar …

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Follow The Moon

  Longer nights, warmer weather and boat cruises on Lake Michigan…Welcome to Festival Season in Chicago! Love it or hate it  Miller Coors Blue Moon, from a beer perspective is probably the most popular gateway drug in America. Above all its peers this mass produced 5.4 % abv witbier is …

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The Last Saturday in April

  It’s a tradition like no other. Three Floyds is the most polarizing brewery we’ve ever seen.  Whether you love em or hate em, every April they give us one of the biggest moments of the entire calendar year with Dark Lord Day.  This year’s fest drew over 9000 people …

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