One of the most anticipated brewery debuts in recent memory got off the ground with guest bartenders from around the city, a killer taplist, dinosmores, Manhattan jello shots and of course 4 beer collaborations they have created since announcing Chicago’s newest brewery – Off Color. It’s not often you …
Hooray, a new method for me to contribute to the site! Bear with me, as it may take me a few posts to find my groove, but ultimately, I hope, this will be a great way to bring more focus to locally produced beers, one at a time. This will …
All Sundays are not created equal. The crew over at Solidarity have a knack for creating random acts of awesome on Sunday afternoons. The latest chapter of their event series focused on all things black- Darkside: 22+ taps, featuring all dark ales. The man behind the movement – Chris Jacobsen, …
Our epic Chicago Bears Bash Trilogy came to an end when the Monsters Of The Midway couldn’t make it to the playoffs this season. But lets be honest, the party never stops. We shifted gears to create our largest, and most awesome gathering to date (at Lake Point …
It was a pub crawl led by a rugby team to 7 locations in the city and suburbs ( I cant make this stuff up). Norm Smyth and Jeff Friends are members of the Chicago Blaze. They did a great job of combining their love of sports and beer to …
I’ve heard great things about CHAOS Brew Club ever since they moved into their current place (1329 W. Grand) over a year ago. This past Saturday we decided to pay a visit, because Saturday was their 2nd Annual Stout and Chili Night. The members-only party featured 25 different CHAOS beers …
We would like to announce our latest update to the Chicago Beer Geeks iOS application. Version 2.0 This version adds many useful enhancements that give you a much more engaged and rich experience when using the application. One of the biggest updates is the description of each event. The description …
I’ve always wanted to be in a really cool band. My friends Kent Weber, Mark Skala and I on occasion join forces as The Independent Beer Series to produce some wonderful content. In volume 2 of our series we focused on an event we all admire – The Festival Of …
