It was one of the most the sought after tickets of the year w/ prices peaking around 300$ each on stub hub last month (30 times the face value) it’s part beer geek picnic, part festival & concert . It’s the one day of the year where fans travel from …
Last week, your favorite Chicago-based beer geeks had the opportunity to attend a press event regarding upcoming Chicago Craft Beer week activities. Hosted by the good folks over at Haymarket Pub & Brewery, the event shed light on the plethora of beergasmic events on the horizon. Taking place from May …
Haymarket Pub & Brewery is one of the more unique pub experiences you will find in the city. The brainchild of owners Pete Crowley & John Neurauter this West Loop hotspot once home to Bar Louie is using this space to do things much cooler than anything the former occupants …
We at Chicago Beer Geeks had a rare opportunity the other night to tour the Goose Island Fullton Street Brewery with one of their brewers John Laffler. He is responsible for the barrel age beers like Bourbon County Stout, as well as having the opportunity to experiment with small batches …
As you have probably heard by now in a move that surprised few but disappointed many, the mighty Goose Island Brewery announced this morning that it was selling the 23yr old Chicago institution to of all people… Budweiser. GI is the largest Illinois based craft brewery producing over 127,000 barrels last year with a market …
KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) a beer so good you wont reveal the location that sold you a bottle, so good weve walked miles, will drive through state & county lines in hot pursuit when its released. Most stores only have 1 case if any…for the year. Im realizing as I write this …
Wrigleyville, an area known more for sports themed bars selling macro beers than selling the good stuff, was the center of the Chicago craft beer scene this past weekend with the Night of the Living Ales & The Great Wrigley beer Festival invading the area. TGWBF was A 4 pub …
Last week Clown Shoes Beer made their debut in the Chicago market. The craft brew makers from Massachusetts (30 miles north of Boston) Invaded chi city with truck loads of their offerings taking up prime real estate in some of our favorite retail stores. The company is barely a …
