It’s no secret that this is one of our all time favorite events. Beer Under Glass ranked number 2 last year on our 12 most awesome of 2012 list. BUG is the only time all year that we get to venture to the west side of Chicago for a …
Just days after their massive Silver Anniversary Party (that featured 60 of their beers!) at the original Brewpub over on Clybourn, I was able to sit down for 20 minutes with a Chicago Legend. John started Goose Island in 1988 based on his world travels and his passion to build …
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 …
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 …
Iron Brew from Mark Skala on Vimeo. Iron Brew was really one of the coolest events we have ever participated in. Kent Weber and Mark Skala are two awesome friends of mine, we all share a passion for craft beer. A while back over drinks at Maria’s in Bridgeport we decided …
The coolest part of this fest is that it was 25 mins away from my partner CBG Dan (the only person I have had a beer with in 6 different US States.) No, the coolest part was the bean bag tournament with cash prizes, and upon entry everyone got …
