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Brewery Ommegang Introduces 6-Packs, Great Beyond Double IPA ›
On July 18, 2016  ·  in Beer Review, Brewery Ommegang, Tasting Notes

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Fresh off their Champion Brewery and Brewmaster award at the Brewers Association World Beer Cup this spring, Brewery Ommegang brings us yet another reason to celebrate them—this time in the form of six-packs and a brand new double IPA, Great Beyond. We sat down with Brewery Ommegang’s Market Manager, Andrew Berlanstein, to hear the story behind the two new developments.
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Pitchfork Recap With Goose Island & Virtue Cider ›
On July 18, 2016  ·  in Event Spotlight, Goose Island Beer Co., Video, Virtue Cider

IMG_5367Pitchfork Music Festival came and went, certainly living up to the hype. We drank, we rocked, we people watched, and we took some pictures along the way. Watch our video recap and see pictures from the festival below. Read More


Giveaway | Win Tickets To Pitchfork Music Festival ›
On July 13, 2016  ·  in Giveaway, Goose Island Beer Co.

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Pitchfork Music Festival comes back to town this weekend and thanks to Goose Island, we’re hooking you up with a pair of 3-day passes to the festival! All you have to do is follow @LakeshoreBev on Twitter and retweet THIS TWEET. Yep, that’s it! We will DM the winner Thursday morning.

Must be 21 to enter.

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Beer Trips (Driveable Craft Beer Destinations) | Urban Chestnut Brewing Co. in St. Louis, MO ›
On July 05, 2016  ·  in Beer Trips (Driveable Craft Beer Destinations), Urban Chestnut Brewing

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If anything bad can be said about Chicagoans, it’s that we have a tendency to think of the city as the only worthwhile part of the Midwest. Beer Trips (Driveable Craft Beer Destinations) is a blog series about places that are just within our reach. These posts will put you in the passenger seat of Lakeshore Beverage’s blogger and beer traveler, Kevin Schmalandt, as he journeys to nearby craft beer destinations throughout the region.

In the next installment of the series, we take you on a trip to St. Louis, MO to visit Urban Chestnut Brewing Co.

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Tasting Notes | 5 Beers for 4th of July ›
On June 29, 2016  ·  in Against The Grain Brewery, Budweiser, Holidays, Pabst Brewing Company, Tasting Notes

IMG_45124th of July means lots of fireworks, lots of hotdogs, and of course, plenty of beer — especially if you find yourself hosting or attending a backyard barbecue with your friends and family. As the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility, and we want you to curate your beer cooler responsibly. We know there are errands to run and burgers to grill so leave the beer to us. Here are some 4th of July beers for just about everybody at your party — from your domestic drinking grandfather to your beer nerd cousin.

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Win This Ravinia Picnic Pack With 4 Tickets to Duran Duran! ›
On June 28, 2016  ·  in Giveaway, Goose Island Beer Co.


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If you’ve ever been to Ravinia Festival, you know you can’t walk in empty handed. As one of Chicagoland’s premiere music venues, Ravinia encourages lawn seat guests to bring food, beverages, blankets, and chairs to enjoy the performance al fresco. That’s why we teamed up with Goose Island and put together this Ravinia Picnic Pack for you and three friends to see Duran Duran at Ravinia on Friday, July 8! Beer and food not included, there are gift cards for that! The prize pack includes:

  • (4) Lawn seats to the concert
  • Goose Island travel cooler
  • Goose Island vintage series glassware
  • Gift cards to Publican Quality Meats and Garfield’s Beverage Warehouse (we recommend charcuterie with a 4-pack or 750ml bottle of Sofie or Matilda)
  • Custom cheese board from Rest & Repine Woodworks
  • All purpose picnic blanket Read More

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