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Every time I see Local Option Bierwerker’s Tony Russomanno he asks me one thing, “Tanaka! How’s your metal?”
Today is no exception.
I’m sitting across the bar from Tony and Local Option’s Brand Ambassador Alexi Front to taste their newest bottle release, Exorcist, and learn more about what might be the most metal brewery in America.
Last week we took you behind-the-scenes as Chef Chris Cosentino and the Virtue Cider team created a custom cider called Offalgood Cider. Now that the cider has officially been released, we sat down with Lakeshore Beverage craft beer and cider expert, Jenn Eppich for a closer look at the final product.
Whether you’re hosting Thanksgiving dinner at your place this year (you poor, poor soul) or packing the kids into the car and heading over to see your family, you’re going to need beer. And because you’re a discerning soul of good taste, you’re going to need GOOD beer.
“But the traditional Thanksgiving meal is so hard to pair with! With all of the large and varied flavors on the same plate, how can I possibly find the right beer for me?”
We hear you. Read More
In a time when the Festival of Barrel Aged Beer is the hottest ticket in town and most every brewery worth its salt has a barrel aging program of some kind, it’s hard to imagine a time before barrel-aging beer was a thing. But that was the case in 1992 when the Goose Island Clybourn Brewpub set out to brew its 1000th batch. Read More
Andrew Maxson of the Brooklyn Brewery recently sat down with me to talk about a flight night he’ll be hosting on Tuesday, 10/21 at Dusek’s. The night will feature three very special beers, including Brooklyn Sorachi Ace, Brooklyn Silver Anniversary Lager and Brooklyn Companion. Read More