Here’s a scenario that almost all of us will experience this month: we’re standing in the beer aisle, staring down a shelf with a million options in the liquor store we stopped into on the way to someone’s house for a Thanksgiving feast. And we have no idea what to choose. Read More
To celebrate the return of the Game of Thrones-inspired Iron Throne Blonde Ale and Three-Eyed Raven Dark Saison, Brewery Ommegang held a fit feast for a king at Kaiser Tiger. There was a costume contest hosted by the one-and-only Geek Girl Chicago, a raffle, a plethora of tasty bites and live “‘Thrones Yourself” portraits by Chicago artist, Daniel Warren Johnson. It was a good time. Read More
We had a blast last night at the third installment in our event series with The Hop Review, Arts & Crafts: A Celebration of Art and Craft Beer. The series is an opportunity for us to explore the connection between two things we care very much about: craft beer and art, and Vol 3: Hand Lettering with Frances MacLeod allowed us to do just that. Read More
It’s a sunny afternoon on what will turn out to be Chicago’s last warm day of year and I’m sitting across a table from Goose Island Beer Co. brewmaster Jared Jankoski with six bottles of 2015 Bourbon County Stout between us. Read More
This year, we celebrated Halloween in style. 3 Sheeps Brewing Company joined us at The Logan Theatre for a zombie-sheep themed beer party, complete with a costume contest, raffle, plenty of beer and a screening of the zombie sheep movie, Black Sheep.
3 Sheeps even made a custom beer for the night called Violence of the Lambs, a blood red amber ale with pomegranates. Read More
Last weekend I went to the 2nd annual Mac & Cheese Fest at UIC Forum with Labatt Blue & things got cheesy.
To start, I grabbed a Labatt Blue and the most ingenious plate I’ve ever seen. This marvel of culinary technology was sectioned off in three places for food, with a center beer cup rest, and a thumb hole. What a time to be alive!