Distributor Locations: Lakeshore Beverage (IL)
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the Eastland Disaster, the largest loss of life tragedy in Chicago’s history. Unfortunately, this day is largely lost to the collective Chicagoan memory but one organization, the Eastland Disaster Historical Society is working hard to change that.
They’ve partnered with Liz Garibay of History on Tap and Ale Syndicate to brew a commemorative imperial pilsner, crafted in honor of the 844 people who lost their lives on July 24, 1915 during the S.S. Eastland Disaster in the Chicago River. On Friday July 24th at 8:44pm, we’ll be hosting a city wide toast to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the disaster.
Chicagoans all over the city will be raising their glasses to the memory of the 844. We’ll be toasting with Ale Syndicate’s The 844 but you can raise whatever you’ve got on hand. To join in, snap a photo of your raised glass and tweet or Instgram it with the hashtag #The844.
Enter to win a pair of 3-day passes to Pitchfork Music Festival from Lakeshore Beverage and Goose Island! To enter, follow @LakeshoreBev on Twitter and retweet THIS TWEET.
I’m sitting at a fold out table in Atlas Brewing Co’s brand new production facility on the south side of Chicago. Across from me sit brothers and founding brewers Ben and John Saller. They’ve just shown me around the massive space, a former Jay’s Chips factory, that will begin producing cans of their Diversey Pale Ale, Farmhouse Wheat and Rookery Rye IPA. I’m here today to learn more about this new brewing space, their expansion beyond the walls of their Lincoln Park brewpub and their brand new cans.
Check out our conversation below and then, if you haven’t already, subscribe to our email newsletter for an invitation to our upcoming Secret Beer Party featuring Atlas Brewing! Read More
If you were anything like me, you cried the day you learned that Hot Doug’s was closing for good.
A Chicago landmark for years, Doug Sohn and his Encased Meat Emporium created adventurous, genre-pushing culinary masterpieces for the everyman. It was unpretentious, completely unique and well worth the average two hour wait time. Doug himself took every order from the walkup counter at his restaurant, interacting with the hoards of hot dog fans that formed lines out his door everyday. In short, he made gourmet food affordable and approachable.
And then, this past weekend, the Sausage King of Chicago brought back Hot Doug’s as a pop-up at the Goose Island Barrel Warehouse. As Lakeshore Beverage’s fearless beer and food blogger, I volunteered for the difficult task of covering the event. Because someone had to eat all the hot dogs. Read More
Last night was a blast. I hope you were there.
It was the second installment in our exciting new 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 2: Artist Designed Footwear with BucketFeet allowed us to do just that. Read More
There are few things more breathtaking than seeing the Chicago skyline at sunset on Lake Michigan. Last week, we had the pleasure of participating in a Beer Flight River Cruise with SweetWater Brewing Co that allowed us to do just that.
SweetWater’s Chicago “Heady Peddler”, Sarah Green traded off hosting duties with the boat’s history expert for an evening of Chicago history and craft beer. Sarah filled us in on the Atlanta brewery’s story and passion for creating great beer while protecing our nation’s fresh water sources as we drank SweetWater’s 420 Pale Ale, IPA and their new summer seasonal, Waterkeeper Hefeweizen. Read More
