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Event Recap | 3 Sheeps Brewing “Beat The Brewer” @ WhirlyBall ›
On February 25, 2016  ·  in 3 Sheeps Brewing, Event Spotlight

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Thanks to everyone who made it out for our 3 Sheeps Brewing “Beat the Brewer” event at WhirlyBall! When we weren’t incessantly running into each other with bumper cars, we took time to enjoy some rare beers from 3 Sheeps including the ghost pepper infused, Hoppy Spice.

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Introducing: Goose Island Four Star Pils ›
On February 24, 2016  ·  in Goose Island Beer Co.

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Meet the latest addition to Goose Island’s already impressive lineup: Four Star Pils. Brewed with German and American hops, this golden-hued Pilsner has a light, fresh body with a clean finish.

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Event Recap | Brooklyn Defender IPA Launch Party @ Rotofugi ›
On February 19, 2016  ·  in Event Spotlight

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We had a blast welcoming Brooklyn Brewery’s New York Comic Con collaboration beer, Defender IPA to Chicago. We celebrated the release in style at the one-and-only Rotofugi Gallery with tunes from Cage & Aquarium, custom comic book portraits from artist Kat Janda, a raffle for some awesome artwork by Khary Randolph and of course, killer beer.

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Behind The Beer | The Making of Upland’s REVVED-UP Collaboration with Revolution Brewing | Chapter 1 ›
On February 02, 2016  ·  in Behind the Beer, Upland Brewing Co.
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Ask someone who works for a brewery what their favorite part of the beer industry is and nine times out of ten they’ll say, “the people.” There’s a collaborative environment that’s hard to find in any other industry. When a new brewery starts up, the established breweries are often helping — loaning equipment, ingredients, expertise or even brewing space to the new comers.

In few situations is this more apparent than in collaboration beers, when two breweries combine their creative energies, talents, time and hard work to create something together. Competition be damned.

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Giveaway | Win Tickets To Brooklyn Brewery’s Sold Out Defender IPA Launch Party! ›
On February 01, 2016  ·  in Giveaway

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Brooklyn Defender Bottle Launch Party

Friday, Feb. 12th | 7:30pm | Rotofugi Gallery

On February 12th, we’re hosting a party to celebrate the release of The Brooklyn Brewery‘s newest collaboration with New York Comic Con, Defender IPA at Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery! There will be a ton of fantastic beer, live comic book portraits from Chicago artist Kat Janda, and a raffle for some killer signed artwork from Defender artist, Khary Randolph. Read More


An Interview With Jeff Gill of Tallgrass Brewing ›
On January 17, 2016  ·  in Tallgrass Brewing

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A decade ago, Jeff Gill’s wife asked him over dinner what he wanted to do with the rest of his life. He thought for a minute and for the first time voiced a dream he’d been nursing for years: “I want to start a brewery.” The very next day he started writing the plans for what would eventually become Tallgrass Brewing Company.

Now, 10 years later, the brewery is undergoing huge growth. They’re distributed in 14 states including Kansas, where they’ve just finished building a massive new brewery and are a year into managing a new brewpub. Things are going well for Jeff and his team and we sat down with him to talk about his home brewing roots, the Tallgrass CANifesto, and the brewery’s new series of experimental releases called the Explorer Series.

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