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Local Option’s Scorched Tundra VI (Plus, Win A Pair Of Tickets) ›

On August 29, 2016 · in Behind the Beer, Giveaway, Local Option Bierwerker

Walking down Lincoln Park’s Webster Avenue, it may take some by surprise that amidst the upscale shops and homes is a haven for both metal and beer lovers alike: Local Option Bierwerker. Alexi Front, who serves as Local Option’s communications director, brewer, bartender, and anything-else-that-needs-to-be-done guy, has been into metal music since he was a kid and is an integral part of Chicago’s scene. He’s also the force behind Chicago’s first Scorched Tundra Music Festival, a metal festival bringing in acts from around the world to play at The Empty Bottle this weekend.

Behind The Beer| The Making of Upland + Revolution’s REVved UP Collaboration | Chapter 4 ›

On March 24, 2016 · in Behind the Beer, Upland Brewing Co.

For the past few months, we’ve been hanging out with brewery owners, brewers, roasters, sales reps, and other beer industry folk, to give a behind-the-scenes look at REVved UP, the collaboration beer between Upland Brewing and Revolution Brewing. Today, in the final chapter of Behind The Beer, the guys from Upland are here in Chicago, helping Revolution with their coffee brown ale.

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Behind The Beer | The Making of Upland + Revolution’s REVved UP Collaboration | Chapter 2 ›

On March 08, 2016 · in Behind the Beer, Upland Brewing Co.

When Upland Brewing and Revolution Brewing announced they would be teaming up for a collaboration called REVved UP, we jumped at the chance to tag along. For the past few months, we’ve be hanging out with brewery owners, brewers, roasters, sales reps, and other beer industry folk, to give a behind-the-scenes look at the collaboration process. At the end, we’ll throw a huge party where you can come taste REVved UP for yourself and hangout with the makers. Sign up for our EMAIL NEWSLETTER for an invitation.

Here’s where we are now: Upland will brew and bottle a blonde ale and Revolution will do the same with a brown ale. Both will use the same coffee from Chicago roasters, Dark Matter Coffee. Both will be called REVved UP. Today I’m at Dark Matter Coffee’s roasters (affectionally referred to as “The Mothership”) to learn more about the Chicago roaster and the coffee they’ll be contributing to the REVved UP collaboration. My hosts, Nicole (Quality Control) and Jake (Events & Promotions) are taking me through a “cupping” (more on that later) and filling me in on how things are done around here.

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