A few weeks ago Walgreens opened at 27,350 SF flagship store at the corner of State and Randolph in the Chicago Loop. The two-story store is well designed, modern, and the best looking Walgreens I have ever seen. It also offers freshly... read more »
January 23, 2012 10:16 am / no comments
I know you are all sick of hearing about Goose Island and the Anheuser Busch acquisition. I think every beer blogger, writer and news outlet wrote knee jerk responses. I stand by my previous post, but I wanted to write a more thoughtful... read more »
March 31, 2011 8:51 am / 4 comments
Each year the Chicago Beer Society (CBS) holds the Day & Night of The Living Ales: A Celebration of Real Ale. This event features real ale, also known as cask beer. Real ale has no carbon dioxide added and the beer naturally carbonates,... read more »
March 10, 2011 8:36 am / no comments
I have been intrigued by how different breweries have reacted to my blog posts. By far I would say most breweries have no clue I am here. That is fine with me. I understand I am not on everyone’s radar. I often wonder what makes... read more »
January 24, 2011 4:34 pm / no comments
Metropolitan Brewing in Chicago is the brainchild of Doug and Tracy Hurst. While most craft beer operations focus on ales, Metropolitan focuses on lagers and I have heard of no plan to offer ales. Their website even states that there are... read more »
January 6, 2011 3:50 pm / 1 comment