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After my last Goose story I was prepared to steer away from Goose Island. Personally, I feel the topic is getting somewhat old, but the Hall’s seem to have a miraculous ability to keep generating stories for this blog. The Chicago... read more »
As I discussed last Monday everything connected to beer is a business. What type of business depends on your relationship to beer. If you are a store, bar or restaurant you sell to consumers. Distributors have to convince those outlets... read more »
I needed a desert for a meal the other day. To be honest I did not feel like baking which is my default. I was feeling lazy. I happened to read over the weekend about all these breweries making beer ice creams. I once enjoyed Edmund... read more »
I know this is a bit of an old story. Several other beer news outlets put the word out that Binny’s was ordering Boulevard. I have a source with a few more details including that Boulevard will be in stores the last week of April and... read more »
Ten Fidy is a solid heavy Imperial Stout with a mind blowing 98 IBUs. Like all Oskar Blues products, it is canned which I truly feel is better for your beer. This beer recently won a Gold Medal at the 2010 World Beer Championships. I... read more »
Anyone who reads this site quickly knows that I like food and beer pairings. One of my go to resources is The Best of American Beer & Food by Lucy Saunders. I feel this is a must buy for the recipes it contains. The book has two main... read more »
Alright-you should be sitting down for this: Beer is business. It has become more and more obvious that breweries are big money makers. Sales at places like Dogfish Head and Allagash have increased so much that in order to meet demand they... read more »
Wow-March blew me away. Very Small Beer had a one month record of 2,770 hits with a one day record of 435 hits on March 28 when the Goose Island buyout story broke. If you missed it you can still read my initial andmore thoughtful reactions. A... read more »
This contest is now closed the winner was Liz with the answer of Sweetwater Brewery. When I went to New Glarus last week I purchased the nifty key-chain you see here. Sorry this is the best photo I could get, but it has the Drink Indigenous... read more »
This weekend when you go to eat a meal or have a snack and want a beer think about it. Think about how that beer will taste alongside the dish your eating. Consider whether it would make your spicy food spicier or cool it down. Maybe it... read more »