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A few months after that Wheatmiser I discussed last week I was broke and out of work. I saw an advertisement in the free newspaper about a beer and cheese pairing at Binny’s Beverage, a local liquor store. The featured speaker... read more »
There are many heads in a production facility. You not only have a brewer, but you also have accountants, marketers, CEOs and a host of other titles. Larger organizations like Brooklyn Brewery has more heads and smaller places like Metropolitan... read more »
The most basic rule to drinking beer is get it out of the bottle. I do not care if you drink beer from a mason jar, a shaker pint or martini glass. Pouring beer will create a head. Even if this head vanishes instantly it creates aromas.... read more »
Andersonville Wine & Spirits is located at the intersection of Foster and Clark on Chicago’s northside, and open late for those last second booze runs. The store is small and the windows along Foster are plastered with posters for... read more »
If you have not figured it out by now, Great Divide is on my list of favorite breweries. Coincidentally BBQ is one of my favorite dishes. When I saw this beer on the shelf I knew I needed to buy it because smoking a hunk of meat was in... read more »
Since my first trip to Goose Island I asked Beer Bitch to take me back each time I came to town. Sometimes she caved; sometimes she didn’t. I ended up finishing my degree and moved to Chicago to be with her. I have a day job that... read more »
Over the last several months both Goose Island and Rock Bottom in Chicago changed their head brewpub brewers. One brewery approached the change in a manner designed to keep customers happy. The other brewery lacked discipline and control... read more »
I wrote yesterday about the differences between UK and American warning labels. The label in yesterday’s photo came from a can of Brains S.A.. Brains is the major brewery in Wales and apparently consumed like water by local rugby... read more »
All too often people drink beer from a can, bottle or wrong glass. By having the proper glass you will reward yourself with a much better beer experience. Glassware has a variety of implications in drinking beer. First, is smell. You taste... read more »
