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Shipyard Brewing produces two pumpkin beers, Pumpkinhead, and Smashed Pumpkin. While Pumpkinhead is their wildly popular pumpkin beer sold in 6-packs. Smashed Pumpkin is the fall beer in their Pugsley’s Signature Series. The 22 ounce... read more »
Brewmaster’s Table by Garrett Oliver was given to me years ago by Garrett himself and has all the elements of a good beer book. Oliver starts off with ingredients and moves on to history. I find the discussion of these two topics very... read more »
Harviestoun Brewing has been a craft brewery, a non-craft brewery and a craft brewery once again. From 2006 to 2008 Harviestoun was bought by Caledonian Brewery which is not considered an independent brewery. Then after the merger with... read more »
I recently wrote about my thoughts on the future of beer cocktails and Lady Gregory’s. Well, recently those two came together courtesy of Brandon D. a bartender at Lady Gregory’s. He introduced me to a drink of his creation,... read more »
Just wanted to let you all know Yuengling is on sale in Ohio. I know it is in stores across Northeast Ohio. Expect the rest of the state soon.
This years GABF awards are out. Congratulations to all of the winners! You can find the full list here. Here are some of my favorites from this years winners: Category: 3 Fruit Beer – 56 Entries: Gold: Raspberry Tart, New Glarus... read more »
Revolution Brewing Co. 2323 N. Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL 60647 773-227-BREW www.revbrew.com Revolution is the brainchild of Josh Deth. Josh has past experience both running the brew kettle as a brewer at Goose Island and as a... read more »
The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild has tickets on sale for their November 12, 2011 Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beers. The annual festival features a number of taps from breweries close and far. It is not unusual to see the occasional entry... read more »
A few weeks earlier than expected, but The Oxford Companion to Beer has been released by Amazon. Amazon is currently shipping for the hardcover edition for $38.40 and Kindle copies can be pre-ordered. The book edited by Brooklyn Brewery... read more »
Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery[mappress mapid=”4″] 1035 Sterling Ave Flossmoor, IL 60422 708-957-BREW www.flossmoorstation.com Flossmoor Station has been a favorite of mine for some time. I even worked there for... read more »