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I feel it is only fair to do a overall postmortem of the week as a whole and I plan on writing individual event revues. While I did not have a problem with any particular event I did take some issue with the communication skills of the organizing committee.... read more »
Chicago Beer Week has released an app for both iPhone and Android. It seems like a great app. There is one problem many dates and times are incorrect. I am standing outside Beer Under Glass which starts 30 minutes after the app and website say.
There are some rumors brewing at the beginning of Chicago’s Craft Beer Week about where some brewers will land. Jim Cibak is rumored to be moving to Revolution’s new production facility to continue what he started in Revolution’s... read more »
Recently I have written and tweeted about communication with customers. On a few occasions I have discussed Chicago Craft Beer Week. I have been a bit disappointed in the flow of information coming from then. At the bottom of this post... read more »
Hey bars, breweries or other businesses that sell people things. Isn’t it great you have something to sell? Now, how are you communicating with your customers? I recently told a friend of mine that Public House in Chicago was worth... read more »
This post is more about life than about beer, but think it over anyways. I am not a fan of my day job as a consultant. Yes it has a paycheck, flexible hours and the ability to do whatever I want. However, the day job is not what I love.... read more »
Two Brothers of Warrenville purchased the America’s Roundhouse facility in Aurora. The usual claims of nothing changing have been made. This is a hot spot for banquets and weddings and I seriously doubt there will be any change in... read more »
Samuel Adams Brewery released Latitude 48 last year in a sampler and proved to be a big hit. Now Sam Adams deconstructed this beer. Latitude 48 is made with 5 hops. In this sampler there is the standard Latitude 48 then there are 5 other... read more »
For the last beer of Open It! I decided once again on an Imperial Stout. I do not know why I ended up so Imperial Stout focused, but most of these beers were high ABV beers that I kept putting off for a special occasion. This Dark Horizon... read more »
Nøgne Ø is a brewery that also makes sake. That comes into play when making Red Horizon, a beer made with sake yeast No. 7. Apparently if you are into sake, No. 7 is something special. This created a beer that has both beer and sake characteristics.... read more »