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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 »
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 »
Yes, I said a bottle thermometer. I do not use this tool everyday, but a thermometer comes in handy when you are trying to get the best tasting result of a particular beer. I try to use the thermometer before writing any beer review. I... read more »
Yesterday, I was talking with a group of beer people and we were discussing bars shut down by the health department. When I wrote about Edgewater being closed a lot of people talked about how it was just the bathrooms. (btw I did request... read more »
I hope all you celebrating have a nice holiday. I apologize for the drop in blogging and twitter a 102F fever can slow a man down. I hope to be up to full speed after today. Last week’s trip to Ohio means a review of Ray’s in... read more »
I want to start out by saying this blog has had a consistent Japanese readership, and my thoughts are with all those currently in Japan. You can make a donation here via the American Red Cross to be specifically placed in the Japan Earthquake... read more »
Over the last two weeks I have had an explosion in readership. I would like to welcome all the new readers. Comments and suggestions are always appreciated. I would like to remind you the blog attempts to follow the following schedule: Monday-... read more »
The last few weeks on this blog have been focused on Beer History. Continuing on that trend I would like to discuss my father’s old age, 60. He used to be a Busch guy and then he went onto Bud Light. From Bud Light he went to American... read more »
See the original post here. I spoke with a person familiar with The Edgewater Lounge situation. I was told the restaurant and bar were inspected by the City and given two weeks to shape up or face closure. They were given a number... read more »
Last week I talked about American Craft Beer Week, but this week I want to talk about a local event, Chicago Craft Beer Week. Why do I like Chicago Beer Week? The first thing I like about Chicago Craft Beer Week is the ownership. This... read more »