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Big Star Radler Launch, July 14

The Big Star restaurant in Wrigleyville kicked off the baseball season with a new pineapple Radler, made in collaboration with Revolution Brewing. But they’ve waited until summer to have the official launch party for the brew: July 14 at 5 pm, at 3640 N Clark St., across from Wrigley Field. Laurent Lebec, Bar Manager for... Read more »

By Mark McDermott,
July 8, 2018 at 10:37 pm

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Interview With Samuel Adams' Jim Koch

If you haven’t heard by now, you’re reading it here: The Boston Beer Co. (Samuel Adams) is debuting a new year-round beer this month, Sam ‘76. As part of the promotional push for the new beer, Sam Adams founder Jim Koch has been available for interviews. Well, they also just had a media launch event in... Read more »

By Mark McDermott,
January 23, 2018 at 10:53 pm

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Collective Arts Comes to Chicago

We have yet another brewery making its break into the Chicago market. Collective Arts Brewing of Canada is making its aesthetic splash this week. Collective Arts is located in Hamilton, near Toronto, in Ontario; one of a very few Canadian brewers to push into the midwest market. Their website notes, “We are a grassroots beer... Read more »

By Mark McDermott,
October 15, 2017 at 11:19 pm

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Lottery Open for Goose Island Proprietor's Day

Oktoberfest season is wrapping up, and pumpkin pie beers are, well, hanging around for the foreseeable future. But it so happens we can now look forward to Bourbon County Brand Stout season! And for the second year, we’ll have Proprietor’s Day as well. The 2nd annual Proprietor’s Day will be Sunday, November 19 at the... Read more »

By Mark McDermott,
October 10, 2017 at 11:36 pm

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Christmas and Holiday Beers with Anthony Norkus

With the time nigh for holiday feasts and beers to go with them, we look for ideas for beers to pair, or just to enjoy on a cold winter. So let’s dive into some suggestions. I got an chance to swap emails with Anthony Norkus, brand manager for local distributor Louis Glunz Beer, Inc. Disclosure:... Read more »

By Mark McDermott,
December 9, 2016 at 11:44 pm

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Beer by the Grill: Lagunitas CitruSinensis Pale Ale

What better way to defiantly ward off the last chilly weekend of winter than to fire up the grill, burn off last fall’s salmon plank and grill some burgers while enjoying a beer outside? Before the next cold front rolls in. Our first beer of grilling season, supplied to me by the brewer’s rep (disclosure),... Read more »

By Mark McDermott,
March 20, 2016 at 12:28 am

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Why I Wasn't at Goose Island Rare Day

Okay, I had a cheap SEO headline in an attempt to grab cheap clicks. But now that you’re here, come read this little story. In October, Goose Island Beer Co. opened a lottery for its 2015 Rare Day. This wasn’t to win tickets to the event itself, but to “win” the privilege of paying $40... Read more »

By Mark McDermott,
November 16, 2015 at 2:43 pm

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Craft Beer Events with Surly, November 18-21

Let’s start off with the return of Minneapolis extreme brewers Surly to Chicago: Monday, November 18 Northdown Cafe & Taproom, 3244 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago (773) 697-7578 Welcome back to Chicago Surly Brewing Company. To help celebrate their return to our amazing city, we’ll be tapping their flagship beer, Furious. We see a “sick” day... Read more »

By Mark McDermott,
November 17, 2013 at 1:33 am

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Baderbräu Oktoberfest: Chicago Craft Beer Preview

Shortly after re-launching his revived Baderbräu beer brand, Robert Sama has added an Oktoberfest alongside the original Baderbräu Pilsener. Like the Pilsener, Baderbräu Oktoberfest is contract brewed at Stevens Point Brewery in Wisconsin. Rob dropped off a sixpack for me downtown at work Tuesday afternoon. Parked in a 5-minute zone, he quickly explained that the Oktoberfest was... Read more »

By Mark McDermott,
October 7, 2013 at 11:49 pm

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Indiana's Upland Brewing Expands into Chicago

Once again, I want to use this platform to deliver a personal note: You may or may not know that your Beeronaut was a Jeopardy! five-time winner and a semi-finalist in the 1989 Tournament of Champions. You will be hearing that for Jeopardy’s 30th anniversary season starting September 16, they will be hosting a “Decades... Read more »

By Mark McDermott,
September 11, 2013 at 11:03 pm

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