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Chicago's Week in Beer, July 11-14

Chicago's Week in Beer, July 11-14
This is the week that tickets go on sale for the Great American Beer Festival, taking place October 6-8 in Denver. The 40th edition of the GABF will see over 1,000 beers being judges in 100 beer styles. Ticket sales start July 13 at greatamericanbeerfestival.com. There’s a new category of liquor business seeking a license... Read more »
By Mark McDermott,
July 10, 2022 at 12:58 am
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Chicago's Week in Beer, April 11-14

Chicago's Week in Beer, April 11-14
As I indicated before, I think I’ve finally got the security issues on my Google Calendar app worked out. So now, if a last0minute beer event comes in, I can pop it into the Calendar and it appears here immediately. Now, I’m noticing that most of the weekday calendar is filled with trivia contests. Well,... Read more »
By Mark McDermott,
April 10, 2022 at 2:27 am
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The Week in Chicago Craft Beer, April 5-8

The Week in Chicago Craft Beer, April 5-8

The big news this week is that Revolution is finally opening its Milwaukee Ave. brewpub on April 7. Still at reduced capacity. And over the weekend, a few places have had to shut down temporarily when one of their staff tested positive for COVID exposure. I try to keep up with those on my Facebook page.

While cases are trending upwards again, so are vaccinations. I finally found out that I got the shot and not the placebo in a clinical reial of the Johnson & Johnson shot.

And if you need another sign that things are hoping to return to normal, check out all of the trivia nights starting this week.

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By Mark McDermott,
April 4, 2021 at 12:10 am
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Local Beer Review: Revolution Coffee Eugene

Local Beer Review: Revolution Coffee Eugene
Tonight I’m up to my chin in freelance multi-language typesetting. I’m also watching for that second big snowstorm barreling toward the Chicago region. Time for a beer. For disclosure: I bought this myself because it looked interesting. It’s Coffee Eugene, from Chicago’s Revolution Brewing. This is an extension of their Eugene, a nearly black porter... Read more »
By Mark McDermott,
January 29, 2021 at 11:11 pm
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Beer Review: 4 More Black Is Beautiful Beers

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I’ve needed to catch up with the beer reviews I’ve already recorded for my “One Take Beer Review” YouTube playlist. And I have reviewed more of the Black Is Beautiful collaboration beer series, intended to raise funds and awareness for Black issues and social justice. My chance to catch up was the weekend before last,... Read more »
By Mark McDermott,
September 29, 2020 at 8:38 pm
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Chicago Craft Beer Weekend, October 19-21

Chicago Craft Beer Weekend, October 19-21
Another pioneer in the craft beer world has gone the way of all… periodicals. All About Beer magazine started in 1979, three months before Sierra Nevada Brewing got off the ground. After nearly 40 years, it’s closing up shop. The magazine had earlier absorbed Draft magazine, but, according to sources, suffered from financial mismanagement. It offered many... Read more »
By Mark McDermott,
October 17, 2018 at 10:50 pm
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Craft Beer Options Expand at White Sox Park

Craft Beer Options Expand at White Sox Park
I’ve been hoping to get out to a White Sox game and check out the craft beer options they added last year. And their PR people have been offering to have me out as a guest. So, as it turns out, I’m finally able to take them up toward the end of the season. But... Read more »
By Mark McDermott,
August 28, 2018 at 11:00 am
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Big Star Radler Launch, July 14

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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Chicago Craft Beer Events, January 22-25

Chicago Craft Beer Events, January 22-25
This week sees Revolution hosting a "This Crazy Winter" campaign to collect winter gear and canned food for the homeless, with the reward to donors of Revolution swag and draft specials. The first few such events are listed here, while the campaign across Revolution's distribution area is described at their web page. Meantime, will the long-in-the-works Eris Brewery and Cider House finally open this week at 4240 W. Irving Park? Eater Chicago posted an article suggesting that might happen, and Eris shared it on their Facebook page. I think that counts as a "maybe...
By Mark McDermott,
January 21, 2018 at 3:36 pm
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Local Beer Review: Revolution/Upland REVved Up

Local Beer Review: Revolution/Upland REVved Up
Saturdays, I’m usually working out the calendar for the week ahead, and it’s coming up. But I’ve got beers in the fridge and meat in the freezer, and I need to make some meals ahead of time for next week. So here goes with a beer I bought myself to review. Revolution Brewing’s REVved Up... Read more »
By Mark McDermott,
July 15, 2017 at 9:46 pm
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