May 2012
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Rogue's Eugene City Brewery — 200 Meter Pale Ale
Just look at that color. The amber/orange of the Rogue Eugene City Brewery 200 Meter Ale is perfectly indicative of its viscous mouthfeel and resiny intensity. Brewed with Horizon, Amarillo, Centennial and Simcoe hops 200 Meter packs an impressive bouquet. But it’s also balanced out with Northwest Pale and Munich malts that don’t sweeten the brew, but instead tame the desert palate...
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BadHappy Poutine Shop — Getting Sauced with Gravy
The week before Chicago Craft Beer Week officially kicked off, a few new friends and I jumped the gun with a beer gathering at one of Chicago’s newest and still undiscovered BYOs — BadHappy Poutine Shop.
As I watched this crew pile in — Paul Schneider from Chitwonontap.com, Joe Barley from recently launched Solemn Oath brewery, Jay from StockyardPalate.com and prolific gustatory...
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Tonight's Event with Solemn Oath at Standard...
Just a reminder to my Chicagoland readers, tonight is the big night. Solemn Oath will be pouring at Standard Market in Westmont, Ill (map) as part of their launch series in their first week as a brewery. Myself and Paul Schneider of Chitownontap.com are co-hosting. If you follow either of us on Facebook, Twitter or here on the blog, just mention us and get a discount — $3 pours!
I’ll also...
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HUNTER/Gatherer #9 — Teresa Silva
I ran into Teresa at last weeks Mash Tun festival at the Bridgeport Art Center — an event that brought together craft beer lovers from near and far on Chicago’s south side in celebration of the city’s new craft beer journal. And just as we were in the middle of discussing some of our favorites from the day, including Firestone Walker’s Wookey Jack Black Rye IPA, Teresa caught...
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Solemn Oath's Taproom — A New Destination for...
It was just a couple of weeks ago that I was lucky enough to document Solemn Oath’s first weekend of brewing. And just a short time later, it was time to return to see their first day serving the public — in one of the most beautiful taprooms in the country. With an 11am Saturday opening — this is how day drinking gets done.
On hand was Greta de Parry, a furniture maker and designer,...
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Mash Tun Festival — Something Brewing in...
Ed Marszewski of Maria’s Packaged Goods and Community Bar in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood is quickly shifting the gravity of Chicago’s craft beer scene a little south.
As if the eclectic mix of rare and exceptional craft handles weren’t enough, Ed decided to use his considerable talent at producing magazines and festivals to establish a new craft beer journal in...
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Pete Crowley and Scott Sullivan Cross a Monkey...
Chicago’s upstart brewer, Pete Crowley of Haymarket played host to one of the city’s extended family members, Scott Sullivan of Greenbush Brewery in southwest Michigan for a Craft Beer Week tap takeover in the West Loop Friday night.
Sullivan hauled about a half-dozen beers into town, including staples like Dunegras, Closure and 1825, as well as more recent heavy hitters like...
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Beer Under Glass Under Heaven — A Summer Solstice
Perhaps the most beautiful beer event of the year, every year, Beer Under Glass gives Chicagoans the chance to sample dozens of local brews, a few microbrews from around the country and some of the city’s best food under the translucent glory of Garfield Park Conservatory.
Only a matter of months since a hailstorm devastated this massive greenhouse on the far west side of...
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HUNTER/Gatherer #8 — Stephanie Byce
I’ve been following Steph’s blog thegirlandherbeer.com for some time now. She produces great content, works hard at her homebrew and even shares beer cooking recipes. Daisy Cutter Risotto anyone? I finally got to meet Steph in person at Goose Island’s En Passant release party in April — which gave us a chance to nerd out over beer photography — and she even snuck in a shot of...
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Deep in the Heart of Rogue Nation — Newport,...
After my quick drive West from Portland to the coast, and a return pilgrimage to Pelican Brewery in Pacific City (chronicled here), turning back East through the Tilamook State Forest seemed, well, too soon. So with two chilly growlers under my arm and a gleam in my eye, we headed south on 101, into the heart of Rogue Nation for the small coastal fishing town of Newport.
After...
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My Second Migration to Pelican Brewery — A Coastal...
My first trip to Pelican Brewery was unforgettable. It was a bizarre, 103° day of Oregon summer and me and my co-pilot decided to skip a ballgame to drive to the coast in search of a breeze. As we climbed into the mountains through the Tilamook forest, we watched the thermometer on the car drop about 1° every couple miles, eventually arriving on the cool shores Pacific City, leading right up to...
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Solemn Oath Brewery — On a Crusade for Craft in...
I got to do something very special this month, and it was worth the 45 minute drive from my apartment in Ravenswood Chicago to the sleepy suburb of Naperville, IL at 8am on a Sunday — I swear. I got to document the first weekend of beer making at Solemn Oath Brewery, poised to be one of Chicago’s next great microbrew destinations. And I don’t say that lightly.
Owners John and Joe Barley are...
