GOOD BEER HUNTING

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May 15

MIDDLE BROW BREWING — HUMILITY IN THE MAKING Middle Brow Brewing isn’t trying to big-time it. In fact, they’re specifically keeping things modest. 

MIDDLE BROW BREWING — HUMILITY IN THE MAKING

Middle Brow Brewing isn’t trying to big-time it. In fact, they’re specifically keeping things modest. 

May 14

This week marks the 25th anniversary of Goose Island in Chicago. It’s been a dramatic few years for the company, growing rapidly as Chicago’s lead craft brewery during the surge, first partnering and eventually selling the operation to Anheuser-Bush, and finally giving birth to a number of fresh Chicago breweries by way of a continuously ambitious talent pool.

This week marks the 25th anniversary of Goose Island in Chicago. It’s been a dramatic few years for the company, growing rapidly as Chicago’s lead craft brewery during the surge, first partnering and eventually selling the operation to Anheuser-Bush, and finally giving birth to a number of fresh Chicago breweries by way of a continuously ambitious talent pool.

May 03

3 FLOYDS’ DARK LORD DAY — THE MONSTERS OF MUNSTER, INDIANA The unassailable chaos and camaraderie of one of craft beer’s most famous festivals. And a look at what Dark Lord Day means to some of 3 Floyd’s and GBH’s biggest fans.

3 FLOYDS’ DARK LORD DAY — THE MONSTERS OF MUNSTER, INDIANA

The unassailable chaos and camaraderie of one of craft beer’s most famous festivals. And a look at what Dark Lord Day means to some of 3 Floyd’s and GBH’s biggest fans.

Apr 26

Today I’m drinking their Crash Landed American Pale Wheat Ale. It’s a sharp, well-bittered ale with some citrus and perfume in the aroma, backed by a slightly fruity and malty wheat backbone. The amber-golden color and medium body provide an uncommon richness in a standard wheat. 7%. Enjoy your Friday afternoon. And kick off the weekend with Begyle’s Crash Landed

Today I’m drinking their Crash Landed American Pale Wheat Ale. It’s a sharp, well-bittered ale with some citrus and perfume in the aroma, backed by a slightly fruity and malty wheat backbone. The amber-golden color and medium body provide an uncommon richness in a standard wheat. 7%. 

Enjoy your Friday afternoon. And kick off the weekend with Begyle’s Crash Landed

Apr 15

HUNTER GATHERER POSTER BY ANDREW WRIGHT 35.00 ​Andrew Wright is a Chicago-based artist, illustrator, and craft beer enthusiast. He’s produced incredible work for Field & Stream, The Wall Street Journal, and Bow Truss Coffee Roasters right here in Chicago. He was originally featured on Good Beer Hunting as ”Hunter Gatherer No. 10” — Since then, he’s become a great friend and collaborator, helping conceive the first in a series of seasonal Good Beer Hunting screenprinted posters. This is the first in that series.  In Andrew’s honor, we called this first run of posters “Hunter Gatherer.”​ Andrew created four separate color linocuts and hand pulled the original prints to capture the unmistakable texture and nuance of the process. From there, we worked with Delicious Design League in Chicago to create the screens and perfect the colors for the poster run. It’s printed on French 100lb Kraft paper at 18”x24” with a stunning color and texture. Each print is signed and number by Andrew, and embossed with the “GBH & Co.” representing a great collaboration sketched out over many great beers. 

HUNTER GATHERER POSTER BY ANDREW WRIGHT

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​Andrew Wright is a Chicago-based artist, illustrator, and craft beer enthusiast. He’s produced incredible work for Field & Stream, The Wall Street Journal, and Bow Truss Coffee Roasters right here in Chicago. 

He was originally featured on Good Beer Hunting as ”Hunter Gatherer No. 10” — Since then, he’s become a great friend and collaborator, helping conceive the first in a series of seasonal Good Beer Hunting screenprinted posters. This is the first in that series. 

In Andrew’s honor, we called this first run of posters “Hunter Gatherer.”​

Andrew created four separate color linocuts and hand pulled the original prints to capture the unmistakable texture and nuance of the process. From there, we worked with Delicious Design League in Chicago to create the screens and perfect the colors for the poster run. It’s printed on French 100lb Kraft paper at 18”x24” with a stunning color and texture. Each print is signed and number by Andrew, and embossed with the “GBH & Co.” representing a great collaboration sketched out over many great beers. 

Apr 12

Saveur magazine has added beer blogs to their Best Food Blog competition this year for the first time, and yours truly is one of the six finalists! It’s an incredible honor for any food and beverage writer, and I would love to have your support. So please, if you love beer as much as I do, and if GBH has made a difference in your love for that beer, toss me a high-five by voting for me in the competition!

Saveur magazine has added beer blogs to their Best Food Blog competition this year for the first time, and yours truly is one of the six finalists! It’s an incredible honor for any food and beverage writer, and I would love to have your support. So please, if you love beer as much as I do, and if GBH has made a difference in your love for that beer, toss me a high-five by voting for me in the competition!

Apr 09

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Mar 22

I’m kicking off the first weekend of Spring with a couple ​of new local stars, only available in the Chicagoland area. Because we’re Chicago, and when Spring hovers around 30 degrees, we deserve a little shot in the arm, dammit. 

I’m kicking off the first weekend of Spring with a couple ​of new local stars, only available in the Chicagoland area. Because we’re Chicago, and when Spring hovers around 30 degrees, we deserve a little shot in the arm, dammit. 

Mar 21

NAPERVILLE ALE FEST — JOSHUA SEAGO GETS IT RIGHT. With all the craft beer festivals popping up lately, it’s refreshing to see someone with a vision and a passion for craft beer chart his own path, and get so many things right that others get so wrong. 

NAPERVILLE ALE FEST — JOSHUA SEAGO GETS IT RIGHT.

With all the craft beer festivals popping up lately, it’s refreshing to see someone with a vision and a passion for craft beer chart his own path, and get so many things right that others get so wrong. 

Mar 18

MAKER/DRINKER #1 — MATTHEW LAFLEUR About a year ago, Matthew LaFleur came out of nowhere for me, with a humble homebrew in one hand and a handshake in the other. ​”I’m an illustrator,” he said. “And this is a beer I made. Let me know what you think!”

MAKER/DRINKER #1 — MATTHEW LAFLEUR

About a year ago, Matthew LaFleur came out of nowhere for me, with a humble homebrew in one hand and a handshake in the other. ​”I’m an illustrator,” he said. “And this is a beer I made. Let me know what you think!”

Mar 15

It’s been almost a year since Solemn Oath Brewery landed on the scene in Chicago and the larger surrounding suburbs known as “Chicagoland.” And for most of that time, they’ve made a name for themselves through their beer, their relationships, and their taproom that’s become a unique destination for craft beer geeks, locals, and culture hounds on the fringes of the scene.   ​One thing they didn’t spend time doing was worrying about their website. With priorities like perfecting recipes, barrel aging, building the right team and shaking the right hands, trying to think about a landing page was on a different list than landing asses in seats. But it was coming. It was always coming. 

It’s been almost a year since Solemn Oath Brewery landed on the scene in Chicago and the larger surrounding suburbs known as “Chicagoland.” And for most of that time, they’ve made a name for themselves through their beer, their relationships, and their taproom that’s become a unique destination for craft beer geeks, locals, and culture hounds on the fringes of the scene.  

​One thing they didn’t spend time doing was worrying about their website. With priorities like perfecting recipes, barrel aging, building the right team and shaking the right hands, trying to think about a landing page was on a different list than landing asses in seats. But it was coming. It was always coming. 

Feb 26

The Owl Comes Into Its Own -

Only lately have scientists begun to understand owls in detail, and to puzzle out the subtleties of behavior, biology and sensory prowess that set them apart.

Feb 20