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Sat, 18 May 2013 12:18:20 -0500

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Fri, 17 May 2013 14:10:26 -0500

MIDDLE BROW BREWING — HUMILITY IN THE MAKING Middle Brow Brewing...

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:32:16 -0500

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.

This week marks the 25th anniversary of Goose Island in Chicago....

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:34:07 -0500

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.

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

Fri, 03 May 2013 07:07:37 -0500

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.

Today I’m drinking their Crash Landed American Pale Wheat...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:05:35 -0500

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

HUNTER GATHERER POSTER BY ANDREW WRIGHT 35.00 Andrew Wright is...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:50:37 -0500

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.

Saveur magazine has added beer blogs to their Best Food Blog...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:02:18 -0500

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!

The ladies and gents at Solemn Oath come from many backgrounds...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:45:41 -0500

The ladies and gents at Solemn Oath come from many backgrounds as writers, fashion designers, brewers and artists. The culmination of those talents makes them an ideal starting place for Apartment Number 9’s mission to export more of Chicago’s culture to the rest of the nation.

I’m kicking off the first weekend of Spring with a couple...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:15:56 -0500

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.

NAPERVILLE ALE FEST — JOSHUA SEAGO GETS IT RIGHT. With all...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:08:09 -0500

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.

MAKER/DRINKER #1 — MATTHEW LAFLEUR About a year ago, Matthew...

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 08:20:04 -0500

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!”

It’s been almost a year since Solemn Oath Brewery landed...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:51:25 -0500

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.

The Owl Comes Into Its Own

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:05:00 -0600

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.

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Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:02:06 -0600

A TEAM OF RIVALS — WIRTZ BRINGS TOGETHER WINES, SPIRITS +...

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 07:23:42 -0600

A TEAM OF RIVALS — WIRTZ BRINGS TOGETHER WINES, SPIRITS + CRAFT BEER UNDER ONE ROOF

As big beer fights the industry battle on every front, Wirtz changes the game in Illinois and brings craft beer into its growth portfolio, with Deschutes, Greenbush and more.

HUNTER/GATHERER #12 — HILLARY SCHUSTER She’s my wife,...

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:42:37 -0600

HUNTER/GATHERER #12 — HILLARY SCHUSTER

She’s my wife, and she’s my Valentine. So while it may be long overdue, it’s also perfect timing to get her HUNTER/Gatherer outlook on the world of craft beer.

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the..."

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:17:05 -0600

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. – George Bernard Shaw”

HOMEBREWERS OVERWHELM AT UNDER THE INFLUENCE Some of the most...

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:34:11 -0600

HOMEBREWERS OVERWHELM AT UNDER THE INFLUENCE

Some of the most ambitious recipes I had all year were done by self-described amateurs at the intersection of art, food and beer at Under the Influence show in Bridgeport.

calumet412: Interior of a bar in the First Ward’s...

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 11:21:36 -0600

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Interior of a bar in the First Ward’s infamous Levee District, 1899, Chicago.

GOOD BEER HUNTING

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MIDDLE BROW BREWING — HUMILITY IN THE MAKING Middle Brow Brewing...

This week marks the 25th anniversary of Goose Island in Chicago....

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

Today I’m drinking their Crash Landed American Pale Wheat...

HUNTER GATHERER POSTER BY ANDREW WRIGHT 35.00 ​Andrew Wright is...

HUNTER GATHERER POSTER BY ANDREW WRIGHT

Saveur magazine has added beer blogs to their Best Food Blog...

The ladies and gents at Solemn Oath come from many backgrounds...

I’m kicking off the first weekend of Spring with a couple...

NAPERVILLE ALE FEST — JOSHUA SEAGO GETS IT RIGHT. With all...

MAKER/DRINKER #1 — MATTHEW LAFLEUR About a year ago, Matthew...

It’s been almost a year since Solemn Oath Brewery landed...

The Owl Comes Into Its Own

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A TEAM OF RIVALS — WIRTZ BRINGS TOGETHER WINES, SPIRITS +...

HUNTER/GATHERER #12 — HILLARY SCHUSTER She’s my wife,...

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the..."

HOMEBREWERS OVERWHELM AT UNDER THE INFLUENCE Some of the most...

calumet412: Interior of a bar in the First Ward’s...

HUNTER GATHERER POSTER BY ANDREW WRIGHT 35.00 Andrew Wright is...