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Hopslam Firkin Tapping @ Hackney’s

We’ve had this night marked on the calendar for a while. Hopslam is one of Bell’s most beloved ales and one of my personal favorites. Since Hackney’s had Chicago’s only Hopslam firkin and a killer tap...

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Jarrett Payton & Argus Brewery Score With All American Wheat Ale

The Jensen Family & The Payton Family at the Jarrett Payton All American Wheat Ale Launch   For those keeping score at home, this is my 47th article for CBG. This is, however, the 1st time I’ve...

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En Passant, When It’s Gone…It’s Gone

Fulton & Wood Barrel Showcase Room   There’s a movement going on in West Town, Chicago. A collection of brewers producing beers in limited quantities only for the Chicagoland area, and only on...

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Baderbräu: The Return of Chicago’s Original Craft Pilsener

Baderbrau Chicago Style Pilsener making its return during Chicago Craft Beer Week May '12   As a native Chicagoan, I have a deep appreciation for the history of our city. A couple weeks ago over...

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Dark Lord Day 2012

*CBG Mike & CBG Nik were both in attendance and decided to rock the mic together sharing their views on DLD ’12… CBG Mike Every year on the last Saturday in April, Three Floyds unleashes their...

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Volume 3: Black Mission

Black Mission Abbey Style Ale 7.8% ABV. Release 3 of the Goose Island Fulton & Wood Innovation Series   Not many times do I get to highlight a beer that was inspired by a dessert. In the case of...

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The Takeover: Chicago Beer Geeks Rock The Bottom Lounge

  Cyn Cat! live on stage at Bottom Lounge for The Chicago Beer Geeks Tap Takeover Experience   This is the story of the only website in the history of Chicago to have their beer bottled and distributed...

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Virtue Cider’s Percheron

Through work I received an invitation to the release party for Virtue Cider’s Percheron. In case you are unfamiliar, Virtue Cider is located in Michigan and was started by Greg Hall, former brewmaster...

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KBS 2014 Launches at Timothy Otooles Chicago

RateBeer’s Top Beer In The World – Founders KBS made its 2014 debut recently at Timothy Otoole’s Chicago   When we think about rock star craft beers this one is near the top of the list. The state of...

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The Return of Ballantine

a tin sign for the original Ballantine Ale at Hopleaf The Return of Ballantine Ale On the eve of Pabst announcement that their brewery would be sold for over 700 million dollars, we caught up with...

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The IPA from St. James’s Gate

brewed in Dublin at St. James’s Gate’s Brewhouse No. 4 This is the fifth entry in the Brewers Project Series from one of the world’s most beloved beer brands. The good folks from Guinness were in town...

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The Return of Bourbon County Rare

Bourbon County Rare 2015, Goose Island Beer Co. Chicago, IL Friday the 13th has always been a special day for the Goose Island Beer Company. The original brewpub on Clybourn and the Fulton Street...

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Sun King Day

Sun King Brewing. Indianapolis, IN Our last encounter with this crew was on a Sunday in Indianapolis, back then the brewery was typically closed that day. Our group, about thirty deep were in town to...

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Tour de Fat: Shining Like a Rainbow Over a Waterfall of Ho-hummity

10,000 people spanning all ages, styles, races, and generations convened at Tour de Fat on July 9th in Palmer Square Park. New Belgium Brewing Company has put on this innovative circus-themed festival...

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A Sunday in Bohemia

Last Sunday, we finally had the opportunity to visit the fabled Band of Bohemia, a culinary brew-child of Alinea alumni Michael Carroll and Craig Sindelar. This waywardly bohemian brewhouse serves up...

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Hopping the Penguin Hops

On Tuesday, October 10th, Chicago Beer Geeks went behind the scenes to experience the hopping of Penguin Hops. Created through a collaboration with the Shedd Aquarium and Revolution Brewing, Penguin...

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The Goose Island Bourbon County 2016 Lineup

The 2016 Goose Island Bourbon County Stout Lineup By now we should just call GI’s Bourbon County Stout what it is – The Most Disruptive Stout in American History. Batch 1000 at the Clybourn brewpub was...

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Winter Brew is Coming

  Lincoln Square’s 5th annual Winter Brew will take place over the weekend of January 27th and January 28th, commencing with Friday’s exclusive VIP event (7-10pm) at Architectural Artifacts in...

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Upland Sour Ales Enter Chicago

Upland Brewing Company, Bloomington, Indiana Blomington’s Upland Brewing Company, the 19yr old southern Indiana brewery will distribute their award winning sour ale program to Chicago for the first...

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Three Floyds Dark Lord Day 2017

sweet trailer, brah My first DLD was 2010 (green wax), it was first craft beer party of any kind that I ever attended. I’m not a fanboy with a bunch of Three Floyds gear, nor do I pole jock Zombie Dust...

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