tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23141115758386481712012-01-31T23:21:03.225-06:00In my quest for new challenges, I became a homebrewer! I started with the local Brew on Premises, but when they closed down, I got myself everything I need at home to whip up a batch of beer. But even more fun than making beer is designing the label to stick on the bottle! Sure beats collecting stamps! Okay, my homebrew labels have been pushed down the page by my writing about beer in Chicago. Give me more time to square this page away, and you'll see them again!Mark McDermotthttps://profiles.google.com/108689763137268858147noreply@blogger.comBlogger333125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314111575838648171.post-49803774454713617692012-01-31T23:21:00.000-06:002012-01-31T23:21:03.234-06:002012-01-31T23:21:03.234-06:00<a href="http://www.examiner.com/craft-beer-in-chicago/goose-island-stout-fest-tickets-on-sale-february-1">Tickets go on sale</a> Wednesday Feb 1 for Goose Island Stout Fest (March 17).<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2314111575838648171-4980377445471361769?l=marksbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ryD2viUJMA-IAaPKT9hjRIbwYE0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ryD2viUJMA-IAaPKT9hjRIbwYE0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ryD2viUJMA-IAaPKT9hjRIbwYE0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ryD2viUJMA-IAaPKT9hjRIbwYE0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarkMcdermottsBeerPage/~4/1l4J71a-H0w" height="1" width="1"/>Mark McDermotthttps://profiles.google.com/108689763137268858147noreply@blogger.com0http://marksbeer.blogspot.com/2012/01/goose-island-stout-fest-tickets-on-sale.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314111575838648171.post-32557099100054131172012-01-31T00:15:00.000-06:002012-01-31T00:15:59.845-06:002012-01-31T00:15:59.845-06:00Welcome a bouncing baby brewer to Chicago! <a href="http://www.examiner.com/craft-beer-in-chicago/pipeworks-starts-brewing-beer-chicago-today">Pipeworks Brewing Co.</a> began operation on Western Ave. today!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2314111575838648171-3255709910005413117?l=marksbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wJyneFMjJJbMW3HMbhlMLxOl37c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wJyneFMjJJbMW3HMbhlMLxOl37c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wJyneFMjJJbMW3HMbhlMLxOl37c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wJyneFMjJJbMW3HMbhlMLxOl37c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarkMcdermottsBeerPage/~4/26dJEMTxqgI" height="1" width="1"/>Mark McDermotthttps://profiles.google.com/108689763137268858147noreply@blogger.com0http://marksbeer.blogspot.com/2012/01/pipeworks-starts-brewing-beer-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314111575838648171.post-79180826137344873992012-01-29T23:35:00.001-06:002012-01-29T23:36:40.133-06:002012-01-29T23:36:40.133-06:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WOUbmB_xfX8/TyYsVAjmV5I/AAAAAAAAEnQ/arqNWhDgsMk/s1600/BPSO_logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WOUbmB_xfX8/TyYsVAjmV5I/AAAAAAAAEnQ/arqNWhDgsMk/s200/BPSO_logo.png" width="175" /></a></div><a href="http://www.examiner.com/craft-beer-in-chicago/chicago-beer-society-news-shootout-winners-march-3-is-day-of-the-living-ale">I'm a week late, but:</a> CBS announces best beers and food at their Brewpub Shootout. Their Day of the Living Ales is March 3.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2314111575838648171-7918082613734487399?l=marksbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HIfYIdSxP3oprVpzrhc6CgOLBNQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HIfYIdSxP3oprVpzrhc6CgOLBNQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HIfYIdSxP3oprVpzrhc6CgOLBNQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HIfYIdSxP3oprVpzrhc6CgOLBNQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarkMcdermottsBeerPage/~4/kA3riB1JckM" height="1" width="1"/>Mark McDermotthttps://profiles.google.com/108689763137268858147noreply@blogger.com0http://marksbeer.blogspot.com/2012/01/chicago-beer-society-news-shootout.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314111575838648171.post-61791556412796736252012-01-28T23:41:00.000-06:002012-01-28T23:41:47.098-06:002012-01-28T23:41:47.098-06:00<a href="http://www.examiner.com/craft-beer-in-chicago/the-week-ahead-chicago-craft-beer-jan-30-feb-2">Point beer makes some noise around here,</a> so does Dogfish 120 Min. IPA, Metropolitan, Tighthead and other local beers.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2314111575838648171-6179155641279673625?l=marksbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tdvKmrewZVP7yanMxBSy7e9Ipdg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tdvKmrewZVP7yanMxBSy7e9Ipdg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tdvKmrewZVP7yanMxBSy7e9Ipdg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tdvKmrewZVP7yanMxBSy7e9Ipdg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarkMcdermottsBeerPage/~4/3LrxZC5OlJg" height="1" width="1"/>Mark McDermotthttps://profiles.google.com/108689763137268858147noreply@blogger.com0http://marksbeer.blogspot.com/2012/01/week-ahead-in-chicago-craft-beer-jan-30.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314111575838648171.post-65480966318245950472012-01-26T22:10:00.000-06:002012-01-26T22:10:33.442-06:002012-01-26T22:10:33.442-06:00<a href="http://www.examiner.com/craft-beer-in-chicago/this-weekend-chicago-craft-beer-january-27-29">Frank Thomas</a> promotes Big Hurt Beer, while tastings of big, rare beers abound.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2314111575838648171-6548096631824595047?l=marksbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qBFXIQ7Rhp_kj4EDaPQ73h_dQgw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qBFXIQ7Rhp_kj4EDaPQ73h_dQgw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qBFXIQ7Rhp_kj4EDaPQ73h_dQgw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qBFXIQ7Rhp_kj4EDaPQ73h_dQgw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarkMcdermottsBeerPage/~4/efXMhRzTf0o" height="1" width="1"/>Mark McDermotthttps://profiles.google.com/108689763137268858147noreply@blogger.com0http://marksbeer.blogspot.com/2012/01/this-weekend-in-chicago-craft-beer_26.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314111575838648171.post-60001783900129009602012-01-25T23:38:00.000-06:002012-01-25T23:38:28.300-06:002012-01-25T23:38:28.300-06:00<a href="http://www.examiner.com/craft-beer-in-chicago/bargain-beer-review-trader-joe-s-boatswain-hlv-ale-review">I start reviewing bargain beers</a> by checking out Boatswain HLV Brown Ale, sold at Trader Joe's. <img style="width: 149px; height: 218px;" src="http://www.chicagonow.com/the-beeronaut/files/2012/01/DSCN0630-624x913.jpg" align="right" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2314111575838648171-6000178390012900960?l=marksbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OPYGQqv3hpZYqPe4Qvn7ErDO5f0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OPYGQqv3hpZYqPe4Qvn7ErDO5f0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OPYGQqv3hpZYqPe4Qvn7ErDO5f0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OPYGQqv3hpZYqPe4Qvn7ErDO5f0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarkMcdermottsBeerPage/~4/q_RxcMfKbWI" height="1" width="1"/>Mark McDermotthttps://profiles.google.com/108689763137268858147noreply@blogger.com0http://marksbeer.blogspot.com/2012/01/bargain-beer-review-trader-joes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314111575838648171.post-53611289142479492202012-01-22T00:27:00.001-06:002012-01-22T00:28:07.357-06:002012-01-22T00:28:07.357-06:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.examiner.com/craft-beer-in-chicago/the-week-ahead-chicago-craft-beer-january-23-26">Bell's Hopslam,</a> Surly Darkness, Metropolitan, Lagunitas, Slumbrew &amp; Summit pour, while dinner's served with 2 Brothers, 5 Rabbit &amp; North Coast.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2314111575838648171-5361128914247949220?l=marksbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L4SI9mocfLqN5jd1Cl4uGCPmjck/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L4SI9mocfLqN5jd1Cl4uGCPmjck/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L4SI9mocfLqN5jd1Cl4uGCPmjck/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L4SI9mocfLqN5jd1Cl4uGCPmjck/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarkMcdermottsBeerPage/~4/3mYOgisl0wE" height="1" width="1"/>Mark McDermotthttps://profiles.google.com/108689763137268858147noreply@blogger.com0http://marksbeer.blogspot.com/2012/01/week-ahead-in-chicago-craft-beer_22.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314111575838648171.post-76750847263026798162012-01-19T23:00:00.000-06:002012-01-19T23:00:46.696-06:002012-01-19T23:00:46.696-06:00<a href="http://www.examiner.com/craft-beer-in-chicago/craft-beer-review-brewdog-tactical-nuclear-penguin-review">BrewDog Tactical Nuclear Penguin. Click on to read my 4-star review.</a> I had a taster at Palmer Place last year. Will it return?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2314111575838648171-7675084726302679816?l=marksbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_Swp871l7k7rWrqP-JGakhIfKEQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_Swp871l7k7rWrqP-JGakhIfKEQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_Swp871l7k7rWrqP-JGakhIfKEQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_Swp871l7k7rWrqP-JGakhIfKEQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarkMcdermottsBeerPage/~4/C4xbHS94nVs" height="1" width="1"/>Mark McDermotthttps://profiles.google.com/108689763137268858147noreply@blogger.com0http://marksbeer.blogspot.com/2012/01/craft-beer-review-brewdog-tactical.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314111575838648171.post-49643824002163145012012-01-19T21:45:00.001-06:002012-01-19T21:46:01.056-06:002012-01-19T21:46:01.056-06:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OqLnbrl0yhs/TxjjY3Sy8OI/AAAAAAAAEmg/ejTjmUXlC8Y/s1600/BrewHoHo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OqLnbrl0yhs/TxjjY3Sy8OI/AAAAAAAAEmg/ejTjmUXlC8Y/s400/BrewHoHo.jpg" width="252" /></a><br /> <a href="http://www.examiner.com/craft-beer-in-chicago/this-weekend-chicago-craft-beer-january-20-22">Brew-Ho-Ho and AlphaBeer.</a> If you can't get in, visit CHAOS and have some chili!<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2314111575838648171-4964382400216314501?l=marksbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cs4oykXxDuoHZ7-hq23Y-t4PI4w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cs4oykXxDuoHZ7-hq23Y-t4PI4w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cs4oykXxDuoHZ7-hq23Y-t4PI4w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cs4oykXxDuoHZ7-hq23Y-t4PI4w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarkMcdermottsBeerPage/~4/cu0V5FFvy7g" height="1" width="1"/>Mark McDermotthttps://profiles.google.com/108689763137268858147noreply@blogger.com0http://marksbeer.blogspot.com/2012/01/this-weekend-in-chicago-craft-beer_19.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314111575838648171.post-6795973488211495312012-01-15T01:58:00.000-06:002012-01-15T01:58:00.230-06:002012-01-15T01:58:00.230-06:00<a href="http://www.examiner.com/craft-beer-in-chicago/a-visit-to-maria-s-community-bar-bridgeport">A visit to Maria's Community Bar in Bridgeport - Chicago craft beer | Examiner.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2314111575838648171-679597348821149531?l=marksbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k1EJ9UWjhgSuLreI3j6_Lhg33IM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k1EJ9UWjhgSuLreI3j6_Lhg33IM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k1EJ9UWjhgSuLreI3j6_Lhg33IM/1/da"><img 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href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yjz57Cy0xAGRtyIEE5rbol-v6aI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yjz57Cy0xAGRtyIEE5rbol-v6aI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yjz57Cy0xAGRtyIEE5rbol-v6aI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yjz57Cy0xAGRtyIEE5rbol-v6aI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarkMcdermottsBeerPage/~4/RcsjZplcnv8" height="1" width="1"/>Mark McDermotthttps://profiles.google.com/108689763137268858147noreply@blogger.com0http://marksbeer.blogspot.com/2012/01/week-ahead-in-chicago-craft-beer_15.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314111575838648171.post-69539335343878263062012-01-12T21:52:00.000-06:002012-01-12T21:52:26.046-06:002012-01-12T21:52:26.046-06:00<a href="http://www.examiner.com/craft-beer-in-chicago/this-weekend-chicago-craft-beer-january-13-15">Stout Fest goes on</a>, a beer & Cheese Pairing, specialized Metropolitan Dynamo on tap.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2314111575838648171-6953933534387826306?l=marksbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dRSP7ASGJcjuaBCOo40HEMhP0lA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dRSP7ASGJcjuaBCOo40HEMhP0lA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dRSP7ASGJcjuaBCOo40HEMhP0lA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dRSP7ASGJcjuaBCOo40HEMhP0lA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarkMcdermottsBeerPage/~4/8wIiI3zqnJk" height="1" width="1"/>Mark McDermotthttps://profiles.google.com/108689763137268858147noreply@blogger.com0http://marksbeer.blogspot.com/2012/01/this-weekend-in-chicago-craft-beer_12.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314111575838648171.post-845488747393960922012-01-08T01:41:00.000-06:002012-01-08T01:41:52.958-06:002012-01-08T01:41:52.958-06:00<a href="http://www.examiner.com/craft-beer-in-chicago/the-week-ahead-chicago-craft-beer-january-9-12">Two Brothers dinner,</a> releases with Canadian Breakfast Stout, Hopslam, and more stout events.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2314111575838648171-84548874739396092?l=marksbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ntij2Jn41GDtEWrMf2kiVLB2qZw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ntij2Jn41GDtEWrMf2kiVLB2qZw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ntij2Jn41GDtEWrMf2kiVLB2qZw/1/da"><img 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Brunch.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2314111575838648171-6450014459319986589?l=marksbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XiInjFV9rCEhYknkutE5Tfmvh24/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XiInjFV9rCEhYknkutE5Tfmvh24/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XiInjFV9rCEhYknkutE5Tfmvh24/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XiInjFV9rCEhYknkutE5Tfmvh24/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarkMcdermottsBeerPage/~4/rUNhnQqDjuE" height="1" width="1"/>Mark McDermotthttps://profiles.google.com/108689763137268858147noreply@blogger.com0http://marksbeer.blogspot.com/2012/01/this-weekend-in-chicago-craft-beer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314111575838648171.post-77714751838637081352011-12-22T00:12:00.000-06:002011-12-22T00:12:28.488-06:002011-12-22T00:12:28.488-06:00<a href="http://www.examiner.com/craft-beer-in-chicago/this-weekend-chicago-craft-beer-what-s-open-on-christmas">Chicago craft beer places open on Christmas,</a> Haymarket's 1st BirthDay, and Tighthead's Mundelein Tap Room opens!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2314111575838648171-7771475183863708135?l=marksbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/loxSkediOqv3iHT63q6EvDCDkwo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/loxSkediOqv3iHT63q6EvDCDkwo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/loxSkediOqv3iHT63q6EvDCDkwo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/loxSkediOqv3iHT63q6EvDCDkwo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarkMcdermottsBeerPage/~4/F--pk43vh_4" height="1" width="1"/>Mark McDermotthttps://profiles.google.com/108689763137268858147noreply@blogger.com0http://marksbeer.blogspot.com/2011/12/this-weekend-in-chicago-craft-beer_22.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314111575838648171.post-62122155640462608372011-12-19T01:42:00.000-06:002011-12-19T01:42:09.649-06:002011-12-19T01:42:09.649-06:00<a href="http://www.examiner.com/craft-beer-in-chicago/holiday-recipe-guinness-chocolate-cake">Holiday recipe: Guinness chocolate cake</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2314111575838648171-6212215564046260837?l=marksbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HJj37kuhIA5v6zElDxG43waQjG0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HJj37kuhIA5v6zElDxG43waQjG0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HJj37kuhIA5v6zElDxG43waQjG0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HJj37kuhIA5v6zElDxG43waQjG0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarkMcdermottsBeerPage/~4/kNitgrn3bm0" height="1" width="1"/>Mark McDermotthttps://profiles.google.com/108689763137268858147noreply@blogger.com0http://marksbeer.blogspot.com/2011/12/holiday-recipe-guinness-chocolate-cake.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314111575838648171.post-16224947374390172502011-12-18T00:58:00.000-06:002011-12-18T00:58:12.936-06:002011-12-18T00:58:12.936-06:00<a href="http://www.examiner.com/craft-beer-in-chicago/the-week-ahead-chicago-craft-beer-december-19-22">More Christmas beer</a> and Dark beers and tap everywhere!<div 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McDermotthttps://profiles.google.com/108689763137268858147noreply@blogger.com0http://marksbeer.blogspot.com/2011/12/week-ahead-in-chicago-craft-beer_18.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314111575838648171.post-38603992004749581312011-12-16T00:09:00.000-06:002011-12-16T00:09:08.042-06:002011-12-16T00:09:08.042-06:00<a href="http://www.examiner.com/craft-beer-in-chicago/holiday-recipe-guinness-gravy-for-meat-and-potatoes">Another chance to use some beer in your Christmas and holiday cooking!</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2314111575838648171-3860399200474958131?l=marksbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/svkZEYTBegx7klhh1IkTPN-UVeg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/svkZEYTBegx7klhh1IkTPN-UVeg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/svkZEYTBegx7klhh1IkTPN-UVeg/1/da"><img 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height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2314111575838648171-2805770052282767609?l=marksbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ktcolqqp6AhsV9set_A_v1uNDAA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ktcolqqp6AhsV9set_A_v1uNDAA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ktcolqqp6AhsV9set_A_v1uNDAA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ktcolqqp6AhsV9set_A_v1uNDAA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarkMcdermottsBeerPage/~4/xnsIXX-N1p8" height="1" width="1"/>Mark McDermotthttps://profiles.google.com/108689763137268858147noreply@blogger.com0http://marksbeer.blogspot.com/2011/12/5-rabbit-brewmaster-explains-changing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314111575838648171.post-18344474205448830502011-12-10T23:14:00.000-06:002011-12-10T23:14:22.264-06:002011-12-10T23:14:22.264-06:00<a href="http://www.examiner.com/craft-beer-in-chicago/the-week-ahead-chicago-craft-beer-december-12-15">Surly Darkness and KBS</a> in one tasting, beer schools, and Pearl Jam's tribute beer tapping.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2314111575838648171-1834447420544883050?l=marksbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V1zeeNh6CuwwBJwD1K4FB3HUSCY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V1zeeNh6CuwwBJwD1K4FB3HUSCY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V1zeeNh6CuwwBJwD1K4FB3HUSCY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V1zeeNh6CuwwBJwD1K4FB3HUSCY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarkMcdermottsBeerPage/~4/gUzZbeWozDg" height="1" width="1"/>Mark McDermotthttps://profiles.google.com/108689763137268858147noreply@blogger.com0http://marksbeer.blogspot.com/2011/12/week-ahead-in-chicago-craft-beer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314111575838648171.post-38852701456034111532011-12-08T15:22:00.000-06:002011-12-08T15:22:14.686-06:002011-12-08T15:22:14.686-06:00<a href="http://www.examiner.com/craft-beer-in-chicago/this-weekend-chicago-craft-beer-december-9-11">Bell's Eccentric Day,</a> a 3 Floyds tap takeover, Limestone Winterfest and some celebrity beer lovers.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2314111575838648171-3885270145603411153?l=marksbeer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AC610XJdpuR7hJyz_EHCIXNTg7E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AC610XJdpuR7hJyz_EHCIXNTg7E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AC610XJdpuR7hJyz_EHCIXNTg7E/1/da"><img 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