tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017731640953187192025-03-26T14:14:51.101-05:00About all things beer and homebrewing, with a Chicago/Midwest spin.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00967444519003725261noreply@blogger.comBlogger429125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201773164095318719.post-57046718795634046392012-10-10T14:59:00.000-05:002012-10-10T14:59:02.506-05:00

Go on over to boozybeggar.com, beers are still a big part of the picture, plus follow the twitter and facebook accounts for beer and cocktail dinners and recommendations and so on. If enough readers over there ask for more frequent or in-depth beer reviews like from here, then that's what I'll do! boozybeggar.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/theboozybeggar Twitter: BoozyBeggarChi

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I'm not exactly Batman, but I'll be sharing with you the best in local and midwestern beer, cocktails, beverage ideas, recipes you can use at home, spirits to look out for, etc, etc, amen. Coffee will appear periodically, as well as other non-alcoholic beverages, as I also work on making my own sodas and kombucha/tea. Food pairings and ingredient prep for at home beer and cocktails. Restaurants

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Evolution happens to nature, but to the conscious, creative world, it happens because of choices. It's become time to do something more with OMG Beer! A few things brought this on. One, I can not and will not be associated in anyway with the other blog using the OMG Beer! name. I'm not sure who came first and I don't care. They do video blogs. They are really proud of getting drunk a lot. That's

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Oskar Blues comes to Chicago soon (August 21st) and over at the Tribune they've got a list of confirmed tastings and dinners and tap takeovers and all that other jazz that is now requisite when you're a baller of a brewery and you enter the Chicago market. Yeah, that's right, I said baller of a brewery. I've had Oskar Blues on trips up to Wisconsin and to their home state, Colorado, and I've

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Here's an awesome graphic of each label from the first 9 in the Two Brothers 15 Beers for 15 years series.

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Happy 5th Birthday to Half Acre!I remember when you guys were a contract brewed lager and a sponsored bicycle racing team and that was about it. Congrats, and keep up the good work. Also, more holiday parties, I loved working that and it was an amazing good time. Good luck this year with the opening tap room and other expansion stuff. Last Friday, Half Acre tapped It's Good to be the King and

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I really owe it to everyone to talk more about Southern Tier, because I've never had a bad beer and their delicious stuff is pretty highly available in the Midwest.  Monk's Pub in the Loop is hosting Southern Tier tonight, and here's what is on tap. Beers available starting at 5pm:2XIPA-Imperial IPAIniquity-Imperial Black AleMokah-Imperial Stout brewed with chocolate and coffeeCreme

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Half Acre Sunday in Saigon - Saison with thai basil and lemongrass, 6.0% ABV. Vietnamese inspired. Sounds like a winner, growler pours starting tomorrow at noon. $15 for a fill, $19 for a growler+fill. Revolution Faustenstein - "Our latest barrel-aged experiment is the Faustenstein. This beer is a blend of our Fausten Weizenbock and Eugene Porter that has been aged in Jack Daniels and

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Kind of like a VIP event before a festival, this tasting features beers not available over the next 2-3 days at Square Roots Fest. Check out the attending brewery list below. 20 dollars gets you in, gets you a beer, and a 9 oz tasting glass. Food and beer tickets available inside for 1$.     - Two Brothers (Warrenville, IL)    - 5 Rabbit (Chicago, IL)    - Finch (

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If I posted all the cool events and pairings and so on at Bangers & Lace, you'd all accuse me of playing favorites, but this one promises to be delicious on both sides of the +/ampersand. Solemn Oath is the newish kid on the production block, based in Naperville, and joins up with the staff of B&L to put together a beer dinner on August 8th. Tickets here. On top of that news, I also

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Yes, Chicago, one of the best breweries of the brewbiquitous state of Colorado finally makes their way to our stores, mouths, and bellies. Here's a link to Oskar Blues website. I'm unsure which/how many of their delicious beers will make it to Chicago, and if it's just cans or if this includes kegs. More soon! EDIT: Here's a link to the press release!

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Surly Furious and Surly Cynic This is kind of weird combination of one of the best beers I've ever had, along with another favorite, and that favorite being fantastic for summertime. Furious - 6.5% ABV, American IPA. This is the pinnacle of mid-western IPAs. It is hoppy (99 IBUs), pulling flavors from a variety of hop styles to create a complex blend of cinnamon, grapefruit, and pine needles.

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If you live in or near or plan on visiting Northern California, pretty much ever, you need this. 150+ breweries populate this area. It's densely pact with barley-hops-yeast-water delights. Read more on the SF weekly blog.

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Try Great Lakes Brewing Company's Grand Cru (belgian strong pale ale) at Monk's Pub at 5:00pm, July 11th. Next Wednesday. This was/is normally a pub-exclusive! Let's not even begin to guess how or what the folks at Monk's Pub had to do to get this beer out to Chicago for us to taste.  Like many Grand Cru's, this is a strong belgian pale ale brewed with the spice profile of a wit. Rumor has

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Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Firestone-Walker Double Jack Imperial IPA Look for both by the end of summer.

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July 12th, starting at 5pm. Monk's Pub. Order a Duvel and a Duvel single and get a Duvel Art Glass.

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Not sure I even knew about this one til I saw Jared Rouben's mug on beernews.org. Here's four links, each to a video about the collaboration. Goose Island Luciana - dark smoked saison Goose Island Fiona - hefeweizen Goose Island Allium Roses - belgian-style dark ale Goose Island Amara Amo - belgian dubbel

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I've seen signs that some folks on the east coast are already releasing their pumpkin ales, or plan on releasing them before the end of September. If you do that, I will skewer you alive on this blog and all over the internet. It's absurd. It's even a little gross, since where are you getting all that pumpkin in june and july for brewing?

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Not entirely sure how long or how many styles of Arcadia Brewing beers go into their cans, but Sky High Rye will be out in cans soon. Just recently posted about this rye pale ale in the first beervana of the summer.

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Name: Four Witches Brewery: New Holland Style: Saison (sub: black) Brewed In: Holland, MI Origin: Belgium(ish) ABV: 8.3% Serving Glass: Goblet OMG Beer Rating: 8.6 Appearance: Pretty pretty beer! Dark body, cloudy, with a hovering, lingering tan head. Looks...rustic? Aroma: Sweet blend of licorice and chocolate/caramel syrup, a hint of grassy saison and tartness underneath. The latter

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I'm going to try to crank out quite a few Summer Beervanas to play catch up, and there will for sure be a saison dedicated one later in the summer, and a sour one as well. Let's just start with some stuff I picked up on a hot day, and am now drinking on another hot day. Hinterland IPA - this drinks like an English IPA. A malt backbone and slight toffee presence balance out a crisp and dry,

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I'll be honest and say, I wasn't too crazy for either of the first two Fulton & Wood beers, but I've been intrigued each time. This is a combination of: Vienna lager grain bill - dry, roasted, slightly sweet Belgian tripel yeast black mission figs puree Lots of potential here for a really flavorful beer. The last two Fulton & Wood beers lacked a boldness to match the creativity behind

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From Facebook: #5 in the 15th anniversary series is Take Two, a hybrid beer. Brewed using two sources of water, two barley types, two hop varieties, an ale yeast and a lager yeast.Take Two will be released to the market July 2nd, stay tuned for events and more release dates for the remaining ten beers...

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This is copied from the Publican's Facebook wall: DARK LORD DINNER AT PUBLICAN QUALITY MEATS:Thursday, July 19th, all hell will break loose as Publican Quality Meats hosts a Diabolical, Decadent and Daring Dark Lord Dinner.5 vintages and 2 variants of 3 Floyds Dark Lord Beer will be on accompanied by an over-the-top multi-course meal, paired and created by different One Off Hospitality Chef’s

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Check out this guest post by Northern Brewer (the homebrew supply company out of Minnesota and Wisconsin) on Beerpulse. Information on what it really means, how to do it in your own homebrewing, etc.

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