More Drink Stuff
As I work on updating my Irish Pub map mentioned in the last post, I thought I’d share some Chicago drink resources I’ve collected. Centerstage Bars The Chicago Bar Project The Granddaddy of all...
View ArticleAlmost St. Patty’s Day
I got quoted in the Columbia Chronicle about my Chicago Irish Pub page – In search of the perfect pint “Guinness sales up as much as 20 percent for St. Patrick’s Day”. Actually I was severely...
View ArticleSt. Patrick’s Day
Any real drinker knows enough to stay away from the Irish pubs today, because it’s too hard to get a beer. But if you’re willing to attempt to get a Guinness when it’s five deep at the bar, we...
View ArticleDrink links
Myopenbar.com has come to Chicago to quench “the dire need for a centralized and coherent source of worthy open bar listings” I wish I had known about this last week, because then I would have known...
View ArticleSad Beer News
A few years ago I had the sad duty to report the loss in Illinois of New Glarus beer. Now the sad news is that Bell’s will be leaving us. In a protest move against a distribution rights sale to Chicago...
View ArticleWhat to Drink with What you Eat
I’m glad to be the next one to step up to the plate and praise What to Drink with What you Eat, the newest book from Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page. A book about beverage pairings is not unique, I’ve...
View ArticleMore Local Beer News
In more local beer news, Evanston’s Bill’s Blues Bar has Two Brothers’ Heavy Handed IPA on tap. This is an IPA that is hopped with ‘wet hops’ or hops that haven’t been dried, which gives it a serious...
View ArticleParamount Room
The guys who brought you Volo and Kitsch’n have put together an outstanding beer geek and foodie destination, The Paramount Room on Milwaukee (415 N. Milwaukee Ave) just south of Hubbard and the train...
View Article365 beer
Unbeknownst to the readers of this blog (until now), I’ve been reattempting 356 beers. The site which tracked the attempt a few years ago is dormant, so I’ve been using Twitter to document the feat. As...
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