Last week Half Acre Brewing welcomed Fader into their Curbside program, and it is now seeing distribution as part of their year-round line up. Fader has a lot of champions inside the Half Acre Brewing brewery. Background beers, brewers love background beers. Clean, fresh, uncomplicated beers of integrity that tether you to a place without…
December is right around the corner, which means it’s time for Big Hugs, Half Acre Beer’s Imperial Drinking Stout. Year in and year out Half Acre Beer tweaks this beer according to their liking and work with the Dark Matter Coffee wizards on their most up to date extraction method. Half Acre Beer are now…
Burnt City Brewing is proud to announce the First Annual Kveik Fest with special guest Lars Marius Garshol. The Inaugural Kveik Fest, presented by Burnt City Brewing and sponsored by Omega Yeast, takes place at District Brew Yards in Chicago on Saturday, Sept. 7. With 30 local and national craft breweries participating and pouring more…
Sample beers from over 35 local breweries throughout the outfield concourse of Guaranteed Rate Field while enjoying food, games, and live entertainment. There are three ticket packages available: General Admission, VIP, and Designated Driver. Must be 21 and over. Buy Tickets Here: https://whitesox.com/beerfest General Admission: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. VIP: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Check out the full list…
This Friday, Half Acre Brewing’s Double Daisy Double Release returns. Classic Double Daisy Cutter is an annual observance of pine and weight and fresh grapefruit. Time honored flavors. For its counterpart, Half Acre Brewing trades their house ale yeast for a fruit forward blend. Fully Saturated Double Daisy Cutter fills in the straight edges with…
Wild Monk Takes “Craft” to a New Level with New Pub Menu. Wild Monk, the lively gastropub that has built a solid reputation for its extensive selection of craft beers and artisan cocktails takes “craft” to a new level with the release of its new menu of distinctive and unexpected pub fare. From popular favorites…
Just in time for opening day, Beerhead Bar & Eatery is set to open its doors on April 5 as part of the Addison & Clark complex. Across the street from Wrigley Field, Beerhead will begin serving its more than 400 brands of beer and its impressive list of spirits, cocktails and food options on Friday. In Cubs-fashion, the new…
At long last, winter is here, the final battle for Westeros is underway, and Brewery Ommegang is unveiling its final Game of Thrones-inspired beer, For The Throne. As part of an ongoing partnership, the Chicago Athletic Association hotel (12 S. Michigan Ave.) and the Chicago Brewseum are joining forces to host the official release party of this limited-edition beer in honor of the show’s final season. Within the…
King of Borgs – IPA brewed in collaboration with Marz Community Brewing It’s back! Pipeworks Brewing collaborated with the biological beings at Marz Community Brewing to once again bring you, KING OF BORGS. All other borgs must prepare to assimilate! Brewed with Idaho 7 and Citra hops, even early generation borgs with clunky programming can…
Get a Beer Named After a Family Pet While Raising Funds for the West Suburban Humane Society West Suburban Humane Society (WSHS wshs-dg.org) has partnered with local Downers Grove brewery, Alter Brewing Company (alterbrewing.com), to raise funds for the WSHS at an inaugural craft beer tasting event on Sunday, March 3, 2019. The event will…
Pipeworks Brewing released 2 new beers today. First is Floof an Imperial Oak IPA and second is Guava Dreamcicle, a guava milkshake pale ale. FLOOF: Imperial Oak IPA with Amarillo, Ekuanot, and Cryo Simcoe hops Pipeworks Brewing’s new IIPA is puffy and fluffy thanks to creamy oat malt, and golden naked oats. Floof has a…
Beer lovers, raise a glass in celebration of Beerhead Bar & Eatery‘s inaugural Big Bad Beer Eve and Big Bad Beer Night events. The craft beer bar franchise, which includes Beerhead Bar & Eatery and The Beer Market locations, will be tapping highly-coveted barrel and rare beers from premier American craft beer breweries for a limited…
Pipeworks Brewing announces the return of two fan favorite craft beers. Blueberry Cichlid and Coffee Break Abduction make their return at the Pipeworks Brewing dojo and will be available to distribution channels Jan 15. The Beer Alien staff are particularly amused by the name Coffee Break Abduction for obvious reasons haha. Blueberry Cichlid IIPA brewed with wildflower honey,…
Pipeworks Brewing announced the release of their first new craft beer of 2018. It is a Double IPA simply called “Idaho 7” after the hop used to make this beer. Pipeworks Brewing had this to say about Idaho 7 DIPA and its name: “Yes, we agree, not the most glamours name…BUT The Idaho 7 shadow…
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