Surly Brewing Company of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota (a suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul), has built a huge reputation in its few short years as makers of fine beers with attitude, The most popular…
Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer results
While out-of-state brewers took the Best of Show prizes, members of the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild fared well collectively at the Eighth Annual Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer, held last…
Dark Horse Brewing still open after fire
Dark Horse Brewing Co., a popular craft brewer in the southeast Michigan village of Marshall, remains open this week after a fire struck their retail store. According to the Battle Creek Enquirer,…
UPDATE: BrewDog's high alcohol beers now sighted in the U.S.
Update #2, 11/26: Denver’s Westword reports that the beers are being distributed in the Boulder, CO area by Wine Cru. Among the restaurants carrying them are Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids…
Wild Onion Pumpkin Ale in cans
Seems there was a time when the word “pumpkin,” “onion,” and “beer” just shouldn’t go together. But now they do, and just in time for the holidays. The Wild Onion Brewing Co….
Bhut Chile Beer tapping at Flossmoor Station
Hello. My name is Mark… “Hi, Mark!” And I am a chile-head. I’ve had the pepper monkey on back for, oh, about 25 years now. Just last month, I made some chili…
Goose Island brewing off-site to meet demand, pave way for expansion
This has been a “known” rumor among Chicago’s beer community, and was reported by BeerNews.org in August. Now, Goose Island Beer Company has officially announced an agreement to brew some of their…
Hosting an "Impromptu" beer tasting
Can you get just a friend or two together in just a few hours for a little beer tasting session?
Craft Beer Review: Goose Island Green Line Pale Ale
From 2010, my review of the first Goose Island Green Line Pale Ale.