Goose Island Stout Fest Tickets on sale February 1!

Tickets go on sale Wednesday Feb 1 for Goose Island Stout Fest (March 17).

Pipeworks starts brewing beer in Chicago today! - Chicago craft beer | Examiner.com

Welcome a bouncing baby brewer to Chicago! Pipeworks Brewing Co. began operation on Western Ave. today!

Chicago Beer Society News: Shootout Winners, March 3 is Day of the Living Ales

I'm a week late, but: CBS announces best beers and food at their Brewpub Shootout. Their Day of the Living Ales is March 3.

The week ahead in Chicago craft beer, Jan. 30-Feb. 2

Point beer makes some noise around here, so does Dogfish 120 Min. IPA, Metropolitan, Tighthead and other local beers.

This weekend in Chicago craft beer, January 27-29

Frank Thomas promotes Big Hurt Beer, while tastings of big, rare beers abound.

Bargain Beer Review: Trader Joe's Boatswain HLV Ale

I start reviewing bargain beers by checking out Boatswain HLV Brown Ale, sold at Trader Joe's.

The Week Ahead in Chicago craft beer, January 23-26

Bell's Hopslam, Surly Darkness, Metropolitan, Lagunitas, Slumbrew & Summit pour, while dinner's served with 2 Brothers, 5 Rabbit & North Coast.

Craft beer review: BrewDog Tactical Nuclear Penguin

BrewDog Tactical Nuclear Penguin. Click on to read my 4-star review. I had a taster at Palmer Place last year. Will it return?

This weekend in Chicago craft beer, January 20-22

Brew-Ho-Ho and AlphaBeer. If you can't get in, visit CHAOS and have some chili!

A visit to Maria's Community Bar in Bridgeport - Chicago craft beer | Examiner.com

A visit to Maria's Community Bar in Bridgeport - Chicago craft beer | Examiner.com

The Week Ahead in Chicago craft beer, January 16-19 - Chicago craft beer | Examiner.com

Bell's Hopslam, 3Floyd/Brewdog's Bitch Please, Bourbon County Stout, Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro tapped, dinners w/Virtue Cider, Metropolitan, 5 Rabbit

This weekend in Chicago craft beer, January 13-15

Stout Fest goes on, a beer & Cheese Pairing, specialized Metropolitan Dynamo on tap.

The Week Ahead in Chicago craft beer, January 9-12

Two Brothers dinner, releases with Canadian Breakfast Stout, Hopslam, and more stout events.

Breaking: Plainfield's Limestone Brewing may close down tonight - Chicago craft beer | Examiner.com

Barring a last-minute negotiation over the lease for their building, Will County's only brewpub, Limestone Brewing Co., may be forced to close down tonight.

This weekend in Chicago craft beer, January 6-8 - Chicago craft beer

Stout Fest, a Drinking & Writing play at Haymarket, 3 Floyds Beer Brunch.