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Founders Brewing Shows No Signs of Wanting to Do Better I’m looking at a bottle of Founders Barrel-Aged Backwoods Bastard that’s covered with dust. A date, “11/19,” as in November 2019, is written on the label in black Sharpie. That’s
Beer cocktails are not exactly my jam; I’m the kind of purist that enjoys tasting a beer the way the brewer intended. But when you’re stuck inside for long enough, you start asking questions that require answers. What’s a beer
Here’s why the Naperville Ale Fest, Summer Edition was a great time — and a couple marketing thoughts on how to make it even cooler.
Variety packs are showing up from more and more breweries, and from the consumer’s point of view, it’s heaven.
The whole shower beer thing was a surprise to me, but I tried to have an open mind about and gave it a try. The results? I’m not a shower beer guy. Here’s how you can know if you aren’t either.
Now, I like Guinness, and I’ve enjoyed trying some of their new/throwback recipes, but I don’t honestly drink it that often. But when I saw the email I found myself thinking, “Hmm, am I gonna do this? I could probably do this…”
Beer brought us together and maybe made us a little sick. But, bottom line: North Coast is a great brewery for true craft fans.
Our night did not start out hopefully. Four of us got out of a hybrid Civic in a dark commuter rail parking lot and tried to board the wrong Metra train. Then we saw the right one across the street
The Midwest did itself proud at this year’s Great American Beer Festival. Midwest beers netted 47 medals against some 3,126 total entries across 46 categories. For someone who drinks his fair share of Midwestern beer, it’s no great surprise that
Cara McDonough is calling out us beer nerds—and we should pay attention. In a piece for McSweeney’s Open Letter column, she bemoans: It’s official. A trip to the liquor store – once a relaxing and uncomplicated endeavor – is now