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Raspberry wheat ale from Pollyanna Brewing.

With Pollyanna Brewing majority owner having left company, suburban brewery pledges to ‘make craft beer more inclusive’

May 23, 2021 at 8:35 a.m.

The majority owner and chief executive officer of suburban Pollyanna Brewing is "no longer involved in any capacity with the management or operations" of the company as Pollyanna seeks to...

The Cicerone Certification Program teaches and certifies knowledge of beer and beer service akin to sommelier certification for wine professionals.

‘Indefensible behavior’ claim prompts Chicago’s Cicerone Certification Program to suspend employee as beer industry reckons with sweeping sexual harassment allegations

May 19, 2021 at 5:33 p.m.

The Chicago-based Cicerone Certification Program — which certifies beer professionals globally — has suspended an employee accused of what it calls "indefensible behavior" amid a recent torrent of allegations of...

Cultivate by Forbidden Root will open in the former home of Band of Bohemia, a Michelin-starred restaurant and brewery at 4710 N. Ravenswood Ave.

Forbidden Root opening second Chicago location in a place familiar to many beer drinkers — the former Band of Bohemia

May 17, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.

The airy space that housed Michelin-starred brewpub Band of Bohemia became one of Chicago's most eclectic places to experience food and beer before that restaurant filed for bankruptcy and went...

Chef-owner Curtis Duffy prepares a dish at Ever, 1340 W. Fulton St., on Aug. 27, 2020, in Chicago.

Chicagoans are flocking to restaurants and bars as COVID-19 restrictions loosen. But a shortage of workers, ingredients and diners who keep their reservations are creating new struggles.

May 13, 2021 at 10:14 p.m.

Diners are back. And restaurants are struggling to keep up. After months of industry anxiety about whether customers would return to eating out as the COVID-19 pandemic persisted, people are...

Lights sit above the beer garden at the Half Acre taproom and kitchen at the Balmoral Street production brewery Tuesday Dec. 3, 2019.

Half Acre to sell Lincoln Avenue brewery to upstart Hop Butcher for the World, which gets its first home after years of quiet growth

May 7, 2021 at 9:48 a.m.

Half Acre Beer Co. was ready to downsize. Hop Butcher for the World was ready for a home of its own. At the intersection of those two needs will be...

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With Pollyanna Brewing majority owner having left company, suburban brewery pledges to ‘make craft beer more inclusive’

‘Indefensible behavior’ claim prompts Chicago’s Cicerone Certification Program to suspend employee as beer industry reckons with sweeping sexual harassment allegations

Forbidden Root opening second Chicago location in a place familiar to many beer drinkers — the former Band of Bohemia

Chicagoans are flocking to restaurants and bars as COVID-19 restrictions loosen. But a shortage of workers, ingredients and diners who keep their reservations are creating new struggles.

Half Acre to sell Lincoln Avenue brewery to upstart Hop Butcher for the World, which gets its first home after years of quiet growth

Chicago’s 2021 Michelin star and Bib Gourmand restaurants, mapped

3 Chicago restaurants pick up 2021 Michelin stars, including 2 stars each for newcomers Ever and Moody Tongue

58 Chicago restaurants awarded Bib Gourmand designation by Michelin Guide, including 10 first-timers

Veteran breweries Marz and Solemn Oath opening Logan Square taprooms less than 1 mile and a few weeks apart

The rumors are true: Guthrie’s Tavern in Lakeview is reopening after sale to owner of Roscoe Village bar