Old Irving Brewing set to expand with new brewery in former Finch space
Finch Beer Co. is out and Old Irving Brewing is in at a West Town facility that will soon be home to its fourth brewery in the last decade. The...
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Last call for late night? Customers are back, but bars and restaurants closing earlier as demand dwindles.
A few years ago, The Long Room could be quiet as a library until about 8 p.m. without the bar's co-owner, Jason Burrell, thinking twice. The rush was still on...
We tried every local Oktoberfest beer we could find. Here are our 4 favorites.
Beer fads come and beer fads go. But Oktoberfest is eternal. Germany's legendary beer celebration long ago hopped the Atlantic and into a hearty embrace by countless small brewers across...
Pilot Project Brewing opts against suburban expansion, heads to Milwaukee
Pilot Project Brewing considered heading to the Chicago suburbs to expand its unique model of launching new beer brands, but found opportunity north of the border — so it is...
Garrett Popcorn brown ale: Here’s how the popcorn-packed Revolution Brewing collab tastes.
Revolution Brewing and Garrett Popcorn have been neighbors under the same roof for nine years, and that has led to the inevitable: a Revolution beer made with Garrett popcorn. When...
Cider from one of Chicago’s favorite cider bars hits store shelves: ‘It’s a little bit of a eureka moment’
When opening as Chicago's only cider-focused bar in 2016, The Northman knew it needed to educate customers. It did so by creating a down-the-middle house cider to hand to patrons...
First and 10: For a first-class tailgate this football season, pack your cooler with these 10 beverages
Football season is here again, which means it's time to grab some parking lot, pop the trunk, light the grill and pull something cold from the cooler. Tailgating has returned....
The Grafton announces closure after 2 decades in Lincoln Square
Longtime Lincoln Square bar The Grafton, known for its Irish comfort food and cozy backroom musical jams, announced Wednesday it will close this weekend. Owners Malcolm and Andrea Malloy made...
A brewpub, but make it liquor: Take Flight Spirits lifts off in Skokie
Brewpubs have become cornerstones of the nation's vast beer landscape, places where the beer made on site is largely, if not entirely, consumed in the same place it's made. Unlike...
Most plastic beer tops end up in landfills. Chicago breweries have a new way to fix that.
You know those hard plastic beer can holders? I have 147 of them. I counted. They're an array of colors — black, brown, silver, red, purple, yellow, pink, blue, three...