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Santiago Bueno, left, remembers his brother Kenneth Paterimos during a rally outside Richard's Bar Tuesday night.

Long before fatal stabbing, Richard’s Bar was already a Chicago legend — for better and for worse

December 10, 2020 at 8:23 p.m.

Editor's note: When city officials confirmed Thursday that they are investigating whether Richard's Bar flouted coronavirus guidelines, longtime patrons of the tavern would be forgiven for not being surprised. As...

Now that its sale to the founders of Kings & Convicts is finalized, Ballast Point will close its Chicago taproom for several weeks while its new liquor license is approved. The time will be used to refresh the space and the menu.

Ballast Point is refreshing its Chicago pub as new owners close on the deal and look to boost business

March 3, 2020 at 12:53 p.m.

Anheuser-Busch buying Goose Island Beer Co. made sense. Boston Beer buying Dogfish Head made sense. Even Miller buying Leinenkugel way back in 1987 made sense. The founders of tiny Kings...

Craving: Spicy food — our heat-seeking mission in Chicago restaurants

March 2, 2020 at 4:28 p.m.

We eat spicy food to warm us up in cold weather, to make us sweat and cool us down in the heat of summer. We add chiles to foods to...

Corona is the nation's seventh-biggest selling beer with more than $110 million in sales since the start of the year

Corona claps back at claims coronavirus scare will hurt sales

March 2, 2020 at 1:16 p.m.

Is there a cure for idiocy? Because that's where we've landed in the discussion regarding the relationship — or, more accurately, non-relationship — between coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, and...

City Water, made by Solemn Oath Brewery, is the Chicago area's first locally made hard seltzer. It launched in the fall.

A hard seltzer festival was inevitable and here it comes: Seltzer Land coming to Chicago this spring

February 13, 2020 at 8:48 p.m.

If hard seltzer is a ridiculous passing fad, Chicago is heading toward peak ridiculousness: a hard seltzer festival. And even if hard seltzer isn't a ridiculous passing fad, Chicago is...

Craving: Munchies — Chicago’s most indulgent bites to satisfy the hunger, whether marijuana-induced or not

January 31, 2020 at 11:41 a.m.

Munchies make the ultimate "Craving" topic. The word itself means you're craving something, as well as describing what you eat to satisfy that craving. With the legalization of recreational marijuana...

The beer selection includes Aperitif Pilsner, from left, Roasted Cocoa Oatmeal Nitro Stout, Sour Raspberry Framboise, Hazy Mango Pineapple IPA, Salted Gose, Sliced Nectarine IPA and Bourbon Barrel-Aged 12-Layer-Cake Imperial Stout.

Review: Stellar beer and food pairings could make Moody Tongue only the second Michelin-starred American brewpub

February 3, 2020 at 12:53 p.m.

Editor's note: This tandem review by Phil Vettel and Josh Noel begins with an intro by Vettel. The only brewpub in America with Michelin-star recognition is Band of Bohemia. I...

Bud Light Seltzer comes in strawberry, lemon-lime, mango and black cherry, but none of the flavors meets the basic standard of being refreshing.

Bud Light hopes to cash in on seltzer trend. Should White Claw be worried? We take a taste.

January 30, 2020 at 10:26 a.m.

If you tried to affix the word "seltzer" to "Bud Light" 15 years ago, you would have been laughed out of the hallowed halls of Anheuser-Busch. Back then, Bud Light...

Michael Carroll, left, and Matt Gallagher empty spent grain from a batch of Daisy Cutter Pale Ale at Half Acre Beer Co. in 2012. Carroll used his first professional brewing job to help launch Band of Bohemia.

Michelin-starred Band of Bohemia isn’t Chicago’s best brewery — but here’s why it’s among the most essential

January 23, 2020 at 12:06 p.m.

There's an irony about the world's first Michelin-starred brewpub. If you go for the beer, you may well be disappointed. That's not to say that the beer at Band of...

The words "Light craft lager," center, were replaced on the can with a far more robust declaration: "Ultimate light beer," left.

Look out, Michelob Ultra. New low-calorie light beer Saint Archer Gold is coming for you.

January 28, 2020 at 10:18 a.m.

Saint Archer Gold began life last year as a "Light craft lager." It said so right there on the slim 12-ounce can. But after several months in four test markets,...

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