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Ceres Cafe, inside the Chicago Board of Trade building, is where police Superintendent Eddie Johnson is said to have had "a couple of drinks" before being found asleep at the wheel of his running police vehicle at 12:30 a.m. Oct. 17, 2019. He was fired by Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Dec. 2.

‘Two or three drinks at Ceres will get anyone in trouble’ — Chicago police superintendent’s problems allegedly began at legendary downtown bar

December 4, 2019 at 11:06 a.m.

For peak Chicago intrigue, there's no better backdrop than Ceres Cafe. Though a few years removed from its seediest, smoke-filled days, Ceres Cafe remains a Chicagoan's version of Chicago, where...

Kings & Convicts Brewing launched with a modest 400-square-foot taproom in suburban Highwood in 2017. Tuesday it announced plans to buy legendary California craft brewery Ballast Point with the help of new investors.

Ballast Point sold to tiny suburban Chicago brewery Kings & Convicts in beer industry stunner

December 4, 2019 at 3:46 p.m.

Tiny suburban Chicago brewery Kings & Convicts stunned the beer industry Tuesday afternoon by announcing the acquisition of California's legendary Ballast Point Brewing. Terms were not disclosed. Ballast Point was...

Five of Goose Island's eight Bourbon County beers to be released on Black Friday in 2019.

Worth the hype? Bourbon County tasting finds 2 very good, 2 duds and 4 good to just OK

November 27, 2019 at 1:10 p.m.

After finally tasting my way through Goose Island's 2019 Bourbon County lineup, I've come to two conclusions. This year's crop is better than last year's. Bourbon County just isn't worth...

Craving: Side dishes — from mashed potatoes to collard greens to refried beans, we’re celebrating the best

January 3, 2020 at 1:03 p.m.

At the Thanksgiving table, the turkey is fine and all, but everyone's really there for the sides. Mashed potatoes, collard greens, dressing, whatever your favorite, it shines brighter than that...

Los hermanos José (izquierda) y Javier López en su nueva cervecería Casa Humilde.

Herencia mexicoamericana, hecha cerveza en Chicago

November 19, 2019 at 2:33 p.m.

Cuando comenzaron a planear el lanzamiento de su propia cervecería, los hermanos Javier y José López tenían un nombre que pensaban estaba a la moda y hasta llegaron a registrarlo:...

Bourbon County Double Barrel Stout, Bourbon County Cafe de Olla Stout and Proprietor's Bourbon County Stout at Dovetail Brewery on Sunday, Nov. 17. The three beers were released earlier in the day, at Prop Day, an event where Goose Island released some of its 2019 family of barrel-aged Bourbon County stouts aged in whiskey barrels.

Twitter plea leads to a tasting of (some) 2019 Bourbon County Stouts — here’s what to expect

November 19, 2019 at 1:16 p.m.

It's just beer after all. But when Goose Island Beer Co. broke with longtime tradition by declining to offer the baiduhai access to this year's crop of Bourbon County...

Riggers guide brewery equipment to the floor of the soon-to-be-opened Crushed by Giants brewery in downtown Chicago.

A brewery just blocked traffic in downtown Chicago so it could drop brewing equipment in with a crane

November 18, 2019 at 2:15 p.m.

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's yet another brewery opening in Chicago! The unlikely scene unfolding above the Magnificent Mile this week is indeed Chicago's robust beer scene growing...

Half Acre Beer Co. was named the 18th best brewery in America during the 2010s by Paste magazine.

3 Chicago breweries named to 50 best of the decade, according to Paste magazine

November 13, 2019 at 12:36 p.m.

At the beginning of the decade, there were 1,653 breweries in the United States. When the 2010s end in the coming weeks, we'll be pushing 8,000 breweries, according to the...

Revolution releases the next two barrel-aged beers, V.S.O.R. and Straight Jacket, in its 2019-20 Deep Wood series this weekend. V.S.O.R. (Very Special Old Ryeway) won a gold medal Saturday at the Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beers.

Revolution Brewing won gold at FOBAB over the weekend. You can taste that beer Friday.

November 12, 2019 at 1:47 p.m.

I was already prepared to rave about Revolution Brewing's V.S.O.R., a layered, boozy barleywine aged in whiskey barrels to be released Friday. But then judges at the Festival of Wood...

The Dining Room at Moody Tongue offers an upscale urban experience, including views of the Green Line and the Stevenson Expressway.

A $155 meal at a brewery? Moody Tongue aims to redefine pairing of beer and food as Chicago restaurants open Tuesday

November 26, 2019 at 8:01 p.m.

At a typical brewpub, the pitch would be something like this: "All-you-can-drink beer!" But Moody Tongue isn't a typical brewpub. In fact, don't even call it a brewpub. "It's a...

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