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City Water, made by Solemn Oath Brewery in Naperville, is the Chicago area's first locally-made hard seltzer. The initial lineup comes in four flavors: Mixed Berry, Lime Coconut, Grapefruit and Valencia Orange Cranberry.

City Water’s Chicago’s first canned local craft hard seltzer being made by Naperville’s Solemn Oath

November 8, 2019 at 5:56 p.m.

It's remarkable it took this long, but here it is: Chicago's first canned locally made hard seltzer, courtesy of Naperville's Solemn Oath Brewery. After a summer of hard seltzer —...

The gift store at Founders Brewing Co. Detroit taproom on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. (Mandi Wright/Detroit Free Press/TNS)

User Upload Caption: Founders Brewery announced Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, it has temporarily closed its taproom in Detroit in the wake of recent fallout from a racial discrimination lawsuit. A former employee has accused the company of racial discrimination at the taproom. ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, TCN - OUTS **

Founders Brewing reopening Detroit taproom and donating profits from location through at least 2022

November 8, 2019 at 9:26 a.m.

Founders Brewing will reopen its Detroit taproom early next year and donate all profits from the location "to Detroit charities and community organizations through at least 2022," the brewery said...

Boozy, complex and palate-busting: How to navigate Chicago’s Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer this weekend

November 8, 2019 at 9:09 a.m.

A reader named Ryan emailed last week with a question I've wrestled with for years. What's the best way to approach the Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer? FOBAB, as...

Pop the cork on 10 gifts of beer, wine and spirits lovers

December 9, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

Whether beer, wine, spirits or even hard seltzer, we have something for everyone who enjoys the boozier side of life.

Cruz Blanca's 2019 series of barrel-aged beers includes new beers, old beers and some tweaked recipes.

Purple ‘blonde’ beer? Cruz Blanca renews playful approach to barrel-aged series, to be released Saturday

November 1, 2019 at 2:26 p.m.

Last year, Cerveceria Cruz Blanca charted a fresh course with its approach to barrel aging beer. Aged in a combination of rye, port and rum barrels, Cruz Blanca's 2018 releases...

The gift store at Founders Brewing Co.'s Detroit taproom on Dec. 1, 2017. The taproom was closed indefinitely last week after fallout from a discrimination suit.

Founders Brewing settles racial discrimination lawsuit that sparked backlash from bars and beer stores in Chicago and across the country

November 1, 2019 at 9:10 a.m.

Founders Brewing has settled a racial discrimination lawsuit that took a high-profile turn last week after a brewery manager said he couldn't be sure what constituted a black person without...

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City Water’s Chicago’s first canned local craft hard seltzer being made by Naperville’s Solemn Oath

Founders Brewing reopening Detroit taproom and donating profits from location through at least 2022

Boozy, complex and palate-busting: How to navigate Chicago’s Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer this weekend

Pop the cork on 10 gifts of beer, wine and spirits lovers

Purple ‘blonde’ beer? Cruz Blanca renews playful approach to barrel-aged series, to be released Saturday

Founders Brewing settles racial discrimination lawsuit that sparked backlash from bars and beer stores in Chicago and across the country

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City Water is Chicago’s first canned local craft hard seltzer — and immediately one of the best anywhere