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Framboise, from left, hazy IPA and stout at the Une Annee/Hubbard's Cave taproom in Niles. Owner Jerry Nelson has had success since embracing beer style trends.

Une Annee aims to leave wild ride behind with new Niles brewery and pub

May 31, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

Few things have gone as planned during the short life of Une Annee Brewery. Founder Jerry Nelson’s vision of faithfully re-creating classic Belgian beer styles was quickly abandoned when the...

HopCat beer bar drops name of ‘crack fries’ after 11 years, prompting criticism about political correctness

May 31, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

Eleven years ago, just before the first HopCat craft beer bar and restaurant opened in Grand Rapids, Mich., employees sat at a table tasting various french fries, looking for the...

Customers line up to buy bottles of beer to take home July 13, 2017, at Mikerphone Brewing in Elk Grove Village.

Cheers, Chicago! You’re home to the most breweries in the U.S.

May 31, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

Bottoms up, Chicago. You’re the nation’s brewing capital. The metro region has surged past several longtime stalwarts to become home to more breweries than any other city in the nation...

What to expect from Vanilla Deth, plus 2 more Revolution barrel-aged beers, being released Friday

May 31, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

With one hand, Revolution Brewing is giving beer drinkers just what they want Friday. With the other, it is pushing those drinkers down what may be an unfamiliar path. It’s...

Surly Brewing's Abrasive is a double IPA that remains a throwback, maintaining defiant bitterness amid lush tropical notes, despite the trend toward easy-drinking fruitiness.

Beer of the Month: Surly Abrasive a double IPA that embraces fruitiness but retains bitterness

May 31, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

The beer: Abrasive (Surly Brewing, Minneapolis), a double IPA The back story: In a world rife with double IPAs, Surly makes a bold claim with Abrasive — it was Minnesota’s...

Chicago breweries rally for Camp Fire victims with Resilience IPA — even one that vowed never to make an IPA

May 31, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

The brewery that pledged never to make an India pale ale is making an India pale ale. But at least Dovetail Brewing is doing it for a good reason. So...

Cruz Blanca's 2018 barrel-aged beers aim to be more accessible to contemporary tastes while staying fresh and creative.

Cruz Blanca releases 5 unique, playful barrel-aged beers Saturday aiming for dedicated fans

May 31, 2019 at 4:02 p.m.

Last year, Cerveceria Cruz Blanca released three barrel-aged beers, each more impressive than the next. They were subtle. They didn’t rely on gimmicks. They were simply three classic styles —...

Best (and worst) Bourbon County beers of 2018? We crunch the numbers ahead of Black Friday release

May 31, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

The only thing more fun than drinking Goose Island’s Bourbon County beers? Ranking them. In what has become an annual sport, media members granted early tastes of Goose Island’s renowned...

Revolution Brewing’s barrel-aged Deth’s Tar returns this weekend — slightly transformed

May 31, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

The appeal of Budweiser, Corona and Miller Lite isn’t that they taste good — though plenty of people think they do. It’s that they taste the same with each crack...

Allagash Brewing's legendary Coolship Resurgam, a complex and funky gueuze-style beer, will be sold in Chicago for the first time this week. But new beer lovers seeking hazy IPA and boozy, sweet stout may turn up their noses and miss it.

Legendary Allagash beer lands in Chicago for first time — but will anyone beyond beer nerds care?

May 31, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

Modern beer fans will not hesitate to spend hours in line, usually for a new release perceived as rare, something hazy that tastes like a fruit stand or perhaps a...

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