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Brewers Brian Pawola of Pollyanna Brewing, left, and Matt Gallagher from Half Acre taste through the 15 light beers in the blind taste test, held at Half Acre's Balmoral Avenue brewery.

Can craft brewers make good light beer? Our tasting pits them against Bud, Miller, Coors, more

May 31, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

It’s official. Craft beer is better. Or, at least craft beer is often more nuanced and interesting than Big Beer and made with better ingredients that extract superior results. There...

2018 Bourbon County beer labels reveal wild new flavors: Neapolitan and Horchata

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

Bourbon County is shaping up to be a particularly flavorful place this year. Goose Island’s iconic family of Bourbon County beers may include such ingredients as strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, cinnamon,...

Tart and complex, rife with earthy notes of rich fruit that veer from ripe cherry to plump strawberry and back again, Dovetail's Kriek is a beer two years in the making.

A complex, lambic-style beer from Dovetail, two years in the making

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

Dovetail Brewery has waited more than two years for this moment, and finally it's here: A lovely, ruby red beer in the making since spring 2016 will be released Tuesday....

Table Rustic Blonde Ale takes its name from "table beer," a bright, earthy, low-alcohol ale meant to appeal to a broad swath of drinkers and go with a meal.

Beer of the Month: Central State’s Table lives up to the easy-drinking style

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

The beer: Table by Central State Brewing (Indianapolis). What it is: Central State calls Table a “rustic blonde ale,” though in beer speak it is a “table beer” — a...

Revolution Brewing's Pineapple Radler is only available at Big Star Wrigleyville, but it's a hint of partnerships to come.

Drink This! Thirst-quenching Pineapple Radler from Revolution Brewing, exclusively at Big Star

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

With a bit more carbonation and tartness, Revolution Brewing’s Pineapple Radler, available exclusively at the Wrigleyville location of taco, beer and whiskey joint Big Star, would make for a lovely...

Baderbrau Brewing, which brewed beers for Lyft, above, and Billy Goat Tavern, along with its signature Pilsner and other styles, reportedly is for sale.

Baderbrau Brewing for sale, no longer making beer, as craft beer industry tightens

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

Baderbrau Brewing, which resurrected a long-dormant Chicago craft beer brand three years ago amid a wave of brewery openings, has stopped making beer and has put its South Loop operation...

A beer vendor at a Chicago White Sox game.

White Sox, Budweiser make marketing deal official

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

Bud is officially playing ball on both sides of town. The White Sox announced a multiyear deal with Anheuser-Busch on Friday that gives the nation’s largest beer company a long-term...

Goose Island offered refunds in 2016 when some bottles of Bourbon County were found to have off flavors.

Goose Island wins lawsuit over infected Bourbon County

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

The long, sour saga of Goose Island’s infected Bourbon County beers has taken another turn, with a judge dismissing the claims of two men who rejected an $8,000 peace offering...

Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier is complicated yet approachable, fascinating but not showy.

Beer of the Month: A classic hefeweizen straight out of Germany

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

The beer: Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier, Weihenstephan (Freising, Germany) What it is: Among the world’s most iconic hefeweizens — if not the most iconic of them all — from what claims to...

The imported macro beer: Victoria by Constellation Brands (4 percent).

11 easy-drinking, refreshing — and, yes, crushable — beers of summer

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

I’m sitting in my backyard as I write this. The thermometer says 85 degrees, but between a smoldering sun and the humidity from last night’s rain, it feels well above...

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