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Friday Night Flights back for another summer of neighborhood beer fests

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

The second summer of small-scale, city-sponsored beer festivals will start and end with a bang, opening beside Wrigley Field and closing along the Chicago Riverwalk. In between, Friday Night Flights...

Bud Light Orange isn't much as a beer, but as an alcoholic orange soda, it does the trick.

Bud Light Orange succeeds — but not as a beer

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

A true confession from someone expecting to be dismayed by the recently released Bud Light Orange: I am not dismayed by Bud Light Orange. Another confession: I actually sort of...

A clock above the bar at Quenchers counts backward until the bar's June 16 closing date.

After 39 years, Quenchers Saloon readies to close its doors

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

A clock sits above the bar at Quenchers Saloon, counting down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until Quenchers is no more. It’s like waiting for your own funeral. “I’ve...

Ramen Takeya devotes an entire section of its menu to "otsumami" or drinking foods — nestled among them the Japanese street snack takoyaki. The ball-shaped snacks are made with a batter that crisps up into a golden shell while remaining creamy and soft inside. Hidden away are Chiclet-size pieces of octopus, tiny surprises in the center of each ball. Six balls are served in a red and white paper boats and drizzled with sweet and salty Japanese barbecue sauce, creamy mayo, aonori (dried seaweed) and fishy-but-in-a-good-way bonito flakes (cured fish shavings). Between the crispy-meets-creamy texture and the sweet-meets-salty flavors, it's easy to see how a refreshing beer (or soda, for non-drinkers) would pair nicely. $6. 819 W. Fulton Market, 312-666-7710, <a href="http://www.ramentakeya.com/">ramentakeya.com</a> — Grace Wong

You can make your own pastry stout at Beer Temple. But should you? We test it out

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

It began, appropriately enough, as a joke. A longtime employee at The Beer Temple was taking a new job, so Chris Quinn, owner of the Northwest Side bar and bottle...

A celebration of vibrancy and ingenuity: Illinois Craft Beer Week picks

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

When Chicago's weeklong celebration of craft beer — then called Chicago Craft Beer Week — was launched back in 2010, craft was still an underdog. The world was owned by...

Executive chef Colin MacLaggan, left, and chef de cuisine John Diaz, in the walkin refrigerator as Ballast Point Brewpub, plan a menu of California staples (Baja-style fish tacos) and Midwest inspirations (bratwurst).

First look at Ballast Point Brewpub, opening Tuesday, reveals it’s not just about the beer

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

Your first experience at the new Ballast Point Tasting Room and Kitchen in blistering-hot Fulton Market happens before even setting foot inside the building. It comes just outside the front...

How Goose Island sale to Anheuser-Busch changed craft beer is detailed in new book by Tribune beer writer Josh Noel

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

There's no more fascinating brewery in America — or possibly the world — than Goose Island Beer Co. Across its 30 years, Chicago's oldest brewery has been on the leading...

Chicago breweries Nevin’s, Horse Thief Hollow score gold at World Beer Cup

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

Chicago-area breweries snagged a handful of awards at the World Beer Cup competition Thursday night, including two gold medals. Leading the way were Nevin's Brewing Co., of Plainfield, which won...

Beer of the Month: Orange Sunshine an ideal summer sipper rife with complexity

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

The beer: Orange Sunshine, Illuminated Brew Works (Chicago) What it is: The first canned beer from tiny Illuminated Brew Works, which has quietly labored on the Near West Side since...

Barrels used for making beer line a wall at Transient Artisan Ales, which can draw big crowds when it releases a new beer.

Transient Artisan Ales the star in southwest Michigan’s best little beer town

August 23, 2019 at 4:13 p.m.

All was quiet on a weekday afternoon in downtown Bridgman. Little foot traffic. Few cars. No one walking in or out of Lazy Ballerina winery or The Sandpiper knickknack shop...

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