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Pollyanna Brewing's Fun Size Milk Stout, meant to emulate a Snickers bar, is one of a series of beers, including marshmallow, coconut, coffee and maple.

Fun Size offers a candy bar in a beer — but it’s good, we promise

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

The beer: Fun Size Milk Stout, Pollyanna Brewing What it is: A milk stout made with peanut, cacao nib, vanilla beans and sea salt that is meant to emulate a...

First look at the new Goose Island brewpub, which has been closed for 10 months for a renovation and finally open.

Goose Island Brewhouse reopens — finally

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

At long last, Goose Island’s original Clybourn location reopens today, Oct. 27, at 4 p.m., the brewery said this afternoon. What was intended to be a five-month renovation wound up...

Bartender Keith Martin pours Jolly Pumpkin's La Roja at the brewery's new Hyde Park pub.

Jolly Pumpkin brings the jolly — but not much pumpkin — to Hyde Park

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

Amid the crush of ever-more beer from ever-more breweries, it’s easy to glaze over about the arrival of still more from yet another. Jolly Pumpkin is not just another. Launched...

Building on its buzz, West Loop becomes a hotel hot spot

May 11, 2019 at 5:35 p.m.

The rise of the West Loop has been largely rooted in its restaurants. Finally, we have a place to sleep after filling the belly. Accommodations began to emerge in the...

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

Bourbon County beer tasting yields new favorite for 2017: The Reserve

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

I have had one of the best Bourbon County beers I've had in years. Its name is Reserve Bourbon County Brand Stout. At a media preview Thursday night at Goose...

One Bourbon County beer pulled from 2017 release: ‘Doesn’t taste like what we wanted it to’

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

Goose Island's ambitious Bourbon County menu for 2017 just became a bit less ambitious. A plan to release seven beers from its heralded Bourbon County family — the most ever...

Roughly 40 percent of the U.S. population has a valid passport, according to the federal government.

Hilton hosts passport pop-up this weekend at O’Hare

August 23, 2019 at 3:43 p.m.

Hilton Hotels & Resorts will host a booth at O'Hare International Airport this weekend to help passengers apply for and renew passports. The initiative is part of the Hilton Passport...

Goose Island brewpub reborn as sleek, modern Goose Island Brewhouse

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

It's only a bar, of course. But the transformation of worn and cozy Goose Island brewpub into sleek and tidy Goose Island Brewhouse is a lesson in letting go of...

Pipeworks plans brewpub in Logan Square

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

After six years of planning and several false starts, Pipeworks Brewing is hoping to open a brewpub in Logan Square. Pipeworks co-founder Gerrit Lewis said the six-year-old brewery has an...

Lagunitas moves into Wrigley Field, taking over some Goose Island tap handles

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

Just in time for the playoffs, the Cubs have made one of their most significant trades of the season: Lagunitas IPA has replaced nearly 30 Goose Island draft handles throughout...

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