Goose Island to open new brewpub — in Canada
Goose Island's forthcoming brewpub won't be in the Loop, Wicker Park, Rogers Park or even Sleepy Hollow (yes, it's a place near Chicago — look it up). Try Toronto. Details...
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White Sox beat Cubs — when it comes to beer in 2016
The Cubs will likely have the better team in 2016, but the White Sox continue to have Chicago's all-star craft-beer lineup. According to menus provided by both teams, U.S. Cellular...
Surly Brewing Xtra-Citra: A new session pale ale that tastes like summer
What it is: A session pale ale, which is code for a hop-forward beer that has little alcohol — less than 5 percent, which, for instance, is less than Budweiser...
Rick Bayless’ Tocayo beer gets can and bottle release this week
Six months after introducing Tocayo Hominy White Ale on draft with chef Rick Bayless, Constellation Brands is launching the beer in cans and bottles. The citrus-forward wheat ale is expected...
We rate Anheuser-Busch versions of Goose Island beers 5 years after sale
Back when he was Goose Island's brewmaster, Brett Porter would sit through tastings of his brewery's most elaborate and celebrated beers, but all he could think about was the beer...
HopCat beer bar coming to Chicago but won’t serve Goose Island
When beer bar HopCat opens in Lincoln Park later this year with 130 tap handles — 50 of them from Illinois brewers — there will be one notable omission from...
5 new attractions promise to deliver big thrills, great views
When it comes to new thrills debuting in 2016, chatter generally winds back to the early April opening of a mini-theme park involving a certain boy wizard at Universal Studios...
New HomeAway, VRBO fee sends irate customers through the roof
Housing rental website HomeAway is getting no vacation from damage control after introducing a service fee that customers say is cratering their businesses. In February, HomeAway began imposing a surcharge...
Colorado struggles to educate marijuana tourists
You're in Colorado, where recreational marijuana is legal. You decide to indulge and eat a weed brownie. (First one since college!) Nothing seems to happen. You can still reel off...
Vail Resorts to plow $13 million of improvements into Wilmot Mountain
Downhill skiing is rarely considered a perk of Midwest living, but Wilmot Mountain's new owner hopes $13 million in renovations will make southern Wisconsin's 1,000-foot peaks seem just a little...