Moody Tongue scores with churro porter
What it is: Pilsen's Moody Tongue Brewing Co. has crafted a beer that's as unique as it is satisfying. Caramelized Chocolate Churro Baltic Porter — yes, that's the full name...
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European party capital downright cozy in the off-season
The party was over. Yet some were still trying valiantly. "No Closing," exclaimed a cherry red billboard on the side of the two-lane highway as I steered my rental car...
Goose Island taps St. Louis brewer for second alumni beer
Goose Island began its alumni brewing series this summer with the longtime face of the brewery, Greg Hall, returning to create the beer of his choice. For the second installment,...
Regulation impasse could mean passports needed for domestic flights
Whether flying from Miami to Seattle — the longest flight in the American Lower 48, according to Airfarewatchdog — or making the 40-minute hop from Phoenix to Tucson, you might...
Fan cheats Bourbon County Stout lottery; 100 extra beer lovers jump in
For about 100 people planning to get their hands on Goose Island's coveted Rare Bourbon County Brand Stout next month, the beer will remain a bit rarer than they'd hoped....
Day trip: You don’t have to go hungry at Starved Rock
For 20 years, Lisle and Pat Elsbury made the 80-mile drive from their suburban Chicago home to Starved Rock State Park, one of the state's favored hiking and camping spots....
Not Your Father’s Root Beer and its curious rise to national sensation
Not long after Jeff Middleton opened his bar and restaurant, Middleton's On Main, along the cozy downtown strip of northwest suburban Wauconda in 2012, one of the owners from the...
2015 Bourbon County Stouts tasted and ranked
I once had the first taste of Bourbon County beers all to myself. Usually it came in the following manner: Me, to Goose Island: "Hey, those Bourbon County beers are...
Bayless goes deep into beer
After Frontera Grill had been open for a couple of years, chef Rick Bayless had the idea to install a couple of draft lines to offer imported Mexican beer at...
Corridor Brewery opening on Oct. 15
Nearly a year after announcing that it planned to open the second in what could become a chain of brewpubs, the people behind DryHop Brewers have announced that Corridor Brewery...