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Hugo Jimenez loads cans of beer on a pallet at Revolution Brewing's production facility in 2014. The brewery would benefit from the proposed law on increasing production limits.

Massive growth in Illinois craft beer predicted with new law

June 16, 2018 at 5:41 p.m.

Revolution Brewing is one of the nation's fastest-growing breweries, but its blistering growth has knocked it out of compliance with Illinois' liquor law. The problem: Revolution's massive production brewery on...

Even if you don't use the valet, your hotel may charge you for it anyway.

Why hotels charge for unused services

August 23, 2019 at 12:27 p.m.

I received a nasty little surprise on my bill when checking out of a Memphis hotel recently. Tucked in with the room charge and the various taxes was a $20...

Finch’s Beer won’t build brewery on proposed Chicago River site

June 16, 2018 at 5:40 p.m.

Ben Finch, founder of Finch's Beer Co., confirmed today that his company's vision of an ambitious new brewery along the North Branch of the Chicago River won't be happening after...

Chicago Craft Beer Week starts Thursday and runs through May 23.

Craft Beer Week recommendations

June 15, 2018 at 5:16 p.m.

Should the dozens of events that comprise Chicago Craft Beer Week seem like too much of a good thing, here are day-by-day recommendations for honoring the best 10-day week of...

Craft beer experts Randy Mosher (with back to camera), from left, Gabriel Magliaro, John Barley, Bob Collins and Laura Blasingame meet at the Map Room, co-owned by Blasingame.

The state of Chicago craft beer

June 15, 2018 at 5:24 p.m.

Walk into any half-decent bar and you're sure to find a menu featuring at least a handful of Chicago-made beers. The list of local breweries has swelled to about 60...

I.W. Harper bourbon whiskey. Styling by Corrine Kozlak.

I.W. Harper returns to the U.S. whiskey game

June 15, 2018 at 5:24 p.m.

The label affixed to the round, weighty bottles of I.W. Harper bourbon just hitting shelves read "Since 1872." Not quite. Though I.W. Harper was indeed one of the nation's popular...

This Oct. 22, 2012 file photo shows a view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. For those who know and love the Grand Canyon, the names of its historic lodges are synonymous with the national park itself. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, file)

How to take amazing travel photos? Slow down

August 23, 2019 at 12:21 p.m.

I wasn't so surprised at Dan Westergren's reaction when I suggested that people tend to take too many photographs while traveling. He is a photographer, after all. But when I...

Fist City was supposed to be a one-time offering, but a fevered reaction led Revolution to continue making the beer.
<a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/dining/recipes/ct-food-0506-fist-city-beer-o-month-20150501-story.html" target="_blank">RELATED: Read our full review of this beer.</a>

Revolution Brewing’s Fist City is an ideal, juicy pale ale

June 15, 2018 at 6:48 p.m.

What it is: Revolution Brewing's Fist City pale ale was first released last summer as a collaborative creation between the Chicago brewery and Wicker Park hipster taco-whiskey heaven Big Star....

If you feel the urge to give in to sleep, don't nap for more than two hours.

Beating jet lag: A sleep expert weighs in

August 23, 2019 at 12:20 p.m.

When he got to Yorkshire, England, on a recent trip, Robert Rosenberg began one of his standard routines: He laced up his sneakers and took an afternoon jog. Rosenberg was,...

Don't take the same picture that everybody else is taking.

How to take amazing travel photos? Slow down.

August 23, 2019 at 12:15 p.m.

I wasn't so surprised at Dan Westergren's reaction when I suggested that people tend to take too many photographs while traveling. He is a photographer, after all. But when I...

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