Solemn Oath brewery launches lifestyle brand
Other breweries sell merchandise like baseball hats, hoodies and pint glasses. Naperville-based Solemn Oath envisions its new Sover line as much more than that. "What we're trying to do is...
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Festiv-Ale craft beer event announces brewery line-up
Hopefully your liver has recovered from Chicago Craft Beer Week, because it's time to start planning for one of the top beer events of the fall. Festiv-Ale, a charity beer...
Pucker up
Sour beers are a prime example of the "sounds weird, tastes awesome" phenomenon. It's no brewing mistake—these beers are intended to taste tart or acidic, a flavor they owe to...
Black Sheep Beer Garden changes name to The National
Update: The Black Sheep Beer Garden will debut its new name, The National, and an updated menu on July 15, 2013.As the weather warms up and the Cubs' season rolls...
A newbie’s guide to Chicago Craft Beer Week
How much does Chicago love its beer? Our craft beer week is 11 days long, if that's any indication. The fourth annual Chicago Craft Beer Week (May 16-26) is busier...
Mini-review: Tommy Knuckles Tavern & Lounge
Mini-review: Tommy Knuckles Tavern & Lounge433 W. Diversey Parkway 773-248-3230Rating: !! (out of four): Give it some time No, Tommy Knuckles isn't a dude. According to owners, the name of...
Band of Bohemia brewpub in the works for Ravenswood
The Ravenswood 'hood, already home to a craft beer bar, Fountainhead, and a brewery, Begyle, could see the arrival of even more beer courtesy of a brewpub called Band of...
Mini-review: Takito Kitchen
Takito Kitchen2013 W. Division St. 773-687-9620Rating: !!!! (out of four) Already hot Since opening about a month ago in the former Sabor Saveur space in Ukrainian Village, Takito Kitchen has...
New Mexican restaurants
A wave of new Mexican restaurants opening over the past two months has us wondering whether there's something in the water. Tequila, maybe? We enlisted a team of taco-and-guac obsessives...
2013 outdoor dining and drinking preview
"Do you remember when it was 80 degrees in March last year?" Yup, that might be the most common complaint muttered by coat-clad Chicagoans this spring. Sure, summer didn't come...