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Sparging the News: City Provisions, New Chicago Beer, Stone Pumpkin Collaboration

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When it merits, we will bring you the relevant, generally-Chicago-centric information about what you’ll be imbibing around town.  Here’s what’s running through our Mash Tun of Information:

New Chicago Brewing Not New Chicago Brewing Any More

Alas, New Chicago Brewing, we hardly knew ye. And welcome, New Chicago Beer Company. The Rebranding [...]

Review: Stone “Lukcy Basartd”

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Not pictured: Cheering, joy.

Stone says:

“The mree fcat taht yuo’re hdoinlg tihs bttloe in yuor hnad ianidctes taht yuo’re pyiang antteiton, wihch ideitammley stes you arpat form the msseas. It aslo mkaes you one Lukcy Basartd. Hewover, lcuk faovrs the blod… and the arorgnat.”

Stone Brewing’s Lukcy Basartd American Strong Ale, 8.5% ABV [...]

1 Year of GDB: Ryan’s Top 5 Beers Thus Far

Ryan: Lists!  Everyone loves ‘em.  And as such, we figured that with one full year of Guys Drinking Beer reviews and coverage in the books, we’d go back and take a look at the 5 beers that are still yanking our heartstrings.  Beers that we wish we were still drinking at this moment, and forever [...]

1 Year of GDB: Karl’s Top Five Beers Thus Far

Karl: Lists!  Everyone loves ‘em.  And as such, we figured that with one full year of Guys Drinking Beer reviews and coverage in the books, we’d go back and take a look at the 5 beers that are still yanking our heartstrings.  Beers that we wish we were still drinking at this moment, and forever [...]

Review: Dogfish Head/Stone/Victory Saison du BUFF

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The breweries say:

“Plans call for Saison du BUFF to be a 6% alc/vol Saison brewed with parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. This beer will be brewed three times, once at each brewery using the same recipe.”

Dogfish Head/Stone/Victory Saison du BUFF Saison, 6.8% ABV

Sayeth the Guys:

We dug into [...]

Review: Stone Vertial Epic 10.10.10

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Stone says:

“Fermented with the legendary Ardennes strain of Belgian yeast, 10.10.10 is a Belgian Strong Pale Ale brewed with pale malt and triticale (a cross of wheat and rye), hopped with German Perle hops, and steeped with chamomile during the whirlpool stage. In secondary fermentation, we added a juice blend of Muscat, Gewurztraminer, [...]

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