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 It’s term paper day, of sorts, at the Illinois Commerce Commission. Today, responses are due from the parties who attended last month’s hearing before the Illinois Liquor Control Commission to determine if Anheuser-Busch can keep it’s 30-percent stake in Chicago area distributor City Beverage. We previewed the hearing here and detailed the bombshell dropped [...]  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: Like we always say, Half Acre does have the most kickass labels. Way before the nation went Canadian Breakfast Stout crazy, the city of Chicago went mildly [...] In their Sunday (4/3/11) publication, the Chicago Tribune wrote about the growing popularity of craft beer, noting - Craft beer sales came in at just under 10 million barrels in 2010, an 11 percent annual increase, while total U.S. beer sales were down 1 percent, to 203.5 million barrels, according to the Brewers Association. Some [...]  I’m guessing you have already heard by now that Chicago got a crap-ton of snow a week ago today. 20 inches of snow fell on the city making it the third largest snowfall in Chicago’s history. Snowtorious BIG shut down Lake Shore Drive for a day-and-a-half , it paralyzed both O’Hare Airport and Midway Airport [...]  “When it merits, GuysDrinkingBeer 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:” A barrel aged version Flossmoor Station’s wildly popular “rye wine” called Hi-Fi Rye will be released in the coming months. [...]  I read a lot of food/beverage media around town, and for all the conversation about the new brewpubs and gastropubs (still hate that word) around the city, it struck me that there are a fair number of places in the suburbs doing their own brewing as well, without nearly as much fawning over it, likely [...] |   NEW POST: This is the best song about beer you've never heard. This is your new theme song. http://t.co/Lo4CehWc2 days ago @beeradam ...and get yourself to Vegas as fast as you can. #dontletthebastardsgiveyouanyguff2 days ago As your lawyer, I advise you to... MT @beeradam: I have the whole weekend off...this only happens a few times a year. What should I do?2 days ago  RT @guysdrinkinbeer: RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN RT @Thebeerbistro: now available @GooseIsland Bourbon County Bramble Rye. #mindblown http://t.co/6Nc92hVc3 days ago  RT @guysdrinkinbeer: RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN RT @Thebeerbistro: now available @GooseIsland Bourbon County Bramble Rye. #mindblown http://t.co/6Nc92hVc3 days ago RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN RT @Thebeerbistro: now available @GooseIsland Bourbon County Bramble Rye. #mindblown http://t.co/6Nc92hVc3 days ago  @guysdrinkinbeer I would definitely look for it if I were Ryan. Should be out this month. It's my conference/NCAA tournament beer.3 days ago @WSJbeerbaron Per Ryan: "Never had it; would certainly give it a shot though. "(I love their Supper Club.)3 days ago Wow, that was fast: http://t.co/qvMtWhTp Big Bricks to open soon. We might need to update our Lincoln Avenue post.3 days ago | ||||
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