What should you expect at your first Oktoberfest? We went for the first time last year — here’s what we learned, and what we wish we knew going in.
New Illinois Beer Labels – September 2017 Edition
As we do every month, we’ve found the TTB approved September 2017 Beer Labels from Illinois breweries around the state. Enjoy.
Details on the Price Increase For FoBAB Brewer Submissions
We recently covered the increase in regular ticket prices. But what about the FoBAB price increase for brewers submitting beers? We asked about that too.
Beers From Itasca’s Church Street Set to Enter Iowa
After expanding throughout Illinois and into Central America (!) now beers from Itasca’s Church Street are heading into Iowa.
Enjoying Rhinegeist, A Mere Bike Ride Away From Chicago
Beers from Cincinnati’s Rhinegeist will soon hit Northwest Indiana, meaning Chicagoans now only need to cross one border to try them.
Why is FOBAB More Expensive This Year?
The price of a 2017 FOBAB ticket jumped up to $85 for one session — up $20 from last year. We asked the president and executive director of the ICBG: Why?
NOW OPEN: The Beer Temple’s New Taproom and Bottle Shop
We were on hand for some of the first few pours from the taps of the new Beer Temple Taproom. Here’s what you can expect at the new bar/bottle shop.
Illinois’ August 2017 Beer Labels
The August 2017 edition of our monthly deep-dive into newly approved beer labels.
Beer Legislation Answers From the Ameya Pawar Campaign
We asked, they answered — here are answers from Ameya Pawar to questions we posed about beer and alcohol legislation in Illinois.
Beer Legislation Answers From the Daniel Biss Campaign
We asked the IL gubernatorial candidates to tell us what they thought about alcohol laws in IL. Here are the answers from the Daniel Biss campaign
Beer and Alcohol Laws in Illinois & the 2018 Gubernatorial Candidates
What do the people running for governor think of alcohol and beer legislation in Illinois (and other things like taxes and the three tier system)? We asked.
Beer Legislation Answers From the J.B. Pritzker Campaign
We asked, they answered. Here are the Beer Legislation Answers From the J.B. Pritzker Campaign.
Beer Legislation Answers From the Chris Kennedy Campaign
We asked, they answered. Here are the Beer Legislation Answers From the Chris Kennedy Campaign.
Illinois’ July 2017 Beer Labels
Each week we update the database of labels approved by the TTB, to bring you new beers from brewers in Illinois. Here’s the July 2017 Beer Labels for IL.
Goose Island Quietly Removed These Two Words From Their 2017 Bourbon County Stout Labels
Where’d these two words go? And why? And why are we noticing these things? What’s wrong with us? All valid questions. A few of them get answered.
Illinois’ June 2017 Beer Labels
We’ve found and assembled all of the June 2017 Beer Labels for Illinois that have cleared the TTB. Super friendly and helpful of us, right? Right.
Perrin Brewing Company Looking To Enter Illinois in August
Beers from Perrin Brewing Company are coming to Illinois later this summer, but you can get your first taste at the Chicago Ale Fest this weekend.
Illinois’ May 2017 Beer Labels (53)
Approved May 2017 beer labels from Goose Island, Bent River, Kinslahger and more.
A Beer Under Glass 2017 Preview: Here’s Where We’re Heading First
Who’s new? Who should you head to first? Who are the out-of-staters? We’ve got our must-try brewers listed here in this Beer Under Glass 2017 Preview. YMMV.
This App Makes it Easy To Plan a Northwest Indiana Brewery Trip
The South Shore CVB has put together a Northwest Indiana Brewery App to help you figure out what and where to try new NWI beers.
Beyond Dark Lord Day: What To Do Outside the Annual Festival
What if you want to go to Munster, stand in line, buy a bunch of beer…and then do MORE beer-related stuff? Let’s go…Beyond Dark Lord Day.
The GDB Chicagoland Growler Guide
We’ve put together as comprehensive of a list as we could for all Chicagoland area breweries who fill growlers, howlers and crowlers.
Moody Tongue Brewing Company Expands to China
Beers from Chicago’s Moody Tongue will be sold in China, and they’ve created a special collaboration beer just for the Shanghai market too.
Kinslahger Brewing Company Expanding & Signs On With Great Central
A little over a year since opening their lager-focused brewery, Oak Park’s Kinslahger is already expanding and adding contract brews too.
Illinois’ April 2017 Beer Labels
Each week we pore over the TTB approved labels to bring you new, reworked or re-branded beers from brewers before they hit store shelves.
The Beer Temple Taproom: Chris Quinn Delivers Details on His Long-Awaited Bar
We’ve got the inside details on The Beer Temple Taproom, the forthcoming beer bar from Chris Quinn. It sounds pretty rad to us.
The DESTIHL Brewery Expansion Has an Opening Date
DESTIHL is ready to rocket into the realm of regional brewers with their new $14 million expansion brewery with 25,000 bbls of immediate capacity.
7 Monks Grand Rapids Has an Opening Date
Having visited the other two locations, we’re looking forward to our first trip to 7 Monks Grand Rapids, opening later this month.
Illinois’ March 2017 Beer Labels (58)
Behold, the March 2017 Beer Labels from Illinois we’ve discovered. You can search the TTB site too, if you want — but you don’t have to.
Perrin Brewing Heading Into New York
In April, Perrin Brewing enters New York with a selection of their beers, joining their partner breweries Oskar Blues and Cigar City on store shelves.
