{"id":8872,"date":"2013-01-04T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-04T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=8872"},"modified":"2021-08-27T14:28:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T19:28:42","slug":"rolling-meadows-brewery-and-koval-distillery-among-good-food-awards-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/rolling-meadows-brewery-and-koval-distillery-among-good-food-awards-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Rolling Meadows Brewery And Koval Distillery Among Good Food Awards Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/rollingmeadows1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8875 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/rollingmeadows1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/rollingmeadows1.jpg 784w, https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/rollingmeadows1-459x600.jpg 459w, https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/rollingmeadows1-768x1003.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a>Congrats to our friends at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmbrewery.com\/index.html\">Rolling Meadows Brewery<\/a> in downstate Cantrall and the crew at Chicago based craft distiller <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koval-distillery.com\/\">Koval<\/a>. Both have been named as Good Food Awards finalists.<\/p>\n<p>Winners will be announced later this month in San Francisco, CA. The Good Food Awards recognize small companies who churn out, &#8220;tasty, authentic and responsibly produced,&#8221; goods.<\/p>\n<p>Rolling Meadows Abe&#8217;s Ale is among 16 finalists in the beer category while Koval&#8217;s Ginger Liqueur is among 17 finalists in the spirits category.<\/p>\n<p>The Ginger Liqueur, according to Koval&#8217;s website, &#8220;requires 60 pounds of organic ginger, creating a satiny and spicy flavor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chicago was first introduced to Abe&#8217;s Ale, brewed with maple syrup, molasses and brown sugar,\u00a0 at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/south-of-80\">South of 80<\/a> event at The Green Lady in May during Chicago Craft Beer Week. Here&#8217;s a snippet from our <a title=\"\u201cSOUTH OF 80\u201d SNAPSHOT: Rolling Meadows Brewery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/south-of-80-snapshot-rolling-meadows-brewing\/\">snapshot<\/a> of Rolling Meadows and their beers:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;[T]his ale is rich, sweet and quite intense \u2013 clocking in at nearly 10% ABV. Not that you\u2019d notice it \u2013 any hint of too much alcohol (as though there could be such a thing) is covered up by alternating flavors of maple syrup and nuts with perhaps even a hint of ancho chile spice beneath. A marvelous beer for sipping in early fall or late spring, warming and comfortable.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Other Illinois finalists include Southport Grocery &amp; Cafe&#8217;s Dilly Beans in the pickles category and Intelligentsia Coffee &amp; Tea&#8217;s Gichathaini Kenya in the coffee category.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congrats to our downstate friends at Rolling Meadows Brewery and Koval Distillery here in Chicago. 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