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JUNE 14, 2024

So much stuff going on over the next few days, but before that, a gentle nudge as we head into this Father’s Day weekend, where it’s possible someone might say something like, “Hey, did you hear that Hulk Hogan has a beer coming out? It’s been all over the news in the past few days!”

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JUNE 7, 2024

The amount of 10th anniversary events emerging over the last few weeks have made me wonder: Was May-June 2014 the busiest time in Chicago craft beer history? Hailstorm Brewing also celebrates ten years of beers with a party on Saturday and a special anniversary release of their GABF medal-winning Prairie Madness Pale Ale.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Because this week is already abnormal, here’s the full list of Oktoberfest events that I’ve rounded up over the past few weeks. We’ll get back to our normal cadence on Monday (after I dig out of a few hundred beer news alerts), but until then, dig out your lederhosen and dirndl and get ready to hoist some steins.

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JULY 26, 2024

Some genuinely unfortunate news from Averie Swanson, owner of Keeping Together , the beer brand founded in Chicago that’s working to open a space in Santa Fe, NM. They actually sat down with the offending customer and had a beer together. You’ll get Dovetail beer and four samples of landjaeger, so how can you pass that up?

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AUGUST 9, 2024

I can’t believe beer and spirits makers are still doing s**t like this. But apparently Spirit Water - the brewery and distillery in suburban Cary owned and operated by Tim Kovac , the creator of Not Your Father’s Root Beer — thinks it’s perfectly fine to promote a vodka called … Panty Dropper. 1 Moving on.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 30, 2025

Living in suburban Collierville, Tennessee, some 30 minutes southeast of Memphis, Maggie Emerson was used to traveling for locally brewed beer. Emerson, who swapped the software industry for brewing, resolved to shorten the commute for cold beer by opening a hometown brewery. ” Maroon Brew Co. ” Maroon Brew Co.

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VinePair

JANUARY 27, 2025

The beer industry has come a long way in the past 20 plus years. Of course, with more breweries comes more beer, and subsequently, more beer names. Naming beer is an integral part of any brewerys marketing. Regardless of whether or not this tactic works, weve encountered some delightfully bizarre beer names along the way.

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

averieswanson A post shared by @averieswanson Another heartwarmer of an event comes from The Beer Temple , which is hosting a Pouring for Neighbors WNC Hurricane Relief gathering on October 26th with help from Half Acre, Cruz Blanca, Maplewood and others. Go lend a hand and have a few beers and bites. So, that’s nice!

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JUNE 28, 2024

It’s another busy weekend for events at breweries all over the place. Next Week & Beyond: Hopleaf celebrates Canada Day on July 1 with ten Canadian beers on tap, plus Caesars. On July 10th, beers from Gnosis will become available in Illinois and Crafted1979 is partying with them (and their beers). What a week.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Tomorrow, over a hundred people will be gathering for the brew day of Vibes Since 1920 , a collaborative beer slated for release in March for Women’s Month. Converse is the hospitality & event manager for Solemn Oath and Hidden Hand and also the creator of FoBAB’s Lager Lounge. How’d all this come together?

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 25, 2025

Welcome to Junebuga vibrant new dining bar, restaurant, and private event space from Neighborhood Restaurant Group , now open in Downtown New Orleans. Beer lovers will find a thoughtful mix of local and international craft brews, including a special focus on Lambics from Brussels and crisp lagers poured from side-pull taps.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

And now, on to some very spooky… This Weekend: The farewell tour for Temperance Brewing starts tonight and continues through the weekend - with a final goodbye event back where it all started at Prairie Moon. to-morrow, head to middle brow and write letters to Michigan voters and then buy a beer for a penny.

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JUNE 21, 2024

Really cold beer. It’s another crazy weekend for events at breweries all over the place. Here are a bunch of upcoming… This Weekend: All weekend long, you can head to Goldfinger Brewing Company for their “Community Weekend” which means $6 beers today through Sunday. You know what I’ve heard helps?

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AUGUST 23, 2024

Suncatcher Brewing has been on our radar since they rolled out a few beers in May 2023 at a Beer Temple event. You might recall that those beers — a pale ale, a red ale and a sub-4% ABV brown ale — were brewed by Half Acre head brewer Matt Gallagher at no less than Hill Farmstead. Go check ‘em out.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

And I thought Halloween and New Years were busy — the next few weeks have so many fun-looking events at breweries that I apologize in advance for whichever ones I missed. Outdoor beers and oysters? This Sunday, Plank Road Taproom is hosting a Fireside Oysters event with four fire pits available to reserve. Yes please.

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AUGUST 30, 2024

Just wait until you see the list of Oktoberfest events, though.) It is, however, a great weekend to go out and find a new brewery, beer bar or bottleshop to visit. Later This Month: Head to Milwaukee on September 7th for this year’s Pilot Project Fest, featuring over two dozen beer and beverage makers.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

We had both made a collaboration with him and unknowingly he decided to make a blend of our beers and release it as a Mikkeller / Evil Twin / Jolly Pumpkin / Leelanau Brewing collab behind our backs. ” From HOMES Brewery : “Ron Jeffries was a legend, and his beers at Jolly Pumpkin set the standard for American sour ales.

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JUNE 16, 2025

For a community that recently lost Tonality Brewing as well, it’s nice to give y’all some good beer news for a change. Our beer news roundup emails are the most widely-read and shared content we send each week, and have been free to read for over a decade. Pretty rad.

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MARCH 8, 2024

Hi, all — Sharing this one with you a little early as I’m currently on the way to Kalamazoo, where I’ll be attending a pre-Oberon Day media event at Bell’s. This year’s Pink Boots Society beer releases today at Dovetail and both Miskatonic spaces. Will keep you posted via Instagram stories.

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

If you’re in Indy, Sun King is hosting a knife sharpening event at their brewery right now. kicks off their 12 Beers of Christmas series today and goes through Xmas Eve with a wild list of beers. Wanna just drink … really good beer? Supermoon Beer Co. What could go wrong! Flossmoor Brewing Co.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

On January 12, 2011, something very important happened in the Chicago beer world: Haymarket Pub & Brewery opened for the first time. I’ve also added the Crooked Arm Vinyl & Tap in Lisle which we mentioned in the Monday news roundup as a new entry in the beer-friendly bar/resto section. They’ll love that.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

It looks like a very cool place to showcase some beers by not-yet-professional brewers and at a venue that you probably haven’t been to yet. Tickets appear to still be available here and in case you’re not fully convinced yet, the beer lineup is here. A cool idea, and it’s hosted by the Beer Culture Center , too.

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JULY 12, 2024

These emails depend on reader support to continue, and fewer and fewer beer-focused publications are around to support, promote and report on this industry. Big week for NA beer as Athletic also announced their own $50M equity investment. Great Lakes is hosting their Christmas Ale in July event starting at 11:30am on July 25.

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MAY 6, 2024

We came, we saw, we drank -- here are our thoughts and some of our favorite beers from Beer Under Glass 2024 at Union Station. The post Beer Under Glass 2024: We Came, We Saw, We Drank. Here’s Our Recap appeared first on Guys Drinking Beer.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Shortly after our last email, Byers Brewing Company in DeKalb announced that they’d be closing when the beer runs out sometime next month. I don’t want to cover all the related restaurant closings here, but the announcement from Dusek’s Tavern & Dining Room about their closure on NYE is beer-adjacent enough to mention.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Craft Beer & Brewing’s annual Best in Beer issue has dropped , and with it come a number of accolades for Chicagoland and Midwestern breweries. (No Sounds like a great reason to crack open a beer or two. Former Tribune beer reporter Josh Noel is hosting a conversation at Hop Butcher on Wednesday, Nov.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

This is the perfect time to mention the ICBG’s January project to keep some cash flowing through small breweries around the state during what is traditionally beer’s slowest month. Each week, the owners of the two most dynamic Illinois beer fridges will win a $50 gift card to a local brewery. Seldom Beer Co.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

USAToday’s 10Best.com regularly runs a variety of craft-beer focused competitions and there are a wide array of Midwestern contenders for the awards currently being discussed. Would love to see Geneva get their due as a great small town beer scene — didn’t expect to see that included.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Or a possible infringement of another brewery’s very recognizable line of beers? Well, they posted a label for a beer called “Beer for brewers who make beers for things.” Hey Premium Subscribers — remember a few weeks ago when we showed you the new NA beer labels from Surly ?

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Tomorrow night, head to Artifact Events in Ravenswood for the Best Friends Turn 11 celebration held by Begyle and Bottles & Cans. Dovetail’s Sunday afternoon soba noodle demo is sold out, but you can still head to their loft at 4pm for a tachinomi (or standing bar) experience with Japanese-style beer service. Nice to see.

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MARCH 15, 2024

So if you see me out and about with a green beer in my hand, no you didn’t. But I might pop up at a beer bar or a brewery or two around the north side over the next 48 hours or so. Here’s something unique: Tomorrow night, Whiner Beer is hosting a St. Lucky Dorr returns for a new season of beer drinking on March 23.

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AUGUST 12, 2024

Breaking news from Tilray, the new owners (relatively speaking) of Shock Top Brewing and many other former Anheuser Busch brands: Their Pretzel Wheat beer has returned , and with it, a chance to win a trip to Munich for this year’s Oktoberfest. Our Beer Map has been updated. We visited a while back and loved the hefeweizen.)

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BarLifeUK

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Brew//LDN: 25th – 27th April 2024, Southbank, London SE1 Despite having an edgy, modern name that was obviously created by a branding agency to say ‘this isn’t the Great British Beer Festival, no socks and sandals here’, Brew//LDN sounds like quite a good craic.

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MAY 17, 2024

Facebook Memories reminded us that the Lagunitas Beer Circus — perhaps the most bizarre beer event we’ve ever attended — kicked off in Chicago a decade ago. here are some other upcoming… Today’s a good day for a beer release, apparently: Haymarket is rolling out their new Clark St.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Logan Square Beer Week also starts today at Union , which is fairly Oktoberfest-y but not entirely, so it lives here. Also tomorrow, Pints by the Pond brings over a dozen breweries to Batavia for a little mid-afternoon beer festival. It’s not just Oktoberfests, though. Joe Brewing on Saturday also.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Don’t get me wrong - October is definitely one of the best months of the year for drinking beer, but it seems like just a few hours ago I was nursing a variety of beers on a beach somewhere. I have admittedly not attended this event, but it does seem pretty cool and the lineup is a nice cross-section of Chicago-area beermakers.

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APRIL 19, 2024

If you enjoyed their beers, good news — they already have plans to keep popping up around town. From their announcement: “This isn’t the end - it’s a transition…We will continue to harness the kindness and power of the Chicago beer community and to share our visions of beer and brewing.

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