Drinkhacker

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The Portland distillery releases numerous excellent expressions for wider distribution, but saves some of its more limited and unique whiskeys for paying members of the Westward Whiskey Club. The newest offering for Whiskey Club members is a bottled in bond expression with maturation beyond 7 years. Taylor be proud?

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MAY 6, 2024

Over the weekend, we saw the opening of not just the Goose Island Salt Shed Pub but also the opening of Monochrome Brewing in Pilsen 1 , and we’ve also got ten news items from around the Midwest today about taprooms opening, breweries announcing plans to open new beer gardens, new locations for beer-centric bars (including a HopCat!)

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PubClub

JANUARY 23, 2024

In the bustling landscape of modern hobbies and social gatherings, the world of craft beer stands out as a unique and vibrant community, especially among students. This isn’t just about sipping on hoppy IPAs or exploring the depths of stout flavors; it’s about the friendships that ferment in these shared experiences.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Block Club reported on the closure of Howard Street Brewing Company. Also at Block Club: Breweries and restaurants in industrial spots or manufacturing areas (like Alarmist ) can keep their patios , the city said. This week’s Craft Beer & Brewing podcast features a conversation with Tom Beckmann of Goldfinger Brewing.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JUNE 17, 2024

Not many craft beers get 30th birthdays, but up here in northern Michigan, today we celebrate three decades of Manitou Amber Ale. Originally brewed by Traverse Brewing, the beer moved to Brewery Terra Firma when they opened up shop about a decade back. Vinepair’s podcast asks: Has craft beer gotten boring ?

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Subscribe now Elsewhere, this Vinepair story looks at how beer is losing market share nationwide , with some states seeing double-digit declines … but there was one lone Midwestern state seeing an increase. Block Club has a nice feature on Marz Brewing as they celebrated their 10th anniversary this weekend.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JULY 8, 2024

John, we thought we’d take a few minutes to poke around on the status of a few things in Northwest Indiana’s once-thriving craft beer scene. Most-clicked link in last week’s email : Who Killed Craft Beer from Time Out London. Kinda glad to see y’all making it through our entire email to find that.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

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 Hop Butcher cracked the Top 10 for IPA brewer with Bell’s a few ticks higher at #6. No surprise there; we’re the best.)

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

At the time of the Clybourn closure, Block Club noted that “few details about the move have been released” other than the initial announcement which was made 13 months ago, in late 2022. Short’s announced a new beer in their Pure Michigan series: A Spring Hazy IPA. So … what’s going on?

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MAY 13, 2024

My favorite place to be was the in cellar/basement when we received new stock of delicate, intentionally crafted, beer from around the world. “It was truly a magical time for craft beer. It will be missed but its impact on the Chicago beer scene will live on.” Here’s what they thought.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

A hazy IPA at Goose Island Clybourn shortly after their post-renovation reopening. 10th so if you want to pay homage to the place where Chicago’s craft beer scene really got its start, you should probably start making plans now. Lakefront Brewing celebrated their 36th birthday by giving out free beer , naturally.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

APRIL 1, 2024

2 Subscribe now Block Club previewed the upcoming historical tour of Englewood hosted by Moor’s Brewing Company. Racket asks : “Did THC Beverages Save MN Craft Beer?” one of the state’s oldest craft breweries, is set to open a new taproom outside Columbus this week. .” Paul in 2025.

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Bar Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

BrewDog to become the Official Beer Partner to Lord’s Cricket Ground from January 2025 In a landmark move for the brand, today, BrewDog is delighted to announce its new partnership with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) to be the Official Beer Partner at Lord’s Cricket Ground, in a four-year deal which starts early in the new year.

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Dry Atlas

APRIL 16, 2024

When I’d go out with friends—who were all ordering local craft beers—I’d say, “hey, what do you have that’s non-alc?” One question stuck with me: why can’t I have a good craft beer with my friends in this situation? But one of the judges had a beer background and she gave our IPA a glowing review.

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Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2024

Craft beer distorts the concept of locality. The itinerant model—Occam has no permanent home—will follow a direct-to-consumer club model with no more than 800 members, who should receive initial shipments this fall or winter. People aren’t beer drinkers, cider drinkers, wine drinkers, or spirit drinkers,” says co-founder Larsen.“They’re

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MARCH 11, 2024

Subscribe now Block Club Chicago got the first inside look at Demo Brewing , which recently had a soft open in advance of their official grand opening at the end of the month. Elburn’s group of Obscurity brands started with beer and mead, but now has rolled out a new line of ciders. That’s crazy.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Share This Block Club story about the efforts to remove a “dry precinct” status in Ravenswood is interesting enough on its own, but I was surprised by the neighborhood’s random connection to beer baron Augustus Busch that popped up about halfway through. We’ll keep you posted. You should!

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VinePair

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The serving sizes themselves are enormous compared to other energy drinks, and the dispensing mechanism — a soda fountain — is potentially limitless, and literally so for paying members of Panera’s “Unlimited Sip Club.” “I I can’t think of another example where you can kind of self-dispense an energy drink,” Temple added.

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VinePair

APRIL 9, 2025

With thousands of breweries worldwide, craft beer has become a global sensation. Many of these producers are tucked away in destinations one may consider craft beer meccas. Thats why were sharing the very best destinations for beer travel that venture off the beaten path.

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VinePair

MARCH 19, 2025

One of the major takeaways from craft beers enduring haze craze is that many drinkers are creatures of habit. Theres nothing inherently wrong with that, but theres a lot of opportunity for discovery in the beer space, and many incredible styles go largely ignored in the thickets of hazy IPAs , stouts , and macro lagers.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Subscribe now While I still believe that winning a GABF medal remains the highest honor that can be bestowed in craft beer, earning acknowledgement from the annual Craft Beer & Brewing Best of the Year list is quickly becoming a close second. Join up for about $1 per week with a few cents thrown in for the landlords!

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JANUARY 27, 2025

As such, they’ve been added to our Chicagoland Craft Beer Map. Subscribe now Block Club checked out the recent updates to Maplewood Brewery , like the new private events space and a garage door opening up to the patio. Looks like they were ready to go a little earlier. Let us know.

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VinePair

JANUARY 9, 2025

Is it a more flavorful club soda or a brighter, lighter non-alcoholic craft beer? Retailers are mostly tending toward the latter, which makes sense NA beer is a booming segment, after all, and most hop water SKUs are coming from companies brewing some sort of beer. Guzzler is still an open question.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

APRIL 7, 2025

So, happy National Beer Day, friends. Go buy a few beers from one this week if you can. Subscribe now Block Club covered the opening of the new Crust Brewing taproom in Irving Park. The hot dog AND the beer.) Tangled Roots Craft Beer & Kitchen will open on Wednesday in Washington, IL. Thanks for reading!

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

First came the coverage of the Metropolitan announcement, which came from the Tribune , Block Club , NBC Chicago , Axios , Hoodline , Patch , WGN-TV , and others. Hey - at least Craft Beer & Brewing readers named Chicago the #1 beer city in America. We saw a few places close up shop at the end of last year.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 3, 2025

Modern brewing boomed in the 2010s by extending beer to extremes. Excess equaled excellence in IPAs and imperial stouts, and customers craved more, more, more. Drinkers emerged to an altered alcohol landscape, one where moderation and wellness aligned with a recovering society, and newly tasty NA beers ably scratched that IPA itch.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JANUARY 17, 2025

Let’s support that , rather than just matching our calendars to the dates where a trade organization decided years ago where to put American Craft Beer Week. This is a perilous winter for American craft breweries. Hell, the BA doesn’t even have this year’s beer week on their calendar yet. Good news (?):

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VinePair

DECEMBER 11, 2024

When we set out to assemble this annual package of the latest and greatest breweries in the country, we envisioned a breezy survey of beer professionals brewers, bar owners, educators, writers, and more across the brewing industrys national landscape. Fewer people were going out, it seemed, or openings slowed in their region.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

APRIL 28, 2025

Subscribe now Block Club reported on the news that On Tour Brewing had announced its final day of operations, and all the plans they have for their closure before Links Taproom moves in. In advance of the grand opening of their sixth location in Merriam, In Kansas City looks at the beer-focused 30Hop bar and restaurant group.

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