Author: Craig G.

CaramelCrisp | Revolution/Garrett’s Popcorn

As craft beer has become more popular and visible, other companies and entities have taken notice and allowed their brands to collaborate with breweries. Locally, Hop Butcher appears to lead the charge, featuring collabs with Frango Mints (Minted stout), The...

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Spaced Out | Temperance Beer Co.

It seems to be a thing now that if a brewery sponsors or hosts a concert series or festival, they brew a beer for it. Goose Island kicked things off (at least in the Chicago area) with their yearly beer...

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Great Taste of the Midwest 2022

The Great Taste of the Midwest – a rite of passage during the summer for a beer drinker – returned to Olin Park on August 13, 2022. Due to it being an outdoor affair, the Great Taste managed to only...

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Tynt Meadow | Mount Saint Bernard Abbey

It’s not everyday that a new Trappist beer appears on the shelf in Chicago. In fact, the number of Trappist breweries worldwide has recently shrunk, with the closing of Spencer in Massachusetts this year (due to it not being viable...