Author: Craig G.

benthic sunken ghost

Benthic Sunken Ghost | Half Acre

Extended barrel-aging in beers is nothing new. Goose Island’s first Rare Bourbon County Brand Stout in 2010 sat in Pappy Van Winkle 23-year barrels for 2 years and might have been the first “mass produced” example of it (emphasis on...

revolution v.s.o. gravedigger

V.S.O. Gravedigger | Revolution Brewing

With the release of Boss Ryeway and DB V.S.O.J. in January, Revolution’s Deep Wood season concluded for 2022-2023 until at least July. Or did it? Revolution surprised everyone with a one beer Deep Wood drop in April (like the original...

c2e2 2023 revolution anti-hero

C2E2 2023 Do’s and Don’ts

I’ve been to my fair share of pop culture conventions over the years. I started back in the late 1990s (back when they were mainly called comic book conventions) attending my first Wizard World at the Rosemont Convention Center. Since...

goose island shamrock stout

Shamrock Stout | Goose Island

It appears that this time of year brings out a fair amount of seasonal beers. Irish red ales, scotch ales, and dry stouts (or serf stouts if you’re Off Color) show up in force in late February and then disappear...