- Blogs, Bleader, May 15, 2013
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Drinking on Soldier Field: The first American Beer Classic
More than 100 breweries graced the football field this past Saturday.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 15, 2013
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What to do for Chicago Craft Beer Week
More than a dozen of the most promising-looking events from CCBW
- Blogs, Bleader, May 10, 2013
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And the Key Ingredient Cook-Off winners are . . .
Six chefs from last week's event will have donations made to Healthy Schools in their names. And bragging rights.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 8, 2013
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One Sip: Solemn Oath's Whisper Kisses farmhouse ale
Solemn Oath promises to make beer you'll fall in love with—and then take it away.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 1, 2013
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"It's a whiskey tasting, not a water tasting": WhiskyFest 2013
Tasting Pappy Van Winkle, Lagavulin Distillers' Edition, Balvenie 17-year DoubleWood, and more at this year's Chicago WhiskyFest
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 24, 2013
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The best of the Glunz Expo: New beers and new-to-Chicago beers
Highlights of the Glunz Beer Expo: Ten Ninety, Saugatuck Brewing Company, Furthermore Beer
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 17, 2013
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One Sip: Ada St.'s velvety, surprising Fistful of Dollars
Ada St.'s recently expanded cocktail menu has some excellent offerings.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 10, 2013
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Whale watch: Ambergris surfaces at Billy Sunday
An ambergris-laced cocktail at Billy Sunday, plus an excellent old-fashioned.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 5, 2013
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A chat with Amy Stewart, The Drunken Botanist
The author discusses her new book, about the relationship between plants and booze.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 3, 2013
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Drinking elsewhere: A visit to a small winery in Chile's Maipo Valley
A Chilean motorcycle-racing champion sends me to Huelquen, an organic winery near Santiago.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 27, 2013
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Ale Syndicate: A brewery of many names finally produces some beer
The brewery formerly known as New Chicago Brewing Company and New Chicago Beer Company, from brothers Samuel and Jesse Evans, has released its first beer.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 22, 2013
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I tried Ommegang's Game of Thrones tie-in beer Iron Throne
Any excuse to drink-slash-talk about a really great show
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 6, 2013
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Where Malort really comes from
A short video made for a Second City competition imagines where the wormwood-based spirit might originate.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 1, 2013
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Drink barbecued haggis and roly-poly pudding at Drumbar
The elegant rooftop bar at the Raffaelo Hotel is one of only three places in the U.S. where you can sample bottlings from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 27, 2013
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Absinthe has nothing on Zubrowka, also known as bison grass vodka
Absinthe has nothing on Zubrowka, also known as bison grass vodka.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 20, 2013
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Bitter Brew: The story of how Budweiser hasn't always been terrible
Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America's Kings of Beer, a new book by William Knoedelseder's, details the history of the company's commitment to quality (no, really).
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 15, 2013
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The Beer Temple's grand opening offers the rarest of rare beers
Avondale's Beer Temple boasts an impressive lineup for its grand opening.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 13, 2013
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Striking gold at the Cider Summit
Chicago's first Cider Summit offers—well, cider. What were you expecting?
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 6, 2013
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Whiskey, art, and art that holds whiskey at Lillstreet Art Center
Ceramic whiskey flasks, cups, shot glasses, and more at Lillstreet's latest art show
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 24, 2013
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Marie's Riptide Lounge may close soon
Bucktown dive bar Marie's Riptide Lounge is in danger of closing after more than 50 years in business.
