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Bleader
Apr 11, 2014
Locally Brewed
paints a portrait of some of the midwest's best breweries
Local author Anna Blessing's new book,
Locally Brewed: Portraits of Craft Brewing from America's Heartland
By Julia Thiel
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Locally Brewed: Portraits of Craft Brewing from America's Heartland
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Anna Blessing
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August Schell Brewing Company
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Bell's Brewery
,
New Glarus Brewing Company
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Founders Brewing Company
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Three Floyds Brewing Company
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Dark Lord Day
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Short's Brewing Company
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Great Lakes Brewing Company
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Lakefront Brewery
Blogs
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Bleader
Dec 12, 2013
Reader
's Agenda Thu 12/12: Drake, 12 Bells of Christmas, and
Trapped in a Room With a Zombie
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Thursday, December 12
By Drew Hunt
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Do This
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Arts
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Drake
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United Center
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Majid Jordan
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"Hold On
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We're Going Home
,
" Jerry's Andersonville
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Bell's Brewery
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Trapped in a Room With a Zombie
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Fine Arts Building
Blogs
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Bleader
Feb 18, 2013
Video
A TV Party in a bottle: Revolution Brewing's rye IPA
Revolution has finally bottled TV Party, a fruity rye IPA that's part of its series of beers paying homage to the
Repo Man
soundtrack.
By Philip Montoro
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Beer and Metal
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beer
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metal
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Revolution Brewing
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TV Party
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rye IPA
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Black Flag
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Repo Man
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Smitten
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Sierra Nevada
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Bell's Brewery
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Ruthless Rye
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Iggy Pop
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Institutionalized
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Suicidal Tendencies
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Coup D'Etat
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Circle Jerks
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Rye da Tiger
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Three Floyds
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Video
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Bleader
Nov 2, 2012
Video
FIDLAR defends budget brews
The video for the catchy pro-swill anthem "Cheap Beer"
By Miles Raymer
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FIDLAR
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beer
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cheap beer
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Bell's Brewery
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punk
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garage rock
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video
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Video
Blogs
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Bleader
Mar 31, 2011
This Week's Food and Drink Events
Jelly bean cakes, Passover lessons, beer dinners, and more.
By Sam Worley
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French Pastry School
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Mark Seaman
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gateaux de Paques
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Alliance Francaise
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Khuin
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Fred Noinaj
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pop-up restaurant
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chocolate basket
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In Fine Spirits
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Fine Vines
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anniversary dinner
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Jane Ventura
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Portuguese wine dinner
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Inovasi
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Lake Bluff
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Passover
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Passover Boot Camp
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Laura Frankel
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City Olive
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Karen Rose
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Spertus Institute
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Bell's Brewery
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early spring dinner
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Oarsman Ale
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Two Hearted Ale
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Third Coast Ale
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Winter White Ale
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Expedition Stout
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Cherry Stout
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the Saloon
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Tour de France
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Les Nomades
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Vaison-la-Romaine
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Marseillaise
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Luceram
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gateau Basque
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Provence
Blogs
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Bleader
Dec 22, 2010
One Sip: Bell’s Batch 10,000
The last beer of the Bell's Brewery Batch series nods to the shelf-clearing end-of-season homebrews of founder Larry Bell with a recipe that calls for 160 varieties of malt, grain, and hops.
By Philip Montoro
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Food & Drink
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Batch 10000
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Bell's Batch 10000
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Larry Bell
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Lush
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Hopleaf
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Twisted Spoke
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beer
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craft beer
,
insanity
Blogs
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Bleader
Sep 9, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events
A peach cocktail class, a tomato dinner, a bacon contest, and more.
By Sam Worley
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Food & Drink
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Adam Seger
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Nacional 27
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mojito
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tapas
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Bell's Brewery
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25th Anniversary
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Eccentric Cafe
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Kalamazoo
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Michigan
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Dixieland
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bluegrass
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Galesburg
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World Kitchen
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Downtown Farmstand
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Fall Fish Stories
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Treasures of Spain
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Apples by the Bushel
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Aunt Jo's Cookie Platter
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TomatoFest
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preSERVE
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North Lawndale
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Goose Island
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Candid Wines
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Chicago Honey Co-op
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Chicago Bacon Takedown
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Matt Timms
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Lincoln Hall
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Monet on the Riverwalk
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Cyrano's Cafe & Wine Bar on the Riverwalk
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Didier Durand
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Claude Monet
Blogs
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Bleader
Dec 9, 2009
This Week's Food and Drink Events
Ikea's Julbord, a Christmas and winter beer tasting at Delilah's, the grand opening of the Dill Pickle Food Co-op, and more food and drink events.
By Julia Thiel
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Food Chain
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Food & Drink
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The Berghoff Cafe Cookbook
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Carlyn Berghoff
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Ikea Julbord
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Bell's Brewery
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Delilah’s
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Christmas and Winter Beer Tasting
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Dill Pickle Food Co-op
Blogs
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Bleader
Nov 14, 2006
Bye Bye Bell's
Bell's Brewery, which is pulling out of the Chicago market, hosts a farewell tasting this Friday at West Lakeview Liquors.
By Martha Bayne
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Food Chain
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Bell'S Brewery
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West Lakeview Liquors
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Beer Tasting
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