Shoot, that was fun!
The Chicago Beer Society, working in concert with local craft brewers, hosted the 14th annual Brew Pub Shootout Saturday at the Zhou B Arts Center in the Bridgeport neighborhood. Each winter around 15 brewpubs and craft breweries participate. They serve a beer or two while their chefs or chef partners heat up portable burners and [...]
Does beer hear what wine says?
A couple of days ago a beer colleague left for me a copy of an October article from the Chicago Tribune on overrated, overpriced wines. I’m sure he was hoping to provoke a similar conversation about beer. The relative price and value of beer has long been a popular topic in the beer blogosphere. Normally [...]
Starting Point: Matching Intensity
Last week we posted a pairing that featured Point Reyes Original Blue Cheese matched with Lagunitas Hop Stoopid, and what a match it was! The creamy, texture and puckering flavors of the cheese went hand-in-hand with the full, sweet malt and big citrus and pine hops of the beer, and we scored it a perfect [...]



















