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Thoughts on beer cellars/collections
Picture found at beercellar.files.wordpress.comA few weeks back I came upon a few youtube links to videos of the large beer collections of a few individuals (links to a few beer cellar videos are at...
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Homebrewers v. The Illinois Liquor Control Commission
Image found at breweryadventures.comLast night at my homebrew club meeting, we were notified that the Illinois Liquor Control Commission (ILCC) shut down a homebrewing event in Springfield, IL. In...
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The homebrewing bug
I moved in with my fiance earlier this year. During the move, I had to make do with what space I was allocated for my homebrewing equipment. That meant reducing the number of bottles I had for filling,...
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Madison, Wisconsin - trip #2
Picture found at library.wisc.eduLast weekend, my fiance and I had the good fortune of being able to meet up with my folks for a long weekend in Madison, Wisconsin. Prior to our rendezvous, we had...
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Interview with Gabriel from the Half Acre Beer Company
Earlier this month I had the chance to interview Gabriel from the Half Acre Beer Company. The full interview can be found on the new Illinois Brewers Guild Website (the new website is here). You can...
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Interview with Kristina Bozic of West Lakeview Liquors
Earlier this month I had the opportunity to interview Kristina Bozic and her father at her revered store - West Lakeview Liquors. The interview was done on behalf of the Illinois Brewers Guild, and I...
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Advice for a more efficient brew day and (possibly) better homebrew
When I was first introduced to homebrewing, my Dad used a soup pot for his lauter tun, mash tun and boiling kettle. He never made a yeast starter, and he let his beer ferment in the basement (an area...
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Interview with Scott Manning - head brewer at Vintage Brewing Company
Earlier this month, I had the good fortune of being able to visit Vintage Brewing Company in Madison, Wisconsin. As I mentioned in an earlier post, my family and I really enjoyed their beer and...
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Beer and ebay
Image found at Aleheads.comLast weekend, the auction site ebay created a stir in response to their decision to remove some beer auctions from their website.. This took some people by surprise because,...
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Cheers to Illinois made beer!
Earlier this week, I came upon the @beerpulse tweet provided below.Breweries-in-planning count passes existing breweries count in Illinois bit.ly/OP0vIA#craftbeer#beer#ILbeer— BeerPulse (@beerpulse)...
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Homebrew for my wedding
Image found at girlsdontlikethat.blogspot.comThis November I am getting married to my girlfriend of 4 years. Throughout our relationship, we have bonded over a mutual appreciation of bizarre humor,...
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An interview with Richard Grant of Finch's Beer Company
Earlier this month I interviewed Richard Grant of Finch's Beer Company for the Illinois Brewers Guild. The interview was posted this morning and can be found here.
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Interview with Paul of Apocalypse Brew Works
Image found at Apocalypse Brew Works facebook pageIn late July, my fiance and I visited Louisville, Kentucky. While we were there, we visited the Louisville Slugger museum, the Holy Grale, Ramsi's Cafe...
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Interview with Sam of Against the Grain
My interview with Sam Cruz of Against the GrainIn my last blog post I shared my interview with Paul of Apocalypse Brew Works. This week, I would like to share my interview with Sam Cruz - one of the...
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An interview with Lynn and Clint of Lake Effect Brewing Company, part 1
Lake Effect Brewing Company Q and A Lake Effect Brewing Company has been the dream of Lynn Ford and Clint Bautz of Lincoln Park for the better part of two years. Both fellows love making, discussing,...
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An interview with Lynn and Clint of Lake Effect Brewing Company, part 2
Lake Effect Brewing Company Q and A (part 2)This week - the conclusion of my interview with Lynn and Clint of Lake Effect Brewing Co. In this part of the interview we talk about the origin of their...
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The local beer tap takeover
A few weeks ago I ran into Nik White (@nkosio) at the Chicago Beer Society picnic and we got to talking about how things are growing pretty quickly in the Chicago and Illinois beer community. During...
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The 1st (partial) family bar crawl
There is something incredibly cool about being able to hang out with your parents and family while enjoying a beer and many laughs. Until late last month, at least for my family, that typically...
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Interview with DryHop - part 1
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Greg Shuff and Brant Dubovick of DryHop Brewers at the release of the DryHop + Atlas Brewing Company collaboration (called High Voltage) to talk...
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Interview with DryHop - part 2
In this, the second part of my interview with Greg Shuff (GS) and Brent Dubovick (BD), we talk about Chef Pete, brewing collaborations, Galaxy hops, Dry Hop's brewing system, and how great...
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