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I know a guy who runs a beer tasting blog, and he mentioned to me that he and his buddy were doing a Pumpkin Beer tasting for Halloween. He asked me how my brews were coming along, and I told him I had a Pumpkin that was almost ready. There and then he demanded that I give them a couple bottles...

I've never actually had this multi-award winning beer, but I see that Northern Brewer has brought back their clone called "The Innkeeper". Seeing how the grain bill is nothing more than Golden Promise and a dash of Extra Dark Crystal, I put together an all grain recipe over on Brewmasters...

Good god, this beer is tasty. I've heard a lot about it, but it really does live up to the hype. That doesn't happen very often. To me, it the perfect cross of (Chicago brews, so forgive me) Goose Island's Bourbon County Stout and Flossmoor Station's Pullman Brown Ale. Dark brown and complex...

So, I occasionally work at a craft beer bar here in the city. (Yea, you can see where this is going.) Last week I came to sudden realization. Instead of trolling Craigslist for bottles, I could just not be an idiot and save the ones I throw away at work. I told my other bartenders/server to save...

I've been adding a whirfloc tab to all of my recent brews, and I was wondering if I could still harvest the yeast, or will it have too much gunk in it?

I just put down a few pints of Phin and Matt's Extrodinary Ale, by Souther Tier, last night. Man it was tasty. It had a great hop nose without being too bitter, and the abv was low enough to warrant multiple trips to the bar. The info on their site says: Alc. 5.6% by vol. 13.5 degrees...

So, I have to go to a wedding in Grand Rapids in a few weeks, and I plan on bring some wonderful B Nektar mead home. Now, I've heard amazing things about the stuff, but I've never actually tasted their mead. Which ones would you say are their "essentials" and which should I drop my cash on?

I live in the actual city of Chicago, Roscoe Village to be exact, and was wondering if any other brewers on here lived in the vicinity. I see a lot of posts from folks that live in surrounding burbs, but not many from the city. I'd love to hear from some people around here, and maybe trade a...