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Apr 71 min read

Bud's Corvus, Sketchbook Brewing, Irish-style Dry Stout

4.7% precent alcohol by volume. Not quite the same body and texture as a Guinness without the nitro, and leaning into dark bread instead...

Jan 41 min read

Booze Journal #4, Dark January #4, "Adventurously Mild" and "Listen, The Snow is Falling"

"Adventurously Mild" by Temperance Brewing, English Dark Mild This delicious 4% er says it's designed for fireside reading, and...

Jan 21 min read

Booze Journal #2, Dark January #2, "Baby You Don't Know" & "It Does Nothing For Me"

"Baby You Don't Know" by Roaring Table Brewing, Oatmeal Stout I am not sure what Baby doesn't know, and I don't believe I can know what...

Aug 19, 20232 min read

A Hoppy Belgian Ale trend?

Hops don't only get to shine in IPAs, and their flavor profile can do a lot of fun things outside of the varieties used in that style. At...

Mar 12, 20231 min read

Brewer's Kitchen - Narrow Paths, Nitro Bitter ESB

Brewer's Kitchen, Narrow Paths Style Extra Special Bitter - a British beer style that highlights the interplay between bitter earthy...

Jan 27, 20221 min read

A Boozy Journal - 8/365 ørkenoy juleøl

A new Chicago brewery, Ørkenoy in Humboldt Park. One of five I've been really intrigued by so far. Have really only come across this...

Oct 5, 20211 min read

A Top 20 Chicagoland Breweries List

Because I said on twitter I'd do it. In no particular order, for now. Metropolitan Dovetail Whiner Off Color Spiteful Pilot Project -...