Straddled on the banks of the northern Mississippi River are two Illinois and two Iowa cities that are often referred to as the Quad Cities. They share much in common with only a large, winding body of water separating them from each other. They are also home to a late spring … [Read more...]
Brickstone Restaurant & Brewery Wins Awards from the Beverage Tasting Institute
BrickStone Restaurant & Brewery , the suburban Chicago small town brewery that debuted in 2006 as a tiny, 5 barrel brewing system, just took gold at the Beverage Testing Institute’s 2015 World Beer Championships as it sets to debut a new fully-automated 50 BBL … [Read more...]
Goose Island Endless IPA: A Session Brew for You
There seems to be a trend in craft beer these days. Okay, there always seems to be some type of trend in craft beer but one that I see with greater frequency from the larger craft breweries is the releasing of so- called session beers: Beer products brewed to be a little less … [Read more...]
Heineken USA Launches New Beer
Heineken USA, the American branch of the large European exporter, has annouced the launch of a new dark beer. The product is Indio and it will be available in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. Indio is a Mexican dark … [Read more...]