Tag: Dovetail Brewery
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Brewer’s Choice: Q&A with 93 Octane Brewery’s Sam Altaner
Sam Altaner 93 Octane Brewery St. Charles and Elmhurst 93OctaneBrewery.com Q. The last really good beer I drank was… A. Dovetail Brewery’s helles lager is the simple answer. I’m a simple guy with simple pleasures, and in the heat of a Chicago summer, I want something supremely thirst quenching. The magic of Dovetail’s helles is ... -
Illinois Brewing Insider Marty Nachel, founder of the American Craft Beer Hall of Fame
Hop District Brewing Marty Nachel Beer judge, writer and educator Founder and president of the American Craft Beer Hall of Fame AmericanCraftBeerHallofFame.com Favorite breweries: Breweries don’t become my favorites simply because they make good beer in a variety of styles (although those are two of the most important criteria), but because the people are fun ... -
Inside Scoop: Oak Park Microbrew Review, Streetz Artz Alliance summer shows, Buffalo Creek Brewing Sausage Fest, Maplewood Public House and Burning Bush Brewery’s cocktail bar, a Belgian beer competition in St. Charles, brewery deals and more
Oak Park Microbrew Review The zero-waste Oak Park Microbrew Review festival is Aug. 22 On Saturday, Aug. 22, Oak Park’s Microbrew Review will be celebrating its 19th year as the largest zero-waste craft beer festival in the Midwest. It also happens to raise funds for the environmental nonprofit, Seven Generations Ahead. To make the event ... -
Illinois Brewing Insider Don Hardy, founder of the popular Chicago Area Microbreweries Facebook group
Whiskey Hill Brewing Co. Don Hardy Founder of the Chicago Area Microbreweries group on Facebook Favorite breweries: With running a Facebook group with almost 20,000 members, this is a really difficult question. Whiskey Hill Brewing Co. is one for sure since I live in Westmont and I started this group 13 years ago, when it ... -
Last call: What’s the coziest Illinois brewery or bar for these cold winter days?
Hopleaf in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood As for cozy beer-centric bars, when we are in Chicago we almost always visit Hopleaf. The staff is super knowledgeable, and the beer selection unmatched (especially in terms of rare drafts and bottles). We love the old European beer signage, and the mussels are always ordered. They have been serving ... -
Illinois Brewing Insider: Navigator Taproom’s Tim Enarson
Tim Enarson Co-owner of Navigator Taproom 2211 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago NavigatorTaproom.com Favorite breweries: I really like the breweries in and around Logan Square that have supported Navigator Taproom so well over the last eight years. Pipeworks, Dovetail, Hopewell, Revolution, Maplewood and Pilot Project. Also, Phase Three Brewing is doing some fantastic beers. Drinking tendencies: ... -
Inside Scoop: Upcoming events like the Will County Craft Beer & Bourbon Fest, Streetz Artz Alliance artisan markets, Keg Grove’s BBQ Smoke Show and more
Will County Craft Beer and Bourbon Fest May 31 Tickets for the fourth annual Will County Beer & Bourbon Fest, proudly presented by Blue Ribbon Products, are selling quickly. This highly anticipated event takes place on Saturday, May 31, from 12-5 p.m. with VIP entry starting at 11 a.m. The fest, which is expected to ... -
Brewer’s Choice: Adams Street Brewery’s Mark Duchow and Jim Riggs on great recent beers from Off Color, Double Clutch and Dovetail, raking in 17 awards in 2024, and tapping a pair of favorite stouts this spring
Adams Street Brewery inside the historic Berghoff restaurant 17 W. Adams in Chicago AdamsStreetBrewery.com The last really good beer I drank was… Jim: Typically, I would say a High Life or Miller Lite, but in this case, it would definitely have to be Beer for Tacos by Off Color Brewing. It’s such a complex wheat ... -
Illinois Brewing Insider Ted Perez on his favorite local breweries, Monk’s Pub, Sketchbook’s patio and honey basil ale, and fun beer experiences in Japan
Ted Perez Founder of the Evanston Homebrew Club Favorite breweries: Tough question! With over 300 breweries in the state, I know there’s always a brewery that I haven’t been to yet and looking forward to discovering. My most recent visits have been to, in no particular order: Off Color Brewing, Dovetail Brewery, Begyle Brewing, Half ... -
Illinois Brewing Insider Dave Zalatoris on the consistency of Dovetail Brewery, Old Irving’s Krampus stouts, mixed packs at Bottles & Cans and San Diego’s best options for beer and fish tacos
Dovetail Brewery’s barrel loft Dave Zalatoris Host of the Beer in Front podcast Favorite breweries: How many pages do I have for this answer? I would include Dovetail Brewery in any list of recommended breweries, even if I did not live nearby. When I send beer mail to friends across the country, Dovetail’s offerings are ...
