Tag: Scratch Brewing
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Last Call: Where are you most looking forward to having a beer outside this summer?
Uné Année Brewery in Niles The question: Where are you most looking forward to having a beer outside this summer? Uné Année Brewery in Niles. The patio is covered, there’s a stage to see great bands play, plenty of games and bubbles for the kids, etc. It is a very secluded area off the road, ... -
Brewer’s Choice: Twisted Hippo’s Karl Rutherford on Scratch Brewing’s Black Walnut dark lager, an appreciation for Old Irving Brewing, Off Color and Alarmist, and the popularity of his own Fruit Booty series of fruited goses
Karl Rutherford Owner and brewery director at Twisted Hippo Chicago and Wheeling, IL (Inside District Brew Yards) TwistedHippo.com The last really good beer I drank was… Black Walnut from Scratch Brewing Company. I am a huge fan of dark lagers, and this one took the style to the next level. The slightly chocolate backbone was ... -
Illinois Brewing Insider Jessica Sedgwick on a love of all things Half Acre Beer Co., Macushla’s unique Holla-Peño IPA, and enjoying a pint atop Gene’s Sausage Shop in Chicago
Jessica Sedgwick Co-author of the new book Beer Hiking Chicago and Beyond Favorite breweries: It’s hard to pick just a few! My favorite brewery in the city limits of Chicago has to be Half Acre Beer Co. They offer a cornucopia of IPAs, my personal favorite, with new experimentations every month it seems. I love when I can ...
