Tag: Siebel Institute
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Spotlight on Art History Brewing in west suburban Geneva
Art History Brewing 649 West State State Geneva, IL ArtHistoryBrewing.com Monday-Thursday: 12-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday: 12-10 p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. History in short: You could say it all started back in Toronto in the mid 1980s. The Amsterdam Brew Pub to be specific. Tom Rau was home brewing in his spare time, but the pub ... -
Inside Scoop: Westmont Winter Beer Festival, Lake County Craft Beer Fest and February Flavor Fest, Streetz Artz Alliance shows, Design on Draft exhibit in Chicago, brewery deals and more
The Westmont Winter Beer Festival is Feb. 14 Make plans for one of the highlights of the winter craft-beer scene in Chicagoland, as the 2026 Westmont Winter Beer Festival will again be held in Ty Warner Park in west suburban Westmont. The fest will feature dozens of craft breweries from the Chicagoland area (and even ... -
Breweries in Bunches: Chicago’s Malt Row district just happens to be one of the more prolific craft beer neighborhoods in the country
By Trent Modglin Begyle Brewing 1800 W. Cuyler Ave. BegyleBrewing.com Details: Back when co-owner Kevin Cary moved to Chicago in 2007, there were maybe a half dozen craft breweries in town, so when he and his roommate, Matt Ritchey, began home brewing, it wasn’t exactly easy to transition into full-time jobs making beer for a ... -
Brewery spotlight: Both innovative and unconventional, Off Color Brewing, the self-proclaimed “fermentation-focused brewery,” has been racking up awards for 10 years in Chicago
Off Color Brewing 1460 N. Kingsbury Chicago, IL OffColorBrewing.com Sunday-Thursday: Noon-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday: Noon-midnight History in short: Owners John Laffler and Dave Bleitner, like so many others in the industry, did “other stuff” for a while before figuring out they were better at making beer than at the other stuff. The two met at the famed Siebel ...
