Tag: Sketchbook Brewing
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Insider opinions: What is the best brewery you’ve hit on vacation?
Maui Brewing Co. This is the first in a series of articles on the best breweries that industry insiders and craft-beer enthusiasts have hit on vacation This is a tough one. The first that comes to mind is Maui Brewing Co. because it’s right by the airport. After being on that long flight, it’s great to ... -
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 ... -
Brewery backstories: Q&A with Brian Noonan and Cody Gough from the popular Crafty Brewers podcast
Q&A with Brian Noonan and Cody Gough from the popular Crafty Brewers podcast CraftyBrewersPod.com Follow them on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and TikTok Q. For someone who hasn’t listened to your podcast before, tell us a bit about how it got started and the focus of Crafty Brewers Brian and Cody: Years ago, we hosted a segment ... -
Inside Scoop: Check out some of the fun-filled craft beer Oktoberfest celebrations happening the weekends of Sept. 19-21 and Sept. 26-28
Sketchbook Brewing Company The following are some of the event listings from our special digital Oktoberfest issue. Check it out. Sketchbook Brewing’s Oktoberfest Sept. 19-21 Sketchbook Brewing’s annual Oktoberfest celebration will take place Friday, Sept. 19-Sunday, Sept. 21 at both the Skokie and Evanston taprooms. The free event will have live music, stein hoisting ... -
Last Call: What is the most underrated spot to drink outdoors in Illinois?
Sketchbook Brewing in Skokie To us, it’s always about hanging with family and friends at Sketchbook Brewing’s spacious front patio in Skokie. It’s a mix of sun and shade like your own backyard, only with great beer, food trucks, board games, fun events and live music on Sundays. — Dominic Soric Small but mighty, I ... -
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: Mike Gemma on creating a welcoming vibe at Haymarket, Piece Pizza as a go-to spot, Hopewell Brewing’s Tank Beer and visiting Russian River on his anniversary
Mike Gemma Co-owner, Haymarket Pub & Brewery Chicago, IL and Bridgman, MI Favorite breweries: So many great ones to choose from! Can’t really go wrong with the combo of pizza and beer, so easily Piece Pizzeria & Brewery in Chicago is one of my go-to spots. A couple of The Weight pale ales to pair ... -
Brewer’s Choice: Sketchbook Brewing’s Jay Dogen on Art History and Goldfinger setting the bar for lagers, discovering the Bierstadt Lagerhaus in Denver, and being proud of Sketchbook’s winter warmer and American stout
Jay Dogen Assistant brewer at Sketchbook Brewing in Skokie, IL SketchbookBrewing.com The last really good beer I drank was… out in Denver for the Great American Beer Festival. We swung by the Bierstadt Lagerhaus, a German-style, lager-only brewery, and we tried their Oktoberfest, pilsner and helles lager. We had liters of all three, and all ... -
Inside Scoop: Upcoming Oktoberfest brewery events across Chicagoland, Will Run for Beer 5K, Midwest Coast’s 5-year anniversary party and more
The following is a paid promotional opportunity from the fall issue of Illinois Brewing, which is out now and available at more than 400 locations across the state. Sketchbook’s annual Oktoberfest Sept. 20-22 Think tradition — with a few twists! Local food, fun games, contests and live music all three days make for one of ... -
Brewer’s Choice: The Perch Kitchen & Tap’s Preston Mick on summertime offerings from Alarmist and Sketchbook Brewing, collaborating with CHAOS Brew Club, and his own Mug Club
The Perch Kitchen & Tap Preston Mick Head Brewer at The Perch Kitchen & Tap in Chicago ThePerchChicago.com The last really good beer you drank was… A Wonderful Digression, which was a black IPA I grabbed a pint of at Green Cheek Beer Co. in Costa Mesa, California. Just a memorable beer in a style I’d love ...
