Beer and Metal returns to review a long-gestating collaboration by beloved Chicago institutions Pelican and Metropolitan Brewing.
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Listen to the gorgeous black metal on Austin Lunn’s new Panopticon album—and drink his Viking beers
Panopticon mastermind Austin Lunn is also the cofounder of Minnesota’s Hammerheart Brewing, whose excellent smoky beers draw inspiration from Norse and Celtic folklore.
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Local brewery Around the Bend debuts with an aggressive Thai-spiced pale ale
The first two beers, available on tap only for now, are the galangal pale ale Silk Road and a Kölsch called Ghost of ‘Lectricity.
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Pipeworks’ big new brewery means Ninja vs. Unicorn in cans
The economies of scale will let Pipeworks drop the retail price of their flagship beer by nearly 60 percent when they start selling cans next month.
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Transient Artisan Ales makes slow beer that sells out quick
Transient’s small-batch barrel-fermented beers take ages to go from brew house to bottle, but they don’t stay on shelves for long after that.
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Thalia Hall’s Crap Beer Day asks: Does it even matter which cheap lager you drink?
Sometimes you just want a cheap beer that you’re not supposed to pay attention to—and sometimes you do a blind tasting of seven of ’em that reminds you why you don’t pay attention.
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What’s the only beer on tap at Beard nominee Parachute?
Illuminated Brew Works developed the Belgian-style farmhouse table beer Pareidolia with Parachute beverage director Matty Colston.
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Moody Tongue beers finally reach retail
Jared Rouben’s culinary brewery ships four-packs of Sliced Nectarine IPA, Caramelized Chocolate Churro Baltic Porter, and Steeped Emperor’s Lemon Saison.
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Mikerphone Brewing launches with music-inspired beers and monster cans
It’s been a tangled path for Slapshot head brewer Mike Pallen, but he’s finally found a place to turn his home-brewing operation into a commercial enterprise.
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Middle Brow Beer helps Jimmy Whispers celebrate Summer in Pain
Half the profits from Middle Brow’s Summer in Pain Belgian-style IPA go to Cure Violence, a charity Jimmy Whispers has worked with before.
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Four years of preparation pay off in Alarmist Brewing’s Pantsless Pale Ale
Gary Gulley’s attention to detail may have slowed down his brewery, but it’s done wonders for his beer.
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Should you buy the beer in the green Buddha bottles?
Whether Lucky Buddha is worth the price depends on your fondness for middling Asian lagers and novelty glassware.
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Guess your beer blindfolded Sunday at the Map Room
At the Map Room’s “Beers in the Dark,” the beers won’t actually be in the dark—but you’ll be in the dark about what they are.
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5 Rabbit bottles dessert with the ‘albino stout’ Arroz con Leche
Brewed with vanilla beans and Mexican cinnamon, this beer pays homage to a beloved Latin American rice pudding.
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Forbidden Root launches its chocolate series with the imperial stout Heavy Petal
If you can accept that it might be a good thing for a beer to remind you of the Palm House at Lincoln Park Conservatory, you’re going to want to try this one.