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.
Tag: DryHop
Illuminated Brew Works takes its secret society aboveground
This young Chicago brewery’s excellent Belgian-inspired hybrid beers shouldn’t be hard to find for much longer.
DryHop Brewers and art-pop trio Moritat celebrate together at the Empty Bottle
Moritat’s free Monday release party for the High Plus Tight EP doubles as a DryHop tap takeover featuring a lovely wheat IPA of the same name.
Marz Community Brewing launches with a small space, a big crew, a great party, and a memorable lineup
This new Bridgeport operation has a crowd of brewers on deck, and takes advantage of their varied talents to produce a broad range of solid beers.
Dark Lord Day 2014: Three Floyds tweaks the festival’s new model for speed
More than you could conceivably want to read about Three Floyds’ 2014 Dark Lord Day—but there are lots of pictures too!
Beer and Metal’s year in review
This year’s ten most read Beer and Metal columns include two of the Reader‘s top five blog posts of 2013.
Destihl brings its beers upstate to Chicago—including the medal-winning Strawberry Blonde
Destihl Brewery finally hits the Chicago market, and it’s bringing a lot more than its festival-favorite Saint Dekkera sours.
DryHop may not need a good review, but they’re getting one
The throngs at DryHop’s first weekend are on to something—this new brewpub is making some very fine, very fresh beer.