It’s exhilarating just to anticipate the annual Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer (FOBAB). I don’t know if it is the prospect of being surrounded by so many high ABV (alcohol by volume) beers that brings this out in me or the fact that there was only a virtual version last year. The sheer thought […]
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Metropolitan Brewing’s ten-year anniversary party is a true celebration of Chicago’s beer scene
From a toolbox to a 30,000-square-foot brewery.
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Mousetrap, Off Color Brewing’s taproom, is designed to ensnare lovers of experimental beers
Off Color expands its capacity for experimental and wild beers with a 150-seat taproom in Lincoln Park.
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Chicago breweries are reviving long-forgotten beers
Four locally brewed beers from a bygone era
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John Laffler: ‘Genuineness will be the next crisis in craft brewing’
John Laffler of Off Color Brewing offers his assessment of Chicago’s beer scene.
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Off Color Brewing’s John Laffler: ‘Why do we need to make this beer?’
Talking with the ex-Goose Island R&D brewer at his Off Color Brewing
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Off Color’s DinoSmores stout: Not quite extinct
Catching up with the goings-on at Off Color, using the pretext of reviewing their sought-after DinoSmores Russian Imperial Stout
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The Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer: Still completely ridiculous, still definitely great
The 214 entries at this year’s FOBAB included beers aged in gin and Tabasco barrels, in what I’m pretty sure was a first for the festival.
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Goose Island’s Gillian: Can a $30 beer be worth it?
Four years after its debut as Scully, Goose Island’s award-winning barrel-aged saison Gillian finally gets bottled.
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A look at the new Off Color brewery
Off Color Brewing launches Troublesome and Scurry, its first year-round beers, with a party at the brewery.
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Best Brewery With a Bright Tank Named “Waffles”
After four years of scheming, two local brewers are finally in business.
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Off Color’s hibiscus gose: One of the 50 or so beers at Northdown’s amazing Lions, Tigers & Beers
Northdown’s mind-boggling tap list for its Lions, Tigers & Beers benefit includes several brewed for the event—among them a hibiscus gose from Off Color.
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Craft beer from the inside: A Gchat
John Laffler of Off Color and Jess Straka of Metropolitan dig into the nuts and bolts of the craft-brewing business.
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Off Color Brewing’s “Mischief” pop-up bar: You will want to drink all their beer
Off Color Brewing debuts with four tasty collaborations: a pink pilsner, a smoked bock, a half bock, and a potent French-Belgian chimera.
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Food & Drink in this week’s Reader: an off-the-grid brewery in the making, beer guides, Rustic House, Cocktail Challenge, and more
Food & Drink in this week’s Reader: an off-the-grid brewery in the making, beer guides, Rustic House, Cocktail Challenge, and more