Episode 70 – Two Brothers – Red Eye Porter vs AleSmith – Decadence Anniversary Ale
Episode 52 – Victory – V-Twelve vs Schlafly – Imperial Stout
BeerDownload on location at the new Haymarket Pub and Brewery in Chicago. Special Guests: Pete Crowley, Oscar’s Pardon Belgian Pale Ale, Mother Jones Trappist-style Dubbel, First Chance American I.P.A., and Ombibulous Double IPA.
Loading ...Episode 46 – Lagunitas – Imperial Stout vs St Bernardus – Pater 6
Some great opening black ales from Cigar City and Stone/21st Amendment/Firestone Walker. Beers by mail from Luekens Liquors. Soon to read: Dethroning the King thanks to beernews.org. Beer Menorah from Shmaltz. Updates from Haymarket and Pipeworks. An Imperial Stout faces off against another Belgian.
Loading ...Rock Bottom and Gordon Biersch: Two Become One
Major news in the chain brewpub world, Rock Bottom Brewery and Gordon Biersch announced today that they are merging. The new company will be called CraftWorks Restaurants and Breweries, Inc and oversee more than 200 individual locations. They said they will be keeping the brands intact, and though they haven’t specifically said, hopefully the individual style of brewing at each location as well.
The ability to streamline their supply chain is the obvious reason to create this monster, but as we all know, beer ingredients aren’t exactly cheap either. We can only hope that buying double the quantity of specialty grains and other ingredients could lead to more experimentation of great beer styles (and maybe keeping prices down??? – nah).
The BeerDownload staff and friends have spent many fine evenings at various Rock Bottom and Gordon Biersch locations, especially the Downtown Chicago location, who’s former brewer, Pete Crowley is soon to open Haymarket Brewery on Chicago’s West side.
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