Chicago craft beer on the show....its about time
Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 5:44 am
by blipiddybrew
Metropolitan makes a fantastic helles, alt, vienna lager, doppelbock, and kolsch. They are my favorite local brewery. That is just the tip of the iceberg out here. Excellent beer is popping up everywhere...finally.
Re: Chicago craft beer on the show....its about time
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 5:19 pm
by captain carrot
Great show! Metro makes some super beer! It seems like the Daley machine has loosened it's laws on new liqour licenses in favor of drinkers revenue.. Half Acre is making some great beers too. Can't wait to visit Pete Crowleys Haymarket Pub and Brewery. Things are starting to happen in Chi-town!
Re: Chicago craft beer on the show....its about time
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 7:15 pm
by ApresSkiBrewer
captain carrot wrote:Great show! Metro makes some super beer! It seems like the Daley machine has loosened it's laws on new liqour licenses in favor of drinkers revenue.. Half Acre is making some great beers too. Can't wait to visit Pete Crowleys Haymarket Pub and Brewery. Things are starting to happen in Chi-town!
Damn right things are happening in Chi! The beer scene was hoping there in the fall when I was studying at Siebel. Can't wait to get back.
Re: Chicago craft beer on the show....its about time
Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 3:56 am
by blipiddybrew
+1 on Haymarket.
Re: Chicago craft beer on the show....its about time
Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 5:20 pm
by BDawg
One thing surprised me. Today, my group at work had a get together at Redhook. We took the tour and the guide gave out one question which stumped me.
Q: Which breweries has Redhook merged with recently:
a) Widmer from OR
b) Kona from HI
c) Goose Island from IL
d) a & b
e) a & c
f) a, b & c
Answer: f: a, b and c.
Re: Chicago craft beer on the show....its about time
Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 5:58 pm
by captain carrot
BDawg wrote:One thing surprised me. Today, my group at work had a get together at Redhook. We took the tour and the guide gave out one question which stumped me.
Q: Which breweries has Redhook merged with recently:
a) Widmer from OR
b) Kona from HI
c) Goose Island from IL
d) a & b
e) a & c
f) a, b & c
Answer: f: a, b and c.
By Redhook do you mean Anheuser Busch? I think that's the case. At least in a partial interest in Goose Island. Goose now has access to A-B's distribution.
Re: Chicago craft beer on the show....its about time
Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 8:08 pm
by BDawg
This came up during the tour, too. There is a lot of confusion about this. AB does not own Redhook. AB has a minority stake (they said it's near 37% -- big, yes, majority, no).
By contract, AB has no say over the beer, but RH has access to AB's distribution network.
Re: Chicago craft beer on the show....its about time
Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 5:56 pm
by blipiddybrew
fact is....Goose Island and Half Acre use AB as a distribution channel....that is all. as far as I know anyway.