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Florida microbrewers give it another shot

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

A man moves from Colorado to Florida.
“It was the biggest culture change from Colorado to Florida,” Marc Wolff, who lives Port St. Lucie and works in West Palm Beach, told the Palm Beach Post. “The food is better here, which is surprising. It’s even easier to find wine selections. But the beer was just a [...]

Fat Tire update (Chicago)

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

Way back when we mentioned the arrival of Fat Tire in Chicago.
The Daily Southtown has a feature on how sales are booming.
“The 22-ounce bottles definitely make a statement,” said Michelle Wilham, New Belgium’s Chicago market manager.
We can attest to that. We saw the bottles in almost every quality beer retailer we looked in.

New in Chicago suburbs

Thursday, March 2nd, 2006

This looks interesting. From the Chicago Beer Society mailing list and the Daily Southtown:
Windy City Grill & Tap
28 Orland Square Dr., Orland Park
708-403-0303
The former Veranda. The menu offers steaks, seafood, pasta, entree-sized salads and burgers, plus a kiddie menu. Thin-crust
pizzas are a menu highlight. Wood-burning pizza oven visible from the dining room.
20 [...]