BEER TRAVELERS

Heading to Belgium any time soon? You might want to pick up a copy of “Around Brussels in 80 Days.”
I posted a review at Brew Like a Monk.

Did you give up on the notion that the Goose Island brewpub on Chicago’s north side would survive despite seven months of stories it would have to move (or just place close)?
You should have shown more faith.
Me too. When I saw John Hall in San Diego in April he said it wasn’t over. But after [...]

Leinenkugel’s Leinie Lodge in Chippewa Falls, Wis., is simply the best brewery gift shop we’ve ever been in. That would be true even if they don’t offer you two free small (looked to be about six ounces) glasses of beer at the tasting bars.
The gift shop is a staging area for the popular tours across [...]

Just kidding. Once you get past the sticker shock Manhattan has plenty to offer a beer drinker.
It all becomes easier to with the rollout of the website Beer Menus – Find Great Beer in New York City. That’s where, as I type, are beer listings for 177 bars and 1210 beers.
So you are wondering where [...]

The Wellington Arms in Watford has banned Chancellor Alistair Darling for his “tyrannical, anti-pub” budget.
Licensee Warren Baker has written to Darling to tell him he is no longer welcome and has put up a poster, which states “We hereby give notice that Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer, is barred from this pub until further [...]

The Chicago Tribune reports that Goose Island Beer Co. will close its original brewpub at 1800 N. Clybourn St. will close at the end of the year due to the firm’s inability to renew its lease. The brewpub began operations in 1988, with a separate production brewpub following in 1995.
The company announced it Wrigleyville Brewpub [...]

If you are going to open a multi-tap in Michigan it should include a lot of Michigan beers, right?
Hopcats in Grand Rapids includes 22 Michigan beers in its 48-tap lineup. I might like more, but it’s not my business.
There’ll also be a 49th tap for limited-edition cask beers.
And another nice touch:
An in-house brewing operation is [...]