Archive for the 'Bars, brewpubs' Category

On tap at the Leinie Lodge

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

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 […]

This makes one good reason to drink in NYC

Friday, April 25th, 2008

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 […]

British chancellor may have trouble getting a pint

Monday, April 21st, 2008

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 […]

Goose Island to close Clybourn pub

Monday, April 14th, 2008

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 […]

New: Hopcats in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

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 […]

Book review: Beer Guppy’s Guide to Southern California

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

Let’s call The Beer Guppy’s Guide to Southern California another piece in the puzzle, and hope that author Jay Sheveck doesn’t quit with just one.
Another piece because this gives us one more regional guide to places that serve quality beer. As you can tell by the title, it’s for Southern California. It’s quite a bit […]

Rough Rider: Coming, but maybe not too soon

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

Heading home from the Great American Beer Festival last week I swung through the town of Las Vegas (New Mexico, that is) to look again for the Rough Rider Brewery. It was supposed to open in the spring, and by mid-simmer one local brewer asked me if I’d had the beer.
We drove through Las Vegas […]