Category: Beer

Binny's in Champaign: More Progress, Jobs Info

   First: Check out these cool new images straight from our upcoming store in Champaign, Illinois (the pics are down below). These show a little more progress than the last round - less dust and more paint. We still have a long way to go before our scheduled opening in mid February.

   Second: We're getting a lot of inquiries about jobs here on the Binny's Blog. Here's the deal. We will be at the Wingate by Wyndham at 516 W. Marketview Drive in Champaign during the following times...

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1 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 2:46 PM - Categories: Beer | Spirits | Wine

Binny's Mailbag: Beer Recommendations

   We're offering you a peek at our mail with Binny's Mailbag. Here's a great beer question, the kind of open-minded searching that really gets us going:

Can you recommend a beer that tastes similar to each one of these three?
- Kalamazoo Stout - Green Line - Gumball Head

Much appreciated! Regards, CK

Hi CK, and thanks for the great question!

   We think a great alternative to the Bell's Kalamazoo Stout is Sierra Nevada's Stout, a well-rounded stout in good availability...

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3 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 12:01 PM - Categories: Beer | Mailbag

Quick Flight, Small Pours 1/12/12

Morrison Bowmore names Rachel Barrie Master Blender.

The best cease and desist response ever. FFO: dinosaurs
   Legal action can be fun!

Yes, foodies and non-foodies can fall in love.
   The key to a good relationship: communication.

Tom Wark defends 100-point scale as subjective.

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0 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 12:50 PM - Categories: Beer | Spirits | Wine

Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro

   Next week, Left Hand will release their extremely popular Milk Stout in nitro bottles. The brewery chose Chicago as one of the first markets to unveil this beer due to the success of their non-nitro Milk Stout in the Windy City.

   So how does Milk Stout Nitro differ from the regular Milk Stout? After an aggressive pour, the beer will have a thick head, lots of rising bubbles, and will be eerily similar looking to a Guinness poured by bars using those special Guinness taps. Check out this video on how to pour Left Hand Nitro....

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1 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 12:19 PM - Categories: Beer

Binny's in Champaign: Under Construction

   Just a quick progress report on the new Binny's we're building in Champaign, IL. Construction is running right on schedule, and everything is looking great for our target opening in February. You'll to find the new Champaign Binny's...

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9 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 9:52 AM - Categories: Beer | Spirits | Wine

Hopslam Release Party at Binny's

   Great news! We just got confirmation that we will have a keg of Hopslam at the South Loop Tasting Room. That means we can throw a super awesome Hopslam release party! I don't think I really have to explain how fantastic this is going to be.

South Loop Tasting Room
Bell's Hopslam
Release Party
Thursday, January 12th, 5:30-8pm

$8 for your first pour of Hopslam
RSVP (312) 768-4400

   Hopslam sixers will also go on sale when we tap the keg. This is your best chance in Chicago to get your hands on this annual favorite, and it's going to be a lot of fun, too. Seriously, RSVP soon.

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21 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 5:36 PM - Categories: Beer | Events

Epic Beer Tasting, Lessons Learned

   I received an invite to a pretty epic beer tasting event earlier this week. The focus was on brewery-only stout releases, and the night included 20+ unobtainable stouts. I think they invited me because they needed more bodies to soak up beer. We drank some Dark Lord, some Darkness, some Dark... well, I'll abstain from publishing the whole list. I'm sure the other guys there will be bragging it up soon enough. Trust me, it was geeky.

   Anyway, the fact that I was slightly out of my element combined with the fact that I wasn't furiously scribbling down notes (as I usually do at tastings) allowed me to notice a few things. Not really new lessons, more of self-evident truths that...

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0 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 2:56 PM - Categories: Beer