Apr
17
2009
The Tribune's Beer of the Month
The Chicago Tribune recently announced that it’s beer of the month is Capital Maibock. This is a solid choice and coincides adequately with springtime, as maibocks are usually released during this time of the year. I fully agree with the writer’s selection of Capital Maibock to represent the beer of the month. Check out the online version> of the Chicago Tribune article, where you will find a great description of the Capital Maibock...
2 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 12:43 PM - Categories: Beer
Yesterday night I did a four vintage vertical of North Coast Brewery’s Old Stock Ale with Don Niestrom, a sales associate from Binny’s in Willowbrook. The funny thing is that neither Don nor I were involved in any sort of aging or cellaring when it came to these beers. What happened is that a case of Old Stock Ale sent to Binny’s in Willowbrook had a four- pack of the ’06, ’07, ’08, and two ’09 four-packs. We did a simple switcheroo and suddenly there were four four-packs loaded with four vintage verticals. This is a dream come true for beer lovers, and the four packs were all accounted for before the end of the day. We were hoping the case we ordered for the following week would be loaded with different vintages, but it came with all 09’s in it. I don’t know the story of the mysterious case, but I do know it was a gift from the heavens. So Don stopped by after work, I popped a pizza in the oven, and we got to work...
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