Binny's Beverage Depot

Jun 23 2010

Anderson Valley: 5 New Offerings

Admittedly, it has been awhile since us Chicagoans have been provided with something new from Anderson Valley Brewing. That is until now, as the Boonville, California based brewery has released three new beers into our market. Furthermore, the popular beers Boont Amber Ale and Summer Solstice Cerveza Crema are now available in 6 - pack cans!...

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5 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 1:35 PM - Categories: Beer

Jun 21 2010

4 New Black Holes

Have you had the pleasure of trying Black Hole, Mikkeller Brewing Co.'s monster version of a Russian Imperial Stout? If you are indeed a fan, then you will be happy to hear that the Danish brewery has launched an entire barrel aged series of Black Hole...

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3 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 5:58 PM - Categories: Beer

Jun 15 2010

Beer Brewed With Hot Rocks

We were excited to see two new beers from Port Brewing come through our doors this week. One is another boozy, loaded with hops edition of their annual Anniversary Double IPA (it is similar to last year’s version). The second beer that arrived in Chicago from the San Marcos, California based brewery is the one that caught our eye. Hot Rocks Lager is a collaboration between Port Brewing Company and Bend Brewing Co...

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0 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 4:04 PM - Categories: Beer

Jun 15 2010

Unapologetic Reds From R Wines

I've mentioned before that there seems to have been a sort of blowback against Australian wines in the last couple years, following a decade of popularity. The sales of Australian wines are down, especially in the $20+ range. Maybe I'm reading into things too much, but in my tastings, I'm starting to notice that Australian wines in more recent vintages – 2008 and 2009 – tend to show a little more restraint and a little less alcohol and plush, ripe fruit....

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0 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 12:00 PM - Categories: Wine

Jun 12 2010

Goose Island Continues to Expand Belgian Portfolio With Fleur

Local favorite Goose Island Brewery keeps on pumping out new and exciting Belgian beers. The latest is a Belgian Pale Ale named Fleur, which comes in 750ml bottles packed into a vibrant orange case. Fleur translates to flower in French, and a white petal flower with an orange center...

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3 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 1:53 PM - Categories: Beer

Jun 4 2010

Entering a New Age of Social Media

You may notice a slight change to the binnys.com home page today – the addition of those small but significant little blue icons over on the left hand side of the screen: facebook and twitter. Binny's is excited to take this one small step into a golden age of social media....

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Jun 3 2010

What's Your Pedigree?

What’s your pedigree? Marston’s Brewing from England sure knows what theirs is. It comes in the form of an English Pale Ale. The delicious Pedigree is now in distribution in Chicago, and available at many Binny’s locations...

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0 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 4:42 PM - Categories: Beer

Viewing by month: June 2010

Anderson Valley: 5 New Offerings

4 New Black Holes

Beer Brewed With Hot Rocks

Unapologetic Reds From R Wines

Goose Island Continues to Expand Belgian Portfolio With Fleur

Entering a New Age of Social Media

What's Your Pedigree?