Tasting Blind, and Noval Black

This new non-vintage Port is a great example of the style for less than $20. The nose is standard for fortified wine: lots of alcohol along with candied cherry and plum, hints of herbal notes and maybe mineral, like pencil lead. On the palate, though, the wine explodes: A serious...

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0 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 12:41 PM - Categories: Wine

Dark Horse's Delicious Stout Series

Dark Horse is without a doubt one of the most underrated breweries found on our shelves.  Their year round lineup is fantastic, and seasonals like Scotty Karate Scotch Ale and Perkulator Coffee Dopplebock are in a league of their own.  But the thing that we are really drooling over is Dark Horse’s stout series...

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3 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 9:54 AM - Categories: Beer

Green Wine: Biodynamic Farming

As part of our ongoing discussion on green wine, let's take a look at a growing (and controversial) category: biodynamics. The common understanding, or at least my understanding from about two months ago, is that biodynamic farming is “organic plus.” ...

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3 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 6:20 PM - Categories: Wine

Homebrew Contest Returning to South Loop

Binny’s South Loop is hosting their 3rd annual homebrew contest sponsored by Samuel Adams on Saturday, April 17th from 2:00-4:00pm . There is no charge to enter the contest, but entries will be limited to the first 50 beers submitted...

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0 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 4:14 PM - Categories: Beer

Paddy Has Arrived!

We receive a lot of questions and product requests on the Whisky Hotline, we can finally answer yes to the most common one.  Yes, we do have Paddy Irish Whiskey.  For the first time, a limited amount of this Irish staple has hit the shores, and we have bought a pile of it, at least enough to get us through St. Patrick's Day.  Named for...

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1 comments - Posted by Brett Pontoni at 7:53 PM - Categories: Spirits

Tyranena Gets Down 'N Dirty

Tyranena has released several seasonal beers as well as beers in their Brewers Gone Wild series since the brewery made their Illinois debut back in May.  What they haven’t given us, until now, is another year round beer...

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2 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 3:19 PM - Categories: Beer

Bock: It's What's For Dinner?

It may not seem like it outside, but in the beer world, winter has passed and spring has begun. This means its time to pick up a dark, high-alcohol Bock...

Written by Buffalo Grove beer associate Brian Cieslak

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0 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 2:19 PM - Categories: Beer