Craft Beer & Brewery Reviews
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Two Hound Red Brewing, or as We Like to Call it, Our First Real Lesson in Craft Beer
Two Hound Red is a warm, cozy brewery to sit down & enjoy a hearty German-inspired beer. The staff are friendly & ready to answer any questions you might have.
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If I Brewed the World | The Best Kept Secret in God’s Waiting Room
We had to go all the way to St. Petersburg Florida in order to find the world's greatest beer, Beery Crunch brewed by If I Brewed the World.
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Bottle Theory | Chicago Suburban Beer Drinkers Rejoice, the New “It” Bottle Shop Has Arrived
A little something different today. Something wonderful has arrived in Elmhurst and it’s time R&B finally spilled the beer about it. This past week, Bottle Theory, the area's newest drinking establishment (with a full service taqueria) officially turned on the lights and opened their doors. Located smack in the middle of Spring Road, Bottle Theory, gives us Elmhurstians (is that what we're called?) what we’ve longed for...
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1st Visit to 2nd Shift – Working Hard on the Weekend
“On the road again, going places that I’ve never been, seein’ things I may never see again, and I can’t wait to get back on the road again”. Well, maybe not the last part Willie; brewery hopping can be pretty exhausting… The sentiment is totally there, though. Needless to say, the travel wagon rolled on this weekend as Tay and I continued to bounce from state to state in search of the best beer around the US of A. This week, we found ourselves back in the LOU again at a brewery neither of us had visited, but both had heard a ton about. Hidden just out of reach from…
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An Introduction to the Impossible Triangle
For this week's brewery Jeff and I headed over to Penrose. It was a bit of a drive, but the Neapolitan Stout and Overfrut sour made it all worth it
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Pour Me Some Beer & Crank Up the Music
Heavy Riff was the brewery we were at roughly a year or so ago when we decided we wanted to start this project so in a way, they will always be a brewery that is near and dear to our hearts.
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8 Legged Brewing: A Very In-Depth Review
8 Legged Brewing is packed with flavor and personality - a great start to our video review saga
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Drop Me Off In New Orleans
Crawfish, Creole Food, Jazz Music and a Brand New Favorite Brewery to Write Home About Hello friends, long time no chat? That’s about to change as we have a boatload of content and tales of numerous beer tastings that we’ve been dying to share with you. We’ll also be posting taste testing videos, Beers of the Month and numerous other new tidbits. That said, on to the report back from our travels: This past week saw us hitting the road (AGAIN) where we found ourselves gifted with the opportunity to sample the punchy, last ditch efforts of summer flavors in south eastern Louisiana and I must say I was not…
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Hanging Out at the Old Bakery in Alton
My first brewery for the brew blog sent Jeff and I all the way to Southern Illinois – Alton to be exact. I picked The Old Bakery Beer Company since Jeff and I were going to be down south to celebrate a family member’s engagement. I mean how many opportunities to choose a brewery 5 hours away will I get? And luckily for me, my first brewery was gold! Old Bakery is next to the Mississippi River, right before you get into Grafton (another location you should check out). The brewery has a cute little patio outside of the entrance, but since that day was scorching hot, we chose…
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The Old is new again; Visiting repurposed places and getting our drink on in the process.
After navigating a busy couple of weeks and much procrastination, we can today say the blog is officially up and running (well…sort of). The visuals are not where we need them to be but we figured it’s time to start sharing, since we haven’t stopped drinking. This month we go toe to toe with our breweries of choice for the first time. 336 miles separate our respective brewery choices but both definitely have a local appeal and make us wish maybe they were a little closer. Taylor got the ball rolling with Old Bakery Brewing, located just off the Mighty Mississippi in Alton, Illinois. My choice was no closer to…
