Listening to Michael Pollan on Fresh Air discuss caffeine & got me thinking... Would you rather have to give up beer or coffee?

The USA Today USA TODAY 10Best finalists were just announced for 2020 — head over & vote for your favorite in beer, across the country. & thanks again to USA TODAY for having us help curate the lists. 🍻 10best.com/awards/travel/

THR in review: This week, we look back to one of our favorites, from 2016–our day at the yet-to-have-opened Balmoral facility with Head Brewer Matt Young of Half Acre Beer – thehopreview.com/blog/halacre-m…

A big hit for Chicago's great bar scene, but a fantastic run for The Northman nonetheless. The Northcenter pub will be closing shop at the end of #CiderWeek, & 1 day after Cider Summit Events.

We all know there’s only one place to get your paczki, Chicago. Dinkel's Bakery.

Unpopular opinion: I prefer just about all of Half Acre’s other IPAs over #Bodem. I know, sorry.

Serious question: why is it that breweries are so confident that they can infringe on copyrights & lift intellectual property? Not only is it lazy, it’s just...not cool. Originality is cool.

Cider Summit 2020. Cider Summit Events.

Where’s everyone pączki-ing today?

Could probably start a whole separate account solely documenting former Chicago Bars sites that are now condos. Pictured: (formerly) Higgins Tavern, Lakeview.

Heya Illinois Craft Brewers Guild – Some IL breweries/fests need some love: 10best.com/awards/travel/… (cc: FoBAB)...

C'mon, #ChicagoBeer – There are some cities here we just can't be losing to... 10best.com/awards/travel/… cc: Chicago Beer Chicago Beer Pass 🍻 Guys Drinking Beer Mike Zoller PorchDrinkingChicago

THR in review: This week, we look back at our interview with one of beer’s most legendary brands, as we chatted with Brewmaster Vaclav Berka of the famed ‘home of the Pils’ – Pilsner Urquell – thehopreview.com/blog/brewer-qa… #pilsnerurquell

We look forward to this report each year. Hats off, Provi

One last hoorah, at Goose Island Beer Co., with 2014 Vanilla Rye #BCBS. And we can confirm, it still tastes fiiiiiine.

Huge hats off to On Tour Brewing Co. for satiating our 90’s classroom game sensibilities on the back of their coasters, 🙌🏼

This probably won’t age well:

We have some news: Eight years to the day after founding THR, we’re excited to announce... The Hop Review is joining Hop Culture. More details here: thehopreview.com/blog/the-hop-r…

We have some pretty exciting news to share! The Hop Review is joining Hop Culture! bit.ly/2TVguvs

While St. Paddy's won't be quite the same this year, Guinness US has a reminder how we can still enjoy it. How great is #Guinness, though, really? Fantastic company. youtube.com/watch?v=GWVW5p…