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AND MANY MORE... — HALF ACRE AND SOLEMN OATH ANNIVERSARIES

When a child turns one year old, the birthday party isn't really for them — it's for the parents. It's a reason for family and friends to get together, slap each other on the back, and offer some reassurance that it all gets easier from here on out. But by the time the kid turns five the gloves come off.

BEER UNDER GLASS UNDER HEAVEN — MEETING AT THE GATES TO CHICAGO CRAFT BEER WEEK 2013

The role that Beer Under Glass plays in Chicago Craft Beer Week is a glorious one. It ushers in one of the city's most anticipated times of the year, kicking off 10 days of passionate observance of our burgeoning industry in craft beer.

JOHN HALL OF GOOSE ISLAND — AFTER 25 YEARS

This week marks the 25th anniversary of Goose Island in Chicago. It's been a dramatic few years for the company, growing rapidly as Chicago's lead craft brewery during the surge, first partnering and eventually selling the operation to Anheuser-Bush, and finally giving birth to a number of fresh Chicago breweries by way of a continuously ambitious talent pool.

FEATURED ITEMS FROM THE SHOP

3-IN-1 HERMETUS BOTTLE OPENER + RESEALER
It opens pop-off and twist-off bottle caps, and features a soft plastic gasket on the underside capable of hermetically re-sealing bottles and maintaining critical CO2 levels — perfect for bombers or 750ml bottles.

MASH TUN, ISSUE NO. 2 FALL 2012

Mash Tun is a paean to craft beer. It follows the pleasures and aesthetics of craft beer and how it intersects with food, culture, and society.

HUNTER GATHERER POSTER BY ANDREW WRIGHT

The first in a seasonal collaboration series of screenprinted posters by Chicago artist Andrew Wright.

ALL-TIME FAVORITE STORIES

JOURNEYMAN DISTILLERY — FOLLOWING AN AGING BARREL HOME

Down the road from Greenbush Brewing Co., one of the MIdwest's most spirited companies gets cooking in Three Oaks, Michigan.

SETTING SEOUL ON FIRE — 48 HOURS IN THE HEART OF SOUTH KOREA

In the middle of monsoon season, I set out into one of the world's largest cities for a hi-lo brow adventure filled with soju and Seoul's only craft brewpub.

THIS AIN'T NO FARM TEAM — NEW BELGIUM, BREWERY VIVANT AND THE LUBBERS TAKE THE FIELD

Brewery Vivant welcomes New Belgium to Michigan market with a collaborative beer dinner based on the French cooking heritage of Escoffier.

GETTING BUZZED ON THE FARM — CITY PROVISIONS, METROPOLITAN AND TEMPLETON RYE AT HERITAGE PRAIRIE

A special day in the field with some of Chicago's greatest providers as they serve a variety of collaborative dishes, cocktails and brews.

DEEP IN SWEDEN'S KOLARBYN FOREST — BEERS AND ADVENTURE AT CAMP

I strike out for the wilds of the Swedish forests with no electricity, running water or heat — but I bring some critical campfire brews.

OATH DAY — A NEW RITE OF PASSAGE AT SOLEMN OATH BREWERY

I spend the day with a about 100 new friends as Solemn Oath opens their doors for an unprecedented day of knowledge sharing and beer making.

PANG PANG BREWERY — SWEDEN'S SMALLEST BREWERY MAY BE ONE OF ITS BIGGEST WEAPONS

A one man operation shows how it's done in Stockholm, brewing, packaging and distributing spectacular nanobrews by hand. And dreaming of the future.

THE 2012 FALL MASH TUN FEST AND A VISIT FROM S.E. KISER, A GHOST OF CHICAGO BEER'S PAST

Myself and Max Wastler bring my great great uncle's 100-year-old anti-prohibition speech back to life as we help launch the second issue of Mash Tun Journal.

GOOD BEER HUNTING x BUCKSHOT SONNY'S — STEALING SOME FRIENDS AWAY TO CAMP WANDAWEGA

Running wild in the woods of Wisconsin with Solemn Oath, DryHop Brewers and more, for the first-ever Good Beer Hunting collaborative retreat.

INSTAGRAM

nice view with a Greebush Sunspot in hand.

Greenbush Brewery overlooking the ball game at Wrigley today

taking about @gooseisland's impact with Beer Temple's Chris Quinn and Chi Beer Geek's Nkosi White

the @solemnoathbeer crew talking barrel aging at Oath Day - @jeffcagle

GBH's first field contributor, @jeffcagle, is shooting the @solemnoathbeer Oath Day celebration today