Solemn Oath Brewery, together with the longstanding beer institutions of Chicago’s Hopleaf and Lisle’s The Bavarian Lodge, will soon release a new stout, Taproom Exclusive, designed to spark a discussion amongst beer drinkers and the beer community.
A draft-only offering, Taproom Exclusive will not be served at Solemn Oath’s retail location, and instead will be exclusively available at select craft-focused Chicagoland bars, restaurants and retail locations, including its partner establishments.
February 7, 2019 at 7PM at Hopleaf
5148 N Clark St, Chicago
Moderator: Michael Kiser, Good Beer Hunting
Panelists
Michael Roper, Hopleaf
Eric Hobbs, Solemn Oath Brewery
Jay Jankowski, Maproom
Peter Rock-Ternes, Middle Brow Beer Co.
February 13, 2019 at 7PM at Bavarian Lodge, 1800 Ogden Ave, Lisle
Moderator: Michael Kiser, Good Beer Hunting
Panelists
Alan Taylor, The Bavarian Lodge
John Barley, Solemn Oath Brewery
Dave Hawley, Beer Cellar
Dakota Defever, Minor Threat Restaurant Group
Taproom Exclusive is a 6% stout featuring rye for complexity, oats for silky smoothness, chocolate malt to round out the beer, and a small addition of lactose to accentuate the creaminess. Prolific Willamette hops pay tribute to trailblazers of beer purveyance and the supply side in the beer world. The beer will be unveiled at two separate release events, each featuring panel discussions about retail competition and the future of the local beer industry. Event details below.
GBH’s Michael Kiser will be leading a set of panel discussions, sure to include a hearty debate, about the implications and solutions for balancing the producer and retailer sides of the business, and the role and responsibilities of each. Is raft beer part of a survival of the fittest scenario? Or does it align with a rising-tide business environment?