This Week's Beer News: How Much is BCS in HKD?
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A New Goose Island taproom is apparently now open…
… in Hong Kong. This spot hasn’t made it to the International Locations page on Goose’s website alongside Sao Paolo, Shanghai, Seoul and Toronto. That said, neither have the Dubai pubs either.
More info is here, including a detail about the “Brewmaster’s Choice Flight” which serves up twelve different beers for $298 in Hong Kong currency (about $38 USD).
Those beers include their flagship IPA, and a bunch that lean in on the Goose theme pretty heavy - Sober Goose, Duck Duck Goose, Thirsty Goose, Lead Goose and Goose 312 are all beers pictured on the menu on this site.
I’m personally most interested in seeing if the huggable human-sized goose mascot is going to ever make a trip to Chicago, assuming that this Goose HK Instagram post is showing something that actually exists:
Is there another Chicago-based food or beverage brand that has this international awareness? Are there international Portillos or Lou Malnatis or anything like that?
I’m not saying Goose is the cultural Chicago heir to Michael Jordan/Al Capone/Barack Obama or anything, and say what you will at this late date about how Goose is doing under InBev, but building a brand that spans the globe is one of the cool upsides (IMO) of an international beverage company acquisition.
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Craft Beer & Brewing has a cool story (penned by FoGDB Kate Bernot) called Bound For the Barrel, all about how breweries like Revolution craft their beers specifically for barrel aging. That story comes complete with this 5gal homebrew recipe for one part of their Straight Jacket barleywine blend.
Job alert: In other Revolution news, they’re looking for a sales rep in the South ‘Burbs and Central IL.
Midwest Living takes a brewery crawl along Chicago’s Malt Row with visits to everyone from Begyle Brewing up to Half Acre.
If you want a taste of what Links Taproom & Brewery will be serving up once they open later this year, they’re popping up tonight at the Chicago Reader’s Monday Night Foodball at Frank & Mary’s Tavern.
It’s barely beer related, but my first (legal) drink was at The Lantern in downtown Naperville, so I am duty bound to share this little profile of the nearly 60-year-old bar from the Naperville Sun.
In addition to their CEO stepping down soon, Chief Comms Officer for MolsonCoors (and subscriber to these emails!) Adam Collins announced his departure at the end of the month.
The Peoria Journal Star previews this weekend’s Bust’d Brewing Beer Bash.
Radio station WJBC is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a beer from Lil’ Beaver Brewing.
A site called Indy’s Child has deemed Bier Brewery the state’s most family-friendly brewery.
After announcing their plans to shutter a couple of weeks ago, Vincennes Brewing Company is now closed.
ABC57 was on hand to check out the Indiana Donut and Beer festival over the weekend in South Bend.
NWITimes reported from the 21st annual Dark Lord Day festival at FFF over the weekend. (Archive link here.)
Also per the NWITimes, Misbeehavin’ Meads is relocating from Valpo to Michigan City.
Big Grove Brewing is getting even bigger, with its first out-of-state taproom coming soon to Omaha, with a Kansas City location in the works as well.
9&10 News previewed the upcoming Beer & Brat festival at Crystal Mountain in northwest Michigan.
After a road construction project forced the closure of Kalamazoo’s Brite Eyes Brewing last November, the building itself is being levelled by the city to expand a water treatment plant.
MLive looks at how HOMES Brewing infuses coffee beans into their cream ales.
I didn’t include most of the other World Beer Cup stories because I recapped all the Midwestern medals for you, but this story about the gold-medal-winning Vinter Liv historic Scandinavian Raw Ale from the very young Paddlefish Brewing company is pretty interesting.
In Kansas City, the new Museum of BBQ has an exclusive beer - a barrel-aged smoked quad - from Boulevard.
Black Frog Brewing - the first Black-owned brewery in Cincinnati - is now open.
Elsewhere in Cincy, the downtown location of Voodoo Brewing has closed.
Wanna know what it’d be like to drink at a 1930s-era Wisconsin tavern? (I do!) Old World Wisconsin is here to help, as Wittnebel’s Tavern - a historic tavern built in 1906 and moved to OWW - just opened this weekend.
In North Carolina, the famed Duck Rabbit Craft Brewery has called it quits after two decades in business.
Craft Brewing Business looks at Tilray’s rebrand of Shock Top - did you know their mascot’s name is Wedgehead?
Last week’s most-clicked link: Our Beer Under Glass recap post at the GDB site. Thank you for clicking and reading.
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