A Hoppy Belgian Ale trend?
Hops don't only get to shine in IPAs, and their flavor profile can do a lot of fun things outside of the varieties used in that style. At...
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Seth, The Boozy Beggar
- Aug 3
- 1 min
Weird Studies Black IPA collaboration, IIlluminated Brew Works
Not one but two hop varieties I don't think I've had in a Black IPA yet, Zappa and Comet. This is my favorite IPA style, showcasing the...
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Seth, The Boozy Beggar
- Aug 3
- 1 min
Edmund Fitzgerald, American Porter, Great Lakes Brewing
Edmund Fitzgerald, American Porter, Great Lakes Brewing Enjoyed at Handlebar, goes excellently with the Fried Chicken Patty Melt or the...
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Seth, The Boozy Beggar
- Mar 12
- 1 min
Brewer's Kitchen - Narrow Paths, Nitro Bitter ESB
Brewer's Kitchen, Narrow Paths Style Extra Special Bitter - a British beer style that highlights the interplay between bitter earthy...
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Seth, The Boozy Beggar
- Jan 19
- 1 min
A Photo Series, Part Four
Drink more oatmeal stouts! 6.9% is higher than I like in my mid-ABV, very drinkable stouts (think old dry irish, oatmeal stouts,...
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Seth, The Boozy Beggar
- Jan 1
- 1 min
A Photo Series, Part 2 - Paulie Gee's and Smittytown ESB
A Paulie Gee's pairing idea. Temperance Beer Co.'s Smittytown ESB and the "Netflix and Chilee" pizza - Mozzarella, Garlic, Pickled...
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Seth, The Boozy Beggar
- Dec 27, 2022
- 1 min
A Photo Series (While I'm On an Antibiotic), Part 1
Benthic, Half Acre Brewing, 2022 Barrel-aged Imperial Stout with toasted coconut and coffee Foeder-aged Bark, Scratch Brewing, 2022 Amber...
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Seth, The Boozy Beggar
- Dec 1, 2022
- 1 min
Revisiting one of the world's most important beers - Saison Dupont by Brasserie Dupont
There's too much that could be said about the place Saison Dupont holds in beer history. Saison as a style remains somewhat a mystery,...
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Seth, The Boozy Beggar
- Nov 30, 2022
- 2 min
Beer + Coffee Experience, #1
A pleasant aromatic profile and hearty flavors elevate a simple daily routine into a well-spent culinary afternoon. One way to do that is...
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Seth, The Boozy Beggar
- Sep 1, 2022
- 1 min
Summer Ends When We Say It Does
It's not quite time for all the patio harvesting but it sure is time to keep drinking Hefeweizens. One of the first styles of beer I fell...
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Seth, The Boozy Beggar
- Apr 18, 2022
- 1 min
Catherdral - Church Street + Art History - Dampfbier Lager Beer
A little work meets one of my favorite new breweries - Church Street Brewing collaborated with Art History to make this...
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Seth, The Boozy Beggar
- Jan 27, 2022
- 1 min
A Boozy Journal - 9/365 - Bent Paddle Black (Nitro)
Nitro. Is it a gimmick or not? Verdict: It's not, it's delicious, and I want to see it used more for the right styles. Styles I love on...
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Seth, The Boozy Beggar
- Jan 27, 2022
- 1 min
A Boozy Journal - 8/365 ørkenoy juleøl
A new Chicago brewery, Ørkenoy in Humboldt Park. One of five I've been really intrigued by so far. Have really only come across this...
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Seth, The Boozy Beggar
- Dec 1, 2021
- 1 min
Journal #1 - Drink Check in FLA
This is the first of what should be a trend of quick recaps on products I enjoyed, broken into periods of time. Thanksgiving visit to...
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Seth, The Boozy Beggar
- Oct 5, 2021
- 1 min
A Top 20 Chicagoland Breweries List
Because I said on twitter I'd do it. In no particular order, for now. Metropolitan Dovetail Whiner Off Color Spiteful Pilot Project -...
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Seth, The Boozy Beggar
- Aug 1, 2021
- 1 min
Middle Brow - Open Your Eyes, 6%, Mixed Fermentation Golden Sorghum Wild Ale
High carbonation beer, sparkling wines, crispy and bubbly cider - these things make for such nice afternoon and early evening sippers....
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Seth, The Boozy Beggar
- Jan 11, 2020
- 3 min
#CheeseChurchChallenge
The love of cheese in the House of the Boozy Beggar is known. Oh, it is known. From the cheese plate built on a skeleton for Halloween to...
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Seth, The Boozy Beggar
- Aug 26, 2019
- 1 min
Week(end) Sips, #1
A quick collection of quality liquor, beer, cider, wine and more that I ran across in the wild. Kicking this off rather simply, after a...
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Seth, The Boozy Beggar
- Aug 9, 2019
- 4 min
Homebrewing: A Re-Discovery
The story arc of so many of us in beer is the same: discover a world of beers outside of the macro lagers (for me, it was mostly imports...
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Seth, The Boozy Beggar
- Apr 13, 2018
- 1 min
Saison Day at Off Color's Mousetrap, April 14th, 11 AM to 5 PM
Did you know that field mice love saisons? This is an incontrovertible fact, and I will fight you if you argue with me. As a former...
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