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#CheeseChurchChallenge
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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Week(end) Sips, #1
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 r...
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Homebrewing: A Re-Discovery
Seth, The Boozy Beggar
  • Aug 10, 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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Saison Day at Off Color's Mousetrap, April 14th, 11 AM to 5 PM
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 parti...
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Beer of the Week, #1 - Vice District's Habitual Black IPA
Seth, The Boozy Beggar
  • Apr 8, 2018
  • 2 min

Beer of the Week, #1 - Vice District's Habitual Black IPA

Breweries in Chicago have become a neighborhood fixture now that they're ubiquitous, a focal point for your evening, or a place to stop a...
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Dovetail Brewery's Thank You For Smoking - A Special Tapping of Barrel-aged Rauch Doppelbocks.
Seth, The Boozy Beggar
  • Mar 16, 2018
  • 1 min

Dovetail Brewery's Thank You For Smoking - A Special Tapping of Barrel-aged Rauch Doppelbocks.

Who: Me, you, everyone What: 5 barrel-aged smoked doppelbocks, including the likely only ever Underberg barrel-aged Rauch Doppelbock When...
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Illinois Craft Beer Week (Peace to you, #CCBW)
Seth, The Boozy Beggar
  • Mar 15, 2018
  • 1 min

Illinois Craft Beer Week (Peace to you, #CCBW)

The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild made the decision this year to rename Chicago Craft Beer Week into Illinois Craft Beer Week, inviting mo...
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Seth, The Boozy Beggar
  • Mar 15, 2018
  • 1 min

Serving Size, Serving Strength, Serving Beer - An Occasional Series, Part 1.

This space will be a mini-feature dedicated to highlighting bars and breweries and all places serving beer - that do so in a variety of f...
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Sips, Hops, & Eats @ BoHo, Feb. 28th, 6pm
Seth, The Boozy Beggar
  • Feb 23, 2018
  • 1 min

Sips, Hops, & Eats @ BoHo, Feb. 28th, 6pm

Featuring the Beers of Artisanal Imports. Bosteels Kwak and Bosteels Tripel Karmeliet, Vanderghinste Oud Bruin, and the Sünner Kellerbier...
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Cygnus X-1 Porter, Flat Earth Brewing
Seth, The Boozy Beggar
  • Dec 28, 2017
  • 1 min

Cygnus X-1 Porter, Flat Earth Brewing

My love of the porter, especially the classic English porter and some of the early American varieties, is still central to my personal be...
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Central Waters - Satin Solitude 
Imperial Stout
Seth, The Boozy Beggar
  • Dec 25, 2017
  • 1 min

Central Waters - Satin Solitude Imperial Stout

Name: Satin Solitude Brewery: Central Waters Style: American Double/Imperial Stout ABV: 7.5% Availability: Year-round This is on a list o...
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