We dropped by Revolution Brewing Saturday morning to check out the brewing of the collaborative beer between brewer Jim Cibak and Firestone Walker senior brewer Dustin Kral. When we made it into the brewhouse, Cibak and Kral were about an hour into their mash and were just beginning the process of transferring the wort to the whirpool tank to remove solids.
In Pictures: Revolution Brewing/Firestone Walker Beer Collaboration
Chicagoist's "Beer of the Week:" Three Floyds/Dogfish Head's "Poppaskull"
The first time Three Floyds and Dogfish Head collaborated to create "Popskull" was a bit underwhelming. There was so much to like about an "Old School, German Brown Ale with Palo Santo Wood and Botanicals" on paper that didn't translate to the actual product, even after aging. But then NIck Floyd and Sam Calagione aren't afraid to fail, which is what makes them two of the more respected brewery owners in the country.
Chicagoist's "Beer of the Week:" Metropolitan Brewing's "I-Beam" Alt
Doug and Tracy Hurst at Metropolitan Brewing have been taking some big strides in recent months. Their Baltic porter, brewed for Craft Brewers Conference a couple months back, was a favorite when we sampled it at Hackney's Printer's Row. Now Doug Hurst is starting to brew some seasonal lagers.
Dogfloydapalooza Update
We need to post some corrections to tomorrow's Dogfloydapalooza event at Bottom Lounge. Both Dogfish Head's Sam Calagione and Nick Floyd of Three Floyds will be on hand tomorrow night. Their collaborative ale, Popskull, however, will not.
Do This: Dogfloydapalooza @ Bottom Lounge
Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head and Three Floyds' Nick Floyd are two of the more extreme brewmasters working today. So when the two of them decided to collaborate on an experimental ale, the mind boggles at what they could create.

