This year's edition sold out in minutes, according to pub brewer Jared Rouben. more ›

Also in today's listings: A second chance to taste Half Acre's Big Hugs at City Provisions. more ›

As with nearly every beer Half Acre brews these days (see the rush for Galactic Daisy Cutter as one example), there's going to be a rush on this stout. Which is why it's probably wise to memorize Half Acre's limits for the beer when it's released Dec. 18. more ›

Chicagoist is once again proud to be a sponsor for The Arts of Life's Third Annual Chili Cookoff, scheduled from 5-8 p.m. Nov. 5 at The Arts of Life's Chicago studio. more ›

Today should see a major line winding down Lincoln from HAlf Acre's retail store with the noon release of Galactic Daisy Cutter. more ›

Half Acre fans and taverns on the South Side are left wanting in the wake of the local brewery's success. more ›

Last year Chicagoist was a sponsor of The Arts of Life and Half Acre Beer Company's Chili Cookoff. Proceeds from the event benefited Arts of Life's mission of using art as a therapeutic method for adults with mental illness or intellectual disabilities. We even posted the winning recipe on the site. more ›

I've said it once and I'll say it again: the evolution of Half Acre from a contract brewed label to their own growing local brewery is one of the feel good food and drink in the past two years. I'm on record as declaring Daisy Cutter the best local beer available. The shift from the contract brewed lager they originally launched the company with to the Chicago market to aromatic ales is part of that story. more ›

Hot on the heels of their "Invasion" Helles bock collaboration a few months back comes the second in a series of from Half Acre and Three Floyds. On the Half Acre blog, Gabriel Magliaro described She-Wolf IPA thus: more ›

Last Friday we wrote about Half Acre's limited release Imperial stout, Big Hugs and that, according to Half Acre's Gabriel Magliaro, the beer is "a 9.5% thug of a stout that boasts a ton of raw flavors that you can experience for yourself." Magliaro was not kidding. more ›

Just in time for that drunk in your life who's picky about beer, Half Acre Beer Company is releasing a monster Imperial stout called Big Hugs. We'll let Half Acre's Gabriel Magliaro explain: more ›

Lots of money was raised for Arts of Life and a great time was had by all last Saturday at Half Acre Brewery's Charitable Chili Cook-Off. Over 200 people attended, 20 chili entries were judged, and almost $2,500 was raised. And in the end, a winner was chosen by the members of the jury (which included yours truly): the Tomatillo Chili cooked up by the team of Erin and Elena from The Kids' Table. Possessing a healthy amount of heat and a glowing green color, it was definitely one of the most individualistic entries in the competition. They've graciously passed the recipe on to us (after the jump), so now you can make it yourself. Enjoy! more ›

Just a little wink wink, nudge nudge to remind you about Half Acre Brewery's Charitable Chili Cook-Off this Saturday. It benefits The Arts of Life, a non-profit community that uses art to assist developmentally disabled adults discover personal growth, and is being co-presented by Nice Cream and Chicagoist. Yours truly (this is Rob typing) will be among the panel of judges selecting a winner, who will receive a trophy and a signed and framed drawing of the original picture that inspired the cook-off by Arts of Life artist Kris Shenkel. (Oh--and the winner also gets a coveted spot in one of our gallery posts.) more ›

Back when we visited Half Acre's Lincoln Square brewery in April, one of the construction projects still in progress was the buildout of a retail space. Gabriel Magliaro's plans were to have an in-wall draft system featuring Half Acre selections, special brews and guest beers; bottles and merchandise. more ›

The Arts of Life is a non-profit community that uses art to assist developmentally disabled adults discover personal growth. On November 7 at 5 p.m. Arts of Life, Half Acre Beer Company, Nice Cream and Chicagoist will host a chili cookoff to benefit Arts of Life's programming. more ›

Half Acre Beer Company's construction is nearing completion and with that comes some wonderful news for beer geeks everywhere. Gabriel Magliaro announced yesterday that Half Acre's long-planned retail store at their Lincoln Square brewery will open to the public October 5. In addition to whatever Magliaro and brewer Tommy Nicely are brewing at the moment, Half Acre will also have selections from other local breweries on hand, as well as spirits and liqueurs from Koval and North Shore distilleries. Magliaro even told us that Half Acre will be selling growlers. [Half Acre Twitter] more ›

Some chefs thrive on the rush of a packed house, expediting orders, turning over covers, the heat of the kitchen giving them the equivalent of a runner's high. Then there are those who choose the equally demanding but different pace of catering, where the number of meals is already known and the challenges are adaptation and transportation. This is the path of City Provisions chef/owner Cleetus Friedman. more ›

We snuck a tiny blurb into last week's "BotW" post about City Provisions's Saturday farm dinner (we're including the entire schedule here, in PDF format). more ›

Last night, residents of the 47th Ward approved Half Acre Beer Company's request to build a permanent brewery at 4257 N. Lincoln in the North Center neighborhood. The vote by community residents brings Gabe Magliaro and company one step closer to realizing their long-stated goal of having local brewing operations. more ›