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Entries from Chicagoist tagged with 'porter'

September 3, 2008

There are a slew of breweries we've never covered for "BotW." As we face the final four months of the year, we're going to remedy that. A Saturday afternoon running errands and checking out friends' bands at street fairs ended with us at our Zero Point for purchasing beer: Lush Wine and Spirits in University Village. We placed dibs on some Three Floyds Moloko when it arrives (hopefully in time for next week's installment)......

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June 25, 2008

Taking a look at the reader's choice selections this go-round, it looks as though I roped myself into a style theme. Three of the four selections — including this week's — have been porters. By no means was this intentional; they were simply the selections that stood out the most. Digressing, this week's selection comes from D.H. "The Meterologist" Lee. His words about Anchor Porter: "I know it's not the most summery beer, but it's......

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June 4, 2008

Our second annual "reader's choice" month here at "BotW" begins with a simple question from Dan Jones: "How about Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter?" How about it, Dan? We've been on a porter kick lately as grilling season is starting to kick into high gear. The smell of smoke normally suggests to our senses barbecue and smoke is what you get on the nose with Edmund Fitzgerald immediately upon pouring, along with a deep black......

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