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Chicago Tops Esquire's List of Best Beer Cities

By Chuck Sudo in Food on Feb 17, 2011 10:00PM


The Goose Island "Chicago flag" logo, painted alongside the brewhouse office walls.

Esquire magazine lists its seven best beer cities in America. Right at the top of the list — Chicago.

Writer Evan S. Benn lists the Goose Island brewpubs, Piece, Metropolitan, Three Floyds and the Publican as one of a few score of reasons why Chicago tops the list.