I had recently run across a new addition to the shelf at the local bottle shops and I had every intention of purchasing a sixer for tonight’s review. It was a beer that I had heard about a while back and it had a pretty interesting back story to it. The beer was Undercover Shutdown [...]

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While hunting for a Friday night brewski at the Four Seasons beer store, I stumbled upon a newcomer to this area. I had heard about it in the forums and whoop! There it is. The beer was Lagunitas Little Sumpin’ Wild Ale. I picked a bomber of it off the shelf and checked the label. [...]

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Looking to get away from local selections of beer here in Morris, I decided once agin to pay a visit to Cardinal Liquors in Joliet. Their selection of craft beers were about 2 to 3 times better and the prices were almost compatible with what I’m used to seeing here in town. I had no [...]

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Each time I visited the Morris Beer Store or Four Seasons, I couldn’t help but notice the newcomers on the shelves. The beer was made by a Brewery I had heard of a lot on the beer forums and I never thought it’d be available here in corn and bean land. Deschutes Brewery out of [...]

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I had been bandying about a choice for Saturday’s review. Should I allow myself to fall into the IPA track again? Or do I dare to venture into tamer, more down to Earth beers like a pilsner or a brown ale? Less ABV or more? The more I thought of it the more I’m reading [...]

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