World of Beer coming to the Roosevelt Collection

According to an article on DNAinfo.com, The Shops at Roosevelt Collection will be the new home for World of Beer, a Tampa-based chain beer hall. According to the article, the beer hall will open next year. All of the chain’s restaurants serve food and offer more than 50 craft beers on tap and more than 500 cans and bottles. The closest World of Beer is in Evanston. To check out there beer selection, click here.

World of Beer will also offer food

You can check out the complete DNAinfo.com article here.

Burger Bar opens in the South Loop

Burger Bar, 1150 S. Michigan Ave. is open for business. We went to a special event last night to sample some of their gourmet burgers, sides and appetizers. Also sampled were some of the craft beers on tap.

Kendall College students serve up chicken wings at Burger Bar

Let us know what you think once you check it out. Our favorite right now is the mac & cheese with chorizo.

Burger Bar is open for business Monday to Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday to Saturday 11:00 a.m. 11 p.m.; and Sundays 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Gourmet burger samples make for good eating at Burger Bar

South Loop becoming craft beer mecca

In a recent article posted to the WTTW Web site, the South Loop is carving out a new identity as the home of craft beer breweries. We know about Vice District at 1454 S. Michigan, which opened last fall, but two other breweries are opening soon.

Motor Row Brewing, 2337 S. Michigan Ave., is set to open this month and Baderbräu Brewing Company, 2515 S. Wabash Ave., should open this summer. With Motor Row and Baderbräun opening south of Cermak, it might help spur development that has been stalled in that area for years.

Vice District Brewing Co. Opens in the South Loop

Vice District Brewing, 1454 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 1, Chicago, IL is open! Friday night (last night) was the night. Free samples all around to a packed house of excited craft beer fans. Welcome to the South Loop!

The look is industrial, but warm with wood picnic-like tables, and what looks like reclaimed wood paneling, similar to the material used at The Scout. One cool feature we noticed was electric outlets along the bar so you can charge your phone or electronic device.

South Loopers mingled with hardcore beer aficionados, sampling some five new brews. One caught our eye: Everleigh, named after the famed house of prostitution located at 2131 - 2133 S. Dearborn Street.

The Everleigh Club was visited my the famous and infamous from all over the world. It was in business from February 1900 until October 1911. It was closed by Chicago’s Vice Commission. If you want to learn more about this colorful period in Chicago’s history, we recommend you read Sin in the Second City by Karen Abbott.

The official opening of Vice District Brewing Co. is September 2, 2014.

New Craft Beers To Launch at Weather Mark Tavern

Two new craft beers, developed collaboratively between South Loop Brewing Company and Lake Effect Brewing Company, will be launched July 24, 2013 at Weather Mark Tavern 1503 S. Michigan Ave. at 6 p.m.

Weather Mark Tavern is the perfect venue to launch “Sailor’s Warning” and “Sailor’s Delight” since it’s the only nautically themed bar in Chicago. The names of the new brews are taken from the ancient rhyme “Red skies in the morning, sailor’s warning, Red skies at night, sailor’s delight.” Mariners used this rule of thumb for predicting the weather dating back over 2000 years. South Loop Brewing Company and Lake Effect Brewing Company used it as the inspiration to this split-mash double beer collaboration.

• Sailor’s Warning—is a 8.3% ABV imperial ruby red ale. It’s full-bodied and boozy (not unlike sailors)
• Sailor’s Delight—is a refreshing 5.1% ABV sessionable red ale; it is lighter in both color and body than Sailor’s Warning.

“Modern Neighborhood Bar” to open on corner of 14th & Michigan

Wine will be chilled and stored on the south facing wall.

There’s a new bar going into 1400 S. Michigan Ave. It’s the corner space directly across from Chicago Firehouse. Square One is calling itself a “modern neighborhood bar.” And modern it is. South Loop Connection got a preview of the space from owner, Ron Vaisman, which is scheduled to open in mid-June.

Square One will have three flat screen TVs and one projection TV. Outdoor seating will fill up the space on 14th St. on warm days. The bar at Square One will be fully stocked with liqueur, wine, and beer. Vaisman hopes to serve specialty craft beers as well. Being a modern neighborhood bar, beers and wines will be paired with meats, cheeses, and spreads. Square One will also have a mixologist on staff, so we can expect to see some specialty house cocktails.

The bar inside is made of a combination of concrete and wood, which fits in with the modern theme. A fireplace will be installed on the north wall, while the south wall serves as the wine-tasting station and wine storage space.

As more news becomes available, including the exact opening date, we’ll report it here.

Local Bar to Debut New Craft Beer Wednesday April 11

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Weather Mark Tavern to debut new craft beer
Weather Mark Tavern, 1503 S. Michigan Ave., will debut a new craft beer collaboratively brewed by Three Floyds Brewing and Half Acre Beer Company.

One-of-a-kind keg
Mutiny & The Mollusk, a one-of-a-kind oyster stout, will be tapped Wednesday April 11. 2012 at 7 p.m. Specialty brews from both local breweries will also be served, including Three Floyds Zombie Dust and Half Acre’s Daisy Cutter.

First brewed in New Zealand
Oysters were popular menu items at inns and public houses in the 18th century, often served with Guinness. The first oyster stouts were brewed in 1929 in New Zealand. In less than 10 years, oyster stouts were being produced in the United Kingdom, where they were very popular after the end of World War II.

For more information on this event, visit Weather Mark Tavern’s Facebook page or call 312.588.0230. You can follow Weather Mark Tavern on Twitter @weathermarktav.