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Donald Trump: President, IPA

On March 28, 2011, AB InBev admitted defeat. One might think the day they bought Goose Island Brewery would be one of victorious celebration. It …

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Dreams of a Dad

I startle awake to the sound of a grunt and a meek cry. I drape my arm over the side of the bed to …

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There’s no crying in the Garage

The screwdriver slips from its slotted perch. My knuckles rasp against the mangled folds of an old radiator. As drops of fresh, red blood …

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A Crisis of Faith, not Finances

“Get some craft brewers together, and they’ll tell you that if we continue down this path, we may be witnessing the beginning of the …

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The Mom in Grandma

My mom sits in the dwindling light of the evening, cradling my daughter in her arms. She’s sideways in an over-sized chair, head down, …

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Dialectic Lost – We Can’t Talk about Beer Rationally Anymore

On Monday night, I responded to this tweet: Shill — Oliver Gray (@OliverJGray) July 4, 2017 Having swapped silly banter with Beerbecue on Twitter …

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Despite Incredible Breadth and Flexibility of English Language, New Brewery...

Chicago, Illinois – Even though the owner’s native language is arguably the most malleable and creative in all spoken linguistic history, a new startup …

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San Juan

“We’re in no rush,” I said. We weren’t, but the cab driver still warped his minivan into the traffic jam with uncomfortably tight weft. …

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Work-Life Balance

When I started this blog, I wanted to write more. That was seven years, 529 posts, and over 1.2 million words ago (yes, I …

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Paper Moons

I spent an hour last night with my hand on her heart, feeling it feebly bump, telling me it was probably time. She’d grown thin from renal failure, but those eyes, they still burned with that distinct...

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