From the archives: New Suds in the Windy City
Craft beer is exploding in the Midwest, nowhere more so than in Chicago. In DRAFT’s Nov./Dev. 2009 issue, Christopher Staten went to figure out why
In 2007, Chicago had three working breweries — Goose Island, a regional powerhouse with
distribution to 15 states and the United Kingdom, and two brewpubs. Less than two years later, that number has doubled. So who are Chicago’s new brewery owners? We found out.