Chicagoans Are Lucky to Have Us Cheeseheads

Beer drinkers down in Chitown now have a new brew - Half Acre Lager. It is the product of Half Acre Beer Company of Chicago and started shipping last week.



But as this article in the Chicago Reader points out, the beer is contract brewed by Sand Creek up in Black River Falls. First we gave them places to go and things to do during the summer and now we brew their beer. Cofounder Gabriel Magliaro notes that "opening a brewery in the city of Chicago is notoriously difficult and notoriously expensive". I suppose there are a lot of city officials to pay off. If you should find yourself in Bucktown or Wicker Park, stop in at the following locations to sample: Jerry’s, Pint, the Charleston, the Always Open convenience store at Milwaukee and Wabansia, and the 7-Eleven on Damen across from the park. If you're a Cheesehead visiting Chitown, it allows you to drink local and support a Wisconsin brewer all at the same time.