On a recent day-trip to Chicago, my wife, Ashlee and I, and our friend, Joy, rode the El from downtown north a few stops and took a walking food tour of the Wicker Park/Bucktown neighborhoods. The tour was excellent and the food superb and one of the six stops included Piece Pizza and Brewery in the Wicker Park area. This small microbrewery produces several medal-winning beers. Including in our tour was a taste of their Golden Arm Kolsch. Not bad but way too light for my liking, so while everyone was enjoying their delicious pizza I slipped up to the bar and ordered a glass of their Camel Toe Double IPA (photo above). Now we are talking! Excellent hoppy aroma and taste and 9% AC. Dark amber color with full body and smooth finish. Definite
ly gotta come back up this way and try a few more of their products (photo right).I was also able to try a glass of Goose Island Seasonal Winter Ale at the nearby Wicker Park Tavern while Ashlee and Joy did a bit of shopping. Goose Island is also produced in the Chicago-land area and their winter ale was strong and smooth with a beautiful copper color. Not a great aftertaste, but a good beer overall.
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