via Gannett News Service What used to be Johnnie’s Lounge at 3425 N. Lincoln is empty now, though a fading Hamm’s Beer sign still hangs over its locked door. Paulie’s Place at 1750 S. Union is vacant. So is the spot once occupied by MaxTavern at 2856 N. Racine. Neighborhood taverns, which for generations were […]

Paddy Long’s Not far from the DePaul University campus, in a neighborhood filled with typical Chicago Irish pubs frequented by DePaul alumni, Paddy Long’s stands out. It is a revamped neighborhood pub that is riding the wave of Chicago’s current Bacon with Beer obsession. Entering the front door, the first things you notice are the […]

Or “Why can’t I get my favorite draft beer at my local bar?” Chicago Beat reporter Paul Ciminero, a former winery rep and our Beer Doctor, Dr. Carol Westbrook, who clearly has put in some Boston Bar Time (see The Beer Clinic :: “Boston is a Great Beer City: AKA Forget Sam Adams”) have an e-chat. […]

Ed: Paul Ciminero is not only a wine expert, but a former DJ and current musicologist, a cartoon aficionado, and a skilled, award winning photographer, to name only a few attributes and interests. Thus, we see him as something of a Renaissance Guy. Just do NOT talk politics with him. He’s smart and well read, […]