Church Street Brewing Co. Lemon Continental Lager Beer Bread

Church Street’s Continental Lager is strong on citrus, particularly lemon, and hops.  Hoppy beers aren’t high on our list of faves.  Maybe because we’re new to the beer scene we don’t appreciate bitterness as much as other beer connoisseurs would.  That’s the only reason for this being our last beer bread recipe from Church Street.  I wasn’t […]

Church Street Brewing Co. Scottish Ale Beer Bread

This beer bread post is way overdue.  All I can say is being sick does not mesh well with being productive. Here is another tantalizing beer bread recipe featuring Church Street Brewing Co.’s Scottish Ale.  The Scottish Ale is a caramel and malty beer.  We both loved this one and thought it would make an […]

Church Street Brewery Co. Brimstone IPA Bread

Are you ready for our second beer bread recipe?  We used Church Street’s Brimstone IPA to make a fantastic sandwich bread.  This beer has a definite spicy note to it.  It definitely comes through in the finished baked bread.  The bitterness in the beer also lends a sourdough like quality to the bread.  This recipe […]

Church Street Brewery Co. Red Rye Lager Bread

We’re starting our beer bread journey with Church Street’s Red Rye Lager.  When we tasted this, it just screamed rye bread.  No, seriously it did.    It just has that rye taste to it.  Rye is one of my favorite types of bread, but even those that don’t enjoyed this loaf.  It’s a light rye, […]

Chicago Breweries: Church Street Brewing Co.

Church Street Brewing Co., a new local brewery and our first visit!  Just our luck too, because Joe knows beer with a background in chemical engineering.  He can brew with precision.  They started in September.  They have a thirty barrel system and they are a brewery to watch.  You may only be able to stop […]

*Psst* We’ve got a Secret!

*psst*   We’ve been keeping a secret the past couple weeks!  It was an idea that came to us during the holidays.  Something that will involve local businesses and make something new all at the same time. Can you guess what it is?   Okay, okay I’ll give you a hint.  It involves local breweries. […]

*Psst* We’ve got a Secret!

*psst*   We’ve been keeping a secret the past couple weeks!  It was an idea that came to us during the holidays.  Something that will involve local businesses and make something new all at the same time. Can you guess what it is?   Okay, okay I’ll give you a hint.  It involves local breweries. […]