As a bit of a beer geek, I am always on the lookout for new and interesting brews I have not tried and fun places that have interesting taps. The establishment I visited tonight qualified for neither, really. 
Old Chicago fancy’s itself a member of the inner circle of craft beer. (Along with overpriced Pizza and servers with a little too much “flair”) This is evidenced by their apparent infatuation with Guinness. They even offer several “mixed” beer drinks…all include the first item on the menu of international “Craft Beer” One of them is Guinness and Stella Artois. I don’t recall what catchy name they gave it but I have one or two suggestions. OC also is known(undoubtedly among its own clientele) for their “World tour of Beer. 110 different offerings from around the world (taps and bottles) and some kind of a punch card system to track your progress. 110 Wow. I have had a third that many, from a single local BrewPub. Well, you learn to walk before you learn to run and I guess and I am all for the proliferation of non-macro awareness. I still have this secret longing for the day when they suggest their world beer tour pitch on me. I am still formulating a reply that is sarcastic and witty enough to amuse myself, but no so rude that I risk forfeiting reasonable service for the duration of my visit. We went cheap tonight when I was there with the fam for dinner.
We had a gift card so the only non-water beverage I allowed myself as one of there mini-samplers. Oh sorry…”Flights” Not sure what the back-story is, calling them that. I chose the one with four selection of “Americas best Craft beer” Moose Drool, Widmer Hefeweizen, and Deschuttes Mirror Pond. I don’t recall what the fourth one was. Yeah, it was that special. All were good, but these should be called “Best American Craft Beers that budding beer geeks have probably heard of” The Mirror Pond was quite good. It always is.
Regardless, they all washed down my pizza…which was very tasty BTW.
The Pizza was good though
