Press
Buzz, reviews, & noteworthy newsbites
2023
Chicago Tribune: Southland now home to ‘world’s best Pilsner,’ second best maibock after area breweries win at World Beer Cup
2022
The Beverly Review: Harry Potter stirs up love of ‘Wizarding’
Insidehook.com: Chicago’s South Side Is Home to Some Excellent Breweries, Which You Should Visit
Chicago Parent: Family-Friendly Breweries in Chicago and the Suburbs
2021
Illinois Senate Democrats: “Cunningham plan gives breweries and meaderies more options to reach customers”
The Beverly Review: “Help a Hero to benefit the Road Home for vets”
Chicago Tribune: “‘More collaboration than competition’: Dixie Highway Brewery Trail marks 2 years of promotional partnership among 8 businesses”
EATER Chicago: “Where to Find Chicago Breweries With Outdoor Seating and Beer Gardens”
2020
The Beverly Review: “Team effort sets different Thanksgiving table for seniors”
ChicagoNow.com: “Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer Medals Awarded”
Chicago Tribune: “Two Southland breweries bring home bronze medals at Great American Beer Festival”
Chicago Tribune: “Beverly Art Walk This Year Becomes the Do-It-Yourself Alt Walk, and In Some Ways Is Better Than Ever”
EATER Chicago: “20 Thirst-Quenching Chicago Breweries with Outdoor Seating”
The Beverly Review: “Outdoor Patios at Restaurants Bring Relief for Owners, Diners”
PorchDrinking.com: “4 Chicago Routes for Brewery Curbside Pick-Up”
Chicago Now: “Brewery & Bar Activity During the COVID-19 Closings: Chicago”
Forbes: “A Historic Highway Leads to Hidden Illinois Craft Breweries”
2019
The Beverly Review: “Ag school cattle going farm to table locally”
Chicago Tribune: “Horse Thief Hollow in Beverly prides itself on handcrafting items from pint to plate”
EATER Chicago: “The Chicago White Sox Bring in 37 Local Breweries for First-Ever Beer Fest”
Chicago Tribune: “The art of beer: Chicago artists bring flair to local breweries’ designs”
The Beverly Review: “Polar Plunge team seeks local support”
Chicago Tribune: “From free lunches to museum tickets, here’s how Chicago businesses are helping furloughed federal workers”
Forbes: “Chicago Restaurant Offers Free Lunch To Furloughed Federal Workers”
ABVChicago.com: “Ryan’s 30 Best Beers of 2018”
TheHopReview.com: “The Hop Reviews v.32: A January Beer Review”
2018
Bapa.org: “Music, Art, Food, and Brews at Summer Swelter #5”
ABVChicago.com: “Episode 231: Still Hazy After All These Years”
BlockClubChicago.org: “Horse Thief Hollow Is Now Canning Beer, Teaming With Papa Hops Softball Tourney For Its First Batch”
Daily Southtown: “Rainbow Cone, Pistachio Abduction among brews tapped for Illinois Craft Beer Week”
Daily Southtown: “Beverly’s Horse Thief Hollow combines ‘Brews, Bags And Art'”
Chicago Tribune: “Chicago breweries Nevin’s, Horse Thief Hollow score gold at World Beer Cup”
The Brewers Association: “2018 World Beer Cup Winners Announced: 8,234 entries from 66 countries compete at the ‘Olympics of Beer'”
The Beverly Review: “Bags Tourney to Aid Groups”
Neighborhoods.com: “Your Guide to Craft Breweries on the South Side of Chicago”
Chow Hound: “The Best Chicago Beers You’ve Never Heard of Unless You’re Lucky Enough to Live Here”
2017
Chicago’s Best TV: “Chicago’s Best Brew Pubs: Horse Thief Hollow”
DNAinfo.com: “Horse Thief Hollow Wins Beer Medal Ahead of Being Featured on ‘Chicago’s Best'”
Chicago Tribune: “Summer Swelter brings hot fun for a good cause, plus beer”
Chicago Tribune: “MAP: Craft breweries around Chicago”
Chicago Tribune: “Six New Beer Festivals Coming to Chicago this Summer”
Chicago Tribune: “New breweries, expansions and festivals on tap for Southland”
Chicago Magazine: “Chicago’s 50 Best Bars”. Also, see our News section.
2016
Chicago Tribune: “4 Chicago breweries score gold at Great American Beer Festival”
Eater.com: “A South Side Chicago Guide To Outstanding Breweries With Taprooms”
The Beverly Review: “Beverly Art Walk to Expand Music, Entertainment Exhibits”
WGN-TV’s Leshock Value: “Checking Out Horse Thief Hollow Brewing Co.”
Crain’s Chicago Business: “A challenging climate for entrepreneurs”
TheHopReview.com: “THR’S Chicago Brewery Bracket Champion”
WBBM NewsRadio: “Entrepreneur Friday on Noon Business Hour”
2015
TrepLife.com: “From Bud Lite Kid to the South Side of Chicago’s Craft Brew Champion”
DNAinfo.com: “How Graham Elliot is helping Horse Thief Hollow’s Gradual Evolution”
Patch.com: “New Locally Sourced Beer, Coffee Brands to Debut at Beverly Art Walk“
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce: “Neil Byers, Owner of Horse Thief Hollow, Wins 2015 James Tyree Award”
DNAinfo.com: “Horse Thief Hollow Will Expand Beer Production With $25K Award Proceeds”
Daily Southtown: “Breweries tap growing interest in craft beer”
Lindy’s Brews: “Brewery Profile: Horse Thief Hollow”
DNAinfo.com: “‘Ambiguously Grain Duo’ Beer Unites Horse Thief Hollow and Revolution”
2014
Patch.com: “Horse Thief Hollow’s Brew Finishes Strong at Great American Beer Fest”
TimeOut Chicago: “Chicago-area breweries win 8 medals at Great American Beer Festival”
ABV Chicago (podcast): “Episode 32 – Horse Thief Hollow”
Chritiques: “America’s Best Racing, Horse Thief Hollow & Koval Distillery Collaboration Dinner”
Chicago Tribune: “Drink This: The Horse’s Neck”
AmericanCraftBeer.com: “Chicagoland World Beer Cup Award Winners to Seek Out”
Chicago magazine: “Where to Drink Now: Best New Bars”
2013
Chicagoist: “One Great Dish: Horse Thief Hollow’s Spent Grain Pretzel Nuggets”
Pourmanbeer: “Horse Thief Hollow delivers refreshing alternative to Chicago’s South Side”
DNAinfo.com: “Beverly Brew Pub Serves Up Moderation On ‘Death March’ Pub Crawl Route”
2012
Chicago magazine: “Horse Thief Hollow, a New Brewpub, Plans for a Fall Opening in Beverly”