Craft Beer
Loop Store Anniversary and New Pairing
Come and join us this coming Friday, October 23 as we celebrate the second anniversary of our Loop location. Of course there will be lovely cheeses to nibble and we'll be pouring tastes of the Domaine Saint-Vincent from New Mexico. The celebration...
Congratulations!
First, we are proud and grateful to LTH Forum for awarding GNR awards for both of our stores in our first year of eligibility. We were in great company and would like to give kudos to the wonderful staff. The passion for what we do is evident in...
Weekly Pairing & Saturday Events
This coming Saturday we've got two great events going on. At our Broadway store from 1-3pm we have a special event with Mike and Carol Gingrich of Uplands Cheese Company in Dodgeville, WI.
Pastoral on TV!
This Saturday Night (After SNL) and Sunday Eve the late news---check local listings.
Pastoral is slated (and ELATED!!) to be featured nationally on LX.TV 1st Look this Saturday night, October 10, and again on Sunday night, October 11 If you're in...
Looking For Something To Do?
This city is full of great things to do and this week we're showcasing a few that we're particularly excited about.
New Pairing
This week we are featuring Big Woods Blue from Shepherd's Way Farms in Minnesota and Matilda from Goose Island Brewery right here in Chicago.
A Belgian-style pale ale, Matilda has a clean, hoppy and slightly spicy flavor profile with an almost...
New Pairing! New Cheese!
Weekly Pairing 6/26
The event on Wednesday with Daphne Zepos and Giorgio Cravero was awesome! Cheesemonger extraordinaire Marty opened up a huge wheel of Parmigiano-Reggiano with his lovely assistant Adam. More on that coming up this week complete with video and...
Weekly Pairing
Every month the employees of Pastoral get together for a meeting. Last night our focus was on new wines and our upcoming picnic menu.
Once again Pastoral is the picnic partner of the Grant Park Music Festival. If you are a member and show us your...
New Pairing
Wrapping up our "Go Local" month, this weekend we are pairing Oakvale Farmstead Gouda from Ohio with Potter's crackers and one our favorite beers, Matilda from Goose Island right here in Chicago.
Matilda is a great Belgian-style pale ale. Clean,...
New Pairing
This week we are featuring Little Darling from Wisconsin, Flossmoor Pullman Ale from Illinois and Seedling fruit butters from Michigan.
Flossmoor Station Pullman Ale is made right here in Illinois in the town of Flossmoor. This beer is hoppy, and...