Robert Burns and Robert the Bruce

OK, while technically not all about craft beer, even though there is a craft beer, component, the Fountainhead is quickly becoming one of Chicago's great drinking places and any bar that wants to give a history lesson while pouring whiskey is fine by me.

Next week, the Fountainhead will be celebrating Robert Burns week. Who's Robert Burns? Not sure, but according to the Fountainhead's Facebook page, Robert Burns was a poet who praised whiskey and made it Scotland's national drink. Perhaps we owe him our allegiance for creating the drunk artist/writer stereotype, or perhaps we owe him our allegiance for championing the cause of good drink. Either way, a bar honoring the birthday of a Scottish poet is pretty awesome and sure beats the usual sports/karaoke/meat market that pervades most other places. His birthday is January 25 if you want to get extra celebratory.

Robert Burns. Poet. Whiskey Lover.

The beer part? On January 27, the Fountainhead will be doing a gravity pour of Three Floyd's Robert the Bruce from a firkin. Fountainhead will also be featuring several different types of Scottish beers from various breweries. I can almost taste all the lovely malts and alcohol now. It's about zero degrees outside so a bottle of whiskey with a firkin of Robert the Bruce, an old book, and a comfortable chair sounds about heaven right now.

Get on over to Montrose to the Fountainhead next week. Drink some whiskey and beer, grab some of Burns' poetry, and enjoy the night.