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Chicago Creaft Beer Week highlights, Sunday May 27

Chicago Creaft Beer Week highlights, Sunday May 27
Finally, time to put this ten-day frolic away for another year. If I had stayed up late going to more of these events rather than writing about them, I'd be… well, a lot more tired.

Sunday, May 27

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Half Acre Beer Brunch SmallBar Division, 2049 W Division St, Chicago Close out Chicago Craft Beer Week in style with a Beer Bruch featuring one of Chicago's best breweries, Half Acre. Chef'll have four brunch specials paired with four great Half Acre beers. The brunch won't be coursed so you can mix and match and have fun with the menu. This event was one of our favorites during CCBW 2011. It did fill up so reservations are encouraged via our web site or via email on smallbar.chicago@gmail.com Featured beers: Meatwave, Chocolate Camaro, Ginger Twin, Baume. MENU available at the Facebook Event page. 2:00 - 9:30 p.m. Craft Crawl Roscoe to Lincoln Start at the Village Tap, 2055 W. Roscoe, Chicago This week felt like 10 days, so finish it off with a nice stroll through Roscoe Village and Lakeview. Start at Village Tap at 2:00, Four Moon at 3:30, Fizz at 5:00, Northdown Tap at 6:30, and end up at The Green Lady at 8:00. $15 per person registration. All proceeds go to Lakeview Pantry Food Bank. Sign up at any participating venue... Read more »
By Mark McDermott,
May 26, 2012 at 1:25 am
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Chicago Craft Beer Festival Highlights, Saturday May 26

Chicago Craft Beer Festival Highlights, Saturday May 26
CCBW wrapping up with an "East/West/No Coast" matchup, Mayfest in Indiana, more rare beers and tap takeovers... Read more »
By Mark McDermott,
May 25, 2012 at 12:19 am
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Chicago Craft Beer Week highlights, Friday, May 25

Chicago Craft Beer Week highlights, Friday, May 25
Revolution's Tap Room opening is sold out, but there's plenty to go around at CCBW. Tappings with Smuttynose, Clown Shoes. Sixpoint, Solemn Oath. Baderbrau & 2 Bros, and a homebrewers dinner pairing... Read more »
By Mark McDermott,
May 23, 2012 at 10:21 pm
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Chicago Craft Beer Week highlight for Wednesday, May 23

Chicago Craft Beer Week highlight for Wednesday, May 23
Such a marathon event to keep up with. Remember, this is only skimming the surface. For more events, try the CCBW calendar, or my full calendar at Chitownontap.com Rare Beers: 5:00 p.m. Big Sky Night at Monk's Pub Monk's Pub, 205 W. Lake St., Chicago (312) 357-6665 Monk’s Pub is proud to feature Big Sky Brewing Company during CCBW! Beers to be served on tap tonight include some rarities highlighted by the Onion's AV Club: Big Sky IPA in a Firkin, plus Five Valley Wheat Wine, and All Souls Belgo American Dark Tripel. Also tapping Moose Drool and Double IPA. 7:00 p.m. • Delicious Sixpoint beer Tasting at The Owl The Owl, 2521 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647, USA Come on out to The Owl to get down on some Chicago Craft Beer Week action! We’ll be Pouring Sixpoint’s Bengali Tiger, Occupation Ale (Red ale), along with Cans of Crisp and Resin. Also featuring Harbinger Saison, recommended by the Onion's AV Club. $4 pours of the Bengali Tiger all during the week and a half long event.
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By Mark McDermott,
May 22, 2012 at 12:17 am
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Chicago Craft Beer Fest highlights, Sunday May 20

Chicago Craft Beer Fest highlights, Sunday May 20
Sunday's CCBW: Mini Golf at Goose Island, Metropolitan Firkins, and a Tribute to Macho Man... Read more »
By Mark McDermott,
May 19, 2012 at 12:55 am
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Chicago Craft Beer Week highlights: Saturday, May 19

Chicago Craft Beer Week highlights: Saturday, May 19
Saturday's CCBW highlights: Mash Tun Fest, Solemn Oath and Light the Lamp's new taprooms, Beerfly Alleyfight! and beer with tattoos... Read more »
By Mark McDermott,
May 18, 2012 at 3:02 pm
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Chicago Craft Beer Week highlights: Friday May 18

Chicago Craft Beer Week highlights: Friday May 18
Friday's Chicago Craft Beer Week highlights include the debut of the new Solemn Oath Brewery... Read more »
By Mark McDermott,
May 17, 2012 at 1:27 am
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Chicago Craft Beer Week opening highlights: Thursday May 17

Chicago Craft Beer Week opening highlights: Thursday May 17
From the dozens of events marking the opening of Chicago Craft Beer Week, here are some of the highlights. I must acknowledge the "Beer Under Glass" opening event at Garfield Park Conservatory, even though it has been sold out for a month. Mainly because its long list of brewers scheduled to be pouring there include new ones that are debuting: Big Shoulders, which has been out there talking it up since last year, and Hopothesis, which is still not much more than a placeholder web page and a few Tweets… so far. As for events you still can get to, I have some that should be of interest for having rare beers, new brewer debuts, and other categories: ... Read more »
By Mark McDermott,
May 16, 2012 at 12:52 am
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American Craft Beer Week highlights for May 15-16

American Craft Beer Week highlights for May 15-16
Time for me to attempt to chronicle the overwhelming schedule of events that is Chicago Craft Beer Week 2012. This year's special event in held in conjunction with American Craft Beer Week, coordinated by the Brewers Association and running May 14-20. The Chicago edition runs May 17 - 27, coordinated by the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild. That's right, there are beer events for two whole weeks. After the glitches caused by last year's passport & stamps program, where bars paid a premium to participate and servers weren't apprised of their establishment's specials, this year any place serving beer can be put on the CCBW schedule. The customer's incentive program has been simplified: Pick up a lanyard and a neighborhood map at any of the locations on this list. You'll get a sticker for each venue where you buy something to create your own keepsake. Those who collect two stickers from each of ten Chicago neighborhood (all of the suburbs are commingled into a "Greater Suburban" neighborhood, and you'll get VIP treatment at Revolution Brewing's opening party for its new Kedzie St. Brewhouse May 25 (though you still must buy a ticket to the event to get in). With so many events going on, many of which are ticketed and thus sold out, I can best try to present highlights for each day of CBBW. These highlights will mainly focus on:
  1. New Chicago brewers introducing their product
  2. Cheap Beer
  3. Brewers debuting in the Chicago market
  4. Free Beer
  5. One-of-a-kind collaborations and rare beer tappings. This time around, Kentucky Breakfast Stout barely gets a nod.
  6. Did I mention, Free Beer
Before I get carried away with myself, Free Beer usually means a "tasting," where you can score a couple 2 oz. samples. "Tappings" mean a keg or firkin of beer is tapped at the scheduled time. Tasters may be passed around. As an admitted RateBeer "ticker," I know that getting several samples of new-to-you beer can be just as much fun as entire pints. Be it known that you can see a full schedule of CCBW events of their web site. My regular calendar, now at ChiTownOnTap, also lists non-affiliated events. In the interest of a good night's sleep those, I didn't include CCBW events that are just dinner specials at some restaurants with a nice beer list... Read more »
By Mark McDermott,
May 14, 2012 at 11:04 pm
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Chicago-area winners at the World Beer Cup

Chicago-area winners at the World Beer Cup
Haymarket, Goose Island, Shoreline, Revolution, Flossmoor Station, Crown and BrickStone were among winners at the 2012 World Beer Cup... Read more »
By Mark McDermott,
May 8, 2012 at 11:29 pm
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