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Chicago Craft Beer Weekend, December 14-16

Again I’m working up to the last minute to get more and more holiday events and big beer events into this list. If it seems like there are more beer choices here in Chicago, it’s true! The Brewers’ Association has noted that the Chicago metropolitan area now has 167 commercial brewers, the most of any... Read more »

By Mark McDermott,
December 12, 2018 at 10:54 pm

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