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Win This Ravinia Picnic Pack With 4 Tickets to Duran Duran! ›
On June 28, 2016  ·  in Giveaway, Goose Island Beer Co.


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If you’ve ever been to Ravinia Festival, you know you can’t walk in empty handed. As one of Chicagoland’s premiere music venues, Ravinia encourages lawn seat guests to bring food, beverages, blankets, and chairs to enjoy the performance al fresco. That’s why we teamed up with Goose Island and put together this Ravinia Picnic Pack for you and three friends to see Duran Duran at Ravinia on Friday, July 8! Beer and food not included, there are gift cards for that! The prize pack includes:

  • (4) Lawn seats to the concert
  • Goose Island travel cooler
  • Goose Island vintage series glassware
  • Gift cards to Publican Quality Meats and Garfield’s Beverage Warehouse (we recommend charcuterie with a 4-pack or 750ml bottle of Sofie or Matilda)
  • Custom cheese board from Rest & Repine Woodworks
  • All purpose picnic blanket Read More

Get Into SweetWater’s Secret Rooftop Party During Phish ›
On June 19, 2016  ·  in Giveaway, SweetWater Brewing

SweetWater-Phish-blogCan you smell that? Legendary jam band Phish is coming to Wrigley Field this weekend! And thanks to SweetWater Brewing, we’re sending you and a friend to their secret Wrigleyville rooftop party on Friday, June 24! Enter the to win this heady experience below.

Must be 21 or over. Winner will be notified via email on Thursday, June 23rd at 4:20pm.

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Enter To Win: Not Your Father’s Day Gift Pack From Small Town Brewery ›
On June 12, 2016  ·  in Giveaway, Holidays, Small Town Brewery

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Father’s Day is less than a week away and if you’re anything like the us, it’s safe to say you haven’t given thought to Dad’s gift yet. Well, we’ve got you covered. Thanks to Small Town Brewery, we’ve put together a Not Your Father’s Day Gift Pack you can enter to win with the form below. The gift pack includes Not Your Father’s Root Beer mugs, bottle openers, Small Town Brewery bar tin, and a Small Town Brewery t-shirt (beer not included). Good luck and here’s to all the dads out there! Read More


#CCBW | Goose Island Sunday Funday Ticket Giveaway ›
On May 16, 2016  ·  in Chicago Craft Beer Week, Giveaway, Goose Island Beer Co., Uncategorized

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Last year’s Goose Island Sunday Funday was one of our favorite events of Chicago Craft Beer Week. This year’s third annual installment promises to be even better.

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Enter To Win Frank Caliendo Tickets ›
On April 18, 2016  ·  in Giveaway

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The NFL Draft comes back to Chicago next week and with that comes our favorite ESPN reporters…and their impersonator. That’s right, we’ve got two tickets to send you and a friend to a private show starring comedian (and ESPN impersonator) Frank Caliendo, courtesy of ESPN Chicago and Bud Light.

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Chicago Cubs Home Opener Ticket Giveaway ›
On April 05, 2016  ·  in Giveaway

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The Chicago Cubs Home Opener is less than a week away and we could not be more excited. And even though this is technically a beer blog, who’s to say we don’t like sports too? In fact, when beer and sports collide (as they so often do in this great city) we want to be there to tell you about it. Thanks to Budweiser, we are giving away 20 pairs of tickets to the Cubs Home Opener against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, April 11!

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