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Windy City Smokeout returns to Chicago July 13-15 with music from Brett Young, Brett Eldredge, Brothers Osborne and more! In addition to hosting some of country music’s best artists, Smokeout features the best in beer and barbecue, too. Over 50 craft beers will be available this year, including rarities from the likes of Boulevard, Shiner, Goose Island, Founders, Moody Tongue, and for one-weekend-only: Wicked Weed.
So if you’re a fan of country music, good food, and cold beer, LISTEN UP! We’re giving away a pair of Windy City Smokeout tickets, well — 3-day passes! — to one lucky winner. Must be 21 or older to enter; winner will be notified Tuesday, July 10 via email.
Summer beer drinking season is here and our training and education manager, Chris, is ready to whip you into shape. Watch the video below and be sure to find one of these fine beverages near you using our Beer Finder.
Summer drinking season is here and no matter what your taste preferences are, we’ve got a beer (or cider) for you. These essential summer beers are perfect for outdoor drinking, indoor drinking, boat drinking, beach drinking, well — any kind of drinking really. Consider this your helpful guide from now until September. Be sure to use our Beer Finder to locate one of these fine beverages near you.
Goose Island is back for another year of fierce competition, cold beer, and DODGEBALL. Their annual Battle of the Breweries Dodgeball Tournament is set for Sunday, May 20th and we’re giving away a pair of tickets for you and a guest!
Specialty beers include:
Say what?! And if that’s not good enough, there will be food from Girl and the Goat, DönerMen, The Fat Shallot, Yum Dum, 5411 Empanadas, and Bub City. Sounds like an excellent way to spend your Sunday if you ask us.
Shortly following the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in November 1932, the Cullen-Harrison Act was signed and enacted on April 7, 1933. The act stated that it was now legal to purchase, sell, and consume 3.2% ABV beer following Prohibition in the United States. As such, today we recognize this date as National Beer Day.
To get the full story behind this point in beer history, we sat down with beer historian, Liz Garibay (History on Tap, Chicago Brewseum) at the historic Drake Hotel in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood.
According to Twitter, Thursday, April 5th is #DeepDishPizzaDay. And as prideful as Chicagoans are, there are few things we do better than pizza (sorry New York City). Whether it’s the buttery-flakey crust from Gino’s East or Lou Malnati’s or the pan-style goodness from Pequod’s, there is deep dish style for everyone. Sure, it’s not necessarily the go-to pizza all the time–but when you do have it, it’s a real treat.
Our friends at Old Style also know a thing or two about pizza. Hell, they invented the annual Old Style Chicago Pizza Summit two years ago. This year’s Summit on April 22 is sure to be even better than the last two but unfortunately, it’s sold out…until now.