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Day 4 of Chicago Craft Beer Week was about one thing: Goose Island Sunday Funday.
Sunday Funday is that magical time of year where Chicago beer fans gather in Goose Island’s barrel warehouse for a dodgeball tournament, music, food and, of course, an epic beer list. Read More
Day 3 of Chicago Craft Beer Week felt like the first day of summer. And what better way to celebrate summer in Chicago then a few pints on a patio? I spent the afternoon with Ben and Jennifer at Brooklyn Brewery making some custom CCBW buttons with Busy Beaver Button Co in Logan Square. Read More
Day two of Chicago Craft Beer Week started about the best way a day can possibly start: with a donut. This particular donut was Glazed and Infused’s CCBW-inspired creation called IPD (India Pale Donut).
Beer Under Glass. Beer Under Umbrellas. Beer Amongst Ferns. There are a lot of names that this event tends to go by, but any way you slice it, BUG is a great way to kick off Chicago Craft Beer Week. It’s also one of my personal favorite events of the year.
Beer Under Glass is great because there’s really nothing quite like sipping beer with a few thousand friends in the beautiful Garfield Park Conservatory. But it’s also a rare opportunity to see such a large collection of Illinois breweries under one (glass) roof. From self-distributed operations all the way up to Illinois’ largest producers, everyone’s pouring beers and celebrating the beginning of the magical celebration of our community that we call CCBW. Read More
When the clock strikes five pm, Chicagoans head home from the office and stop at their neighborhood bar for a quick post-work beer. What kind of beer that is, however, varies by neighborhood- and in honor of Chicago Craft Beer Week May 14-24, we decided to investigate what kind of beer your neighbors are most likely to be drinking.
In our exploration, we analyzed a year’s worth of sales data from thousands of bars, restaurants, liquor stores, grocery stores, and anywhere else that sells beer. First, we went to the data to determine the averages for consumption of each style of beer throughout the entire city of Chicago. Then, we compared the Chicago-wide averages to the percentage of one style of beer sold in one neighborhood, which allowed us to find what styles of beer that neighborhood proportionally prefers. Here’s what we found:
Lakeshore Beverage will be hosting a bunch of great events during this year’s Chicago Craft Beer Week but one of the ones I’m most excited about is the first in a new series of meals we’re calling BYOBeer Dinners.
BYOBeer Dinners are custom meals designed to showcase Chicago’s unique BYOB restaurants with beverage pairings provided by Lakeshore Beverage. During the meal, Lakeshore’s beer experts will explain the reasoning behind the pairings, while the restaurant owners and family members tell the story behind the dishes we’re enjoying and the neighborhoods we’re enjoying them in.