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#CCBW | Day 8: Arts & Crafts with The Hop Review, Brooklyn Brewery and Nate Azark ›
On May 22, 2015  ·  in Arts & Crafts, Chicago Craft Beer Week

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Day 8 of Chicago Craft Beer Week marked the first in a series of events Lakeshore Beverage is co-hosting with The Hop Review called Arts & Crafts: A Celebration of Art and Craft Beer. The inaugural event featured the work of Chicago artist Nate Azark of 12 Line Studio, including a screenprinting demonstration and a custom piece designed especially for the event. Read More


#CCBW | Day 7: Animals Take Over Chicago Craft Beer Week ›
On May 21, 2015  ·  in 3 Sheeps Brewing, Chicago Craft Beer Week, Goose Island Beer Co., Tallgrass Brewing

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Day 7 of Chicago Craft Beer Week was pretty much dominated by a single theme: animals. There were animal-themed beers, animal-named breweries, and actual, real life animals.

The evening started with the Logan Square Petting Zoo, in which our friends at Scales & Tales Traveling Zoo brought some of their exotic animals to a parade of Logan Square bars. We met chinchillas, giant snakes, a hedgehog named sonic, a pig, an anteater, an owl and, as was clearly the highlight for most in the room — a sloth. We drank beers from an all animal taplist from Goose Island, 3 Sheeps, Against the Grain, Evil Twin, Uinta and Tallgrass Brewing. Read More


#CCBW | Day 6: BYOBeer Dinner at Rickshaw Republic ›
On May 20, 2015  ·  in Ale Syndicate, Brewery Ommegang, Chicago Craft Beer Week, Founders Brewing Co., Goose Island Beer Co., SweetWater Brewing

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Last night was the inaugural voyage in our newest event series, BYOBeer Dinners. If you’re a regular reader of this blog you’ve probably noticed how excited I’ve been about this meal. You probably noticed it HERE and HERE. Which is why my recap of day 6 of Chicago Craft Beer Week is entirely about our time at Rickshaw Republic. Read More


#CCBW | Day 4: Goose Island Sunday Funday ›
On May 18, 2015  ·  in Chicago Craft Beer Week, Goose Island Beer Co.

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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


CCBW | Day 3: Busy Beaver Makes Buttons with Brooklyn Brewery ›
On May 17, 2015  ·  in 3 Sheeps Brewing, Chicago Craft Beer Week

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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


#CCBW | Day 2: Donuts in West Town, Pints in Old Town, BCS in Evanston ›
On May 16, 2015  ·  in Brewery Ommegang, Chicago Craft Beer Week, Goose Island Beer Co., SweetWater Brewing

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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).

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