March Homebrewers Calendar

CHICAGO BEER SOCIETY HOMEBREWERS CALENDAR March, 2002 For more information about EVERYTHING, including a CBS Membership Form, see the CBS Web Page, at http://www.chibeer.org/ For more information about our host, check out http://www.gooseisland.com March 2002 April 2002 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 To submit events for this calendar, mailto:roger@chibeer.org. OTHER GOOD CALENDARS: http://www.creamcitysuds.com http://www.aob.org http://www.maproom.com http://www.wxrt.com/aroundtown/fests.html (covers summer only) http://www.cityofchicago.org/SpecialEvents +------------------------ FEATURED EVENTS -----------------------------+ | Feb 24-Mar 2: REAL ALE FESTIVAL WEEK. | | Advance tix to all RAF events at http://www.realalefestival.com | | | | Fri Mar 1: REAL ALE FESTIVAL 5:00-11:00PM $12.50/advance $15/door | | Sat Mar 2: REAL ALE FESTIVAL 11:30AM-4:30PM *** SOLD OUT *** | | Sat Mar 2: REAL ALE FESTIVAL 6:30PM-11:00PM $12.50/advance $15/door | | | | NOTE CHANGED DATES for Delilah's Barleywine Fest and the Peoria | | International Beer Fest. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ REGULAR CBS EVENTS: Thu Mar 7, Apr 4: CBS THIRST FURSDAY, Goose Island Clybourn. Bring homebrew! (NORTH/CLYBOURN stop on the CTA Red Line, or ARMITAGE stop on the CTA Brown/Purple Lines.) Wed Mar 20, Apr 17: CBS SOCIAL NIGHT, Map Room. $0.50 discount on pints of one of the area's best selection of American and imported craft beers. (WESTERN/MILWAUKEE stop on the CTA Blue Line; walk 5 blocks east) OTHER AREA CLUB MEETINGS AND REPEATING EVENTS: o Brewers of South Suburbia, First Friday, http://www.megsinet.net/~bethke/boss/index.html o Urban Knaves of Grain, Last Thursday, http://hbd.org/ukg MAP ROOM BELGIAN MONDAYS. Belgian Mondays at Sundown at the Map Room with $1.00 off Belgian Ales and Snacks featuring Imported Cheeses and Sausage. The Map Room, 1949 N. Hoyne, Chicago, IL (773) 252-7636 http://www.maproom.com SPECIAL EVENTS: Feb 24 - Mar 2, 2002: REAL ALE FESTIVAL, Goose Island Wrigleyville. See above for list of events, and http://www.realalefestival.com/ Sun Mar 3: *** HURRY - ALMOST SOLD OUT *** Museum of Beer & Brewing HISTORIC PABST BREWERY & TAVERN TOUR. 2-6 PM. $25 Minimum Donation. Advance Tickets Only. (414) 444-8763 or (414) 643-0050 TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE REAL ALE FESTIVAL - Windy City Suds booth. Wed Mar 6: BREWMASTERS DINNER. Ram Schaumburg, 1901 E. McConner Parkway off Golf, Schaumburg, IL (847) 517-8791 NEW DATE: Sat Mar 9: BARLEYWINE FEST. Delilah's, 2771 N. Lincoln, Chicago, IL. This figures to be the biggest and most extravagant yet. PUBLIC TRANSIT: CTA Brown/Purple line to Diversey, and walk three blocks west to Lincoln; go left 1/2 block. NEW DATE: Sat Mar 9: INTERNATIONAL BEER FESTIVAL. Exposition Gardens, 16001 W. Northmoor, Peoria, IL (309) 673-1100 3-10 PM. (309) 673-1100 Sat Mar 9: 7th annual KONA BREWERS FESTIVAL. 2:30-6:30PM, King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel Luau Grounds, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. $35 advance, $40 @ door. 808-334-BREW (2739), http://www.konabrewingco.com Sat Mar 9: BLESSING OF THE BOCK HOMEBREW COMPETITION, Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee. (Bock styles only - see web page.) BJCP Sanctioned competition. ENTER THE HOMEBREW COMPETITON AND GET IN TO THE FEST FOR JUST $15! More info call the Purple Foot 414-327-2130. Entry forms, etc. at http://www.milwaukeebeerfest.com Sun Mar 10: 14th Annual BLESSING OF THE BOCK MILWAUKEE BEER FESTIVAL. One of the oldest beer festivals in the Midwest restores the ancient tradition of preists blessing the first springtime brew. Homebrewers are invited to bring a bottle of their own Bock or specialty brew to be blessed, along with the commercial brews at the fest. Homebrew competition winners will be announced at the fest. American-Serb Hall, 5101 Oklahoma Ave. Milwaukee, WI. Noon to 4:30 PM. $30 Door, $25 Advance, $20 6 Tickets or more, $15 homebrew competition entrants. More fest info, homebrew competition entry forms, map, http://www.milwaukeebeerfest.com PUBLIC TRANSIT: Amtrak or Greyhound to Downtown Milwaukee. Catch MCTA Bus #80 6th Street, right outside the bus or train station, south to Oklahoma Avenue, and transfer to bus #51 Oklahoma Ave west to Serb Hall. Busses #80 and #51 have Sunday service until late evening. More info, schedules http://www.RideMCTS.com/ http://www.amtrak.com http://www.greyhound.com Sun Mar 10: STOUT FEST, Goose Island - Clybourn. (773) 915-0071 PUBLIC TRANSIT: Red Line to North/Clybourn and walk 2 blocks north along Clybourn, or Brown/Purple line to Armitage and walk two blocks south along Sheffield. Sun Mar 17: ST. PATRICK'S DAY Sat Mar 23: Urban Knaves of Grain DRUNK MONK CHALLENGE. 2 Brothers Brewing Co., 30W114 Butterfield Rd, Warrenville, IL. Entries due March 4 - 16. Details, rules, entry forms, judge/steward forms, are all online now at the UKG web site, at http://hbd.org/ukg/ Apr 3-12: AHA National Homebrew Competition 1st Round Entry Deadline. Thu Apr 4: CBS FIRST THURSDAY welcomes CHARLIE PAPAZIAN at Goose Island Clybourn. Walk-in entries to the National Homebrew Competition will be accepted here. Fri Apr 5: Charlie Papazian appears at BEER GEAR Homebrew Shop from 11:00-12:30, 7901 W 159th St in Tinley Park, and then nurses his hangover from last night with lunch at FLOSSMOOR STATION BREWPUB, 1-3PM, 1035 Sterling Ave in Flossmoor. PUBLIC TRANSIT to Flossmoor only: Metra Electric train to Flossmoor; there is a train leaving Randolph @ Michigan at 12:30 that gets there at 1:14. Sat Apr 6: BEER BAR TOUR OF MILWAUKEE, sponsored by Homebrew Market. Details, Call 800-261-2337 Apr 10-13: NATIONAL CRAFT BREWERS CONFERENCE & Brew Expo. Renaissance Hotel, Cleveland, OH. 303-447-0816 x131 Sat Apr 13: B.O.S.S. CHICAGO CUP CHALLENGE Homebrew Competition. Maple Tree Inn, Blue Island IL. Tue Apr 16: FIRESIDE UNIBROUE DINNER with Laurent Gilbert. Fireside Restaurant, Chicago, IL Tue Apr 16: DELILAH'S ANCHOR BEER & SPIRITS TASTING. 2771 N. Lincoln, Chicago, IL. PUBLIC TRANSIT: CTA Brown/Purple line to Diversey, and walk three blocks west to Lincoln; go left 1/2 block. Wed Apr 17: 2ND ANNUAL WHISKEYFEST. Featuring beers from Anchor, Unibroue, Dogfish Head & Victory. 6:30 - 10 PM. Hyatt Regency, Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL. Advance Tickets Only $65. (800) 610-MALT. Apr 26-28: NATIONAL HOMEBREW COMPETITION CHICAGO REGION, Rock Bottom Chicago. Watch this space for details about entry, judging, partying, etc. Entry forms now in Zymurgy or at http://www.aob.org CORRECT DATE HERE - Sat May 4: 5th Annual AHA BIG BREW. Plan now to come and brew; those who did last year for CBS's Big Brew Day had a good time, and made a whole lot of good beer. 2002 location TBD. (This event is listed incorrectly on other calendars. May 4 is it.) Thu Jun 20: HUMULUS LUPULUS BEER TASTING and SUDS SHOW with Whispering Jeff. 7:00-9:00PM. Jaks Tap, 901 W. Jackson, Chicago, IL http://www.jakstap.com A real deal at $10.00. Taste beers, sample food, win raffle prizes. PUBLIC TRANSIT: CTA Blue Line (any train, either Cermak or Park Forest) to Halsted/UIC. Climb the stairs at the center of the platform (not the ramps at the ends) to Peoria Street and walk one block north to Jackson. Jun 20-22, 2002: AHA National Homebrewers Conference and NHC 2nd Round Judging, Irving, Texas. http://www.aob.org for complete info. Jun, 2003: AHA National Homebrewers Conference, CHICAGO IL, sponsored by CBS, BOSS, and UKG. ----- End of forwarded message from Roger Deschner -----