[mba] Great Beer sources in Chicago (fwd)

Many great suggestions for good beer and food in Da Windy City. Forwarded from our friends at the Chicago Beer Society. Cheers, Jim ----- Forwarded message from CBS-HB automatic digest system <LISTSERV(a)LISTSERV.UIC.EDU> ----- X-Authentication-Warning: smtp-relay.enet.umn.edu: Host proxy-1.cc.uic.edu [128.248.155.225] claimed to be listserv.uic.edu Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:09:16 -0600 Reply-To: Chicago Beer Society Home Brewer List <CBS-HB(a)LISTSERV.UIC.EDU> From: CBS-HB automatic digest system <LISTSERV(a)LISTSERV.UIC.EDU> Subject: CBS-HB Digest - 8 Dec 2008 to 9 Dec 2008 (#2008-277) To: CBS-HB(a)LISTSERV.UIC.EDU Precedence: list X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted by DNSRBL, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.0 (smtp-relay.enet.umn.edu [128.101.142.227]); Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:09:32 -0600 (CST) X-Spam-Score: 0.956 () DNS_FROM_RFC_ABUSE,FROM_NO_LOWER,MAILTO_TO_SPAM_ADDR X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.57 on 128.101.142.227 There are 9 messages totalling 415 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Good happy hour/cheap eats in Chicago (9) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 11:21:49 -0500 From: David Cords <dcords(a)GMAIL.COM> Subject: Good happy hour/cheap eats in Chicago Hello fellow CBS'ers David Cords here. My Brother in law and I will be in the city on Dec 19-21. Just wondering if you all can recommend some good places for us to go. We were originally planning on going to the closing of the Clayborn Goose. Glad that its not now closing. Anyway I already have us going to GI, Delilahs, Map Room, etc. Is there any other good places for reasonable priced beer/food for that weekend? Also is there any good beer stores that will be open Sunday out of the city (I hate paying the city income tax!) going back to Michigan? Thanks for all your input. David ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 12:19:37 -0500 From: Christopher Paluch <cpaluch(a)MINDSPRING.COM> Subject: Re: Good happy hour/cheap eats in Chicago HopLeaf would be a good choice for Belgian beers and food (they do carry other craft brews from America and the world). Also the Rock Bottom downtown is always good. Sam's Wine & Spirits should be open on Sunday, as should Binny's - South Loop (which has 10 taps of excellent beers). Unfortunately both are in the city. You can check Binny's website for locations in the southern suburbs. I know there is one in Orland Park, but that may be out of your way. DiCarlos in Mundelein is an excellent choice but they are far north suburbs. On the way back to (or from) Michigan, you do have Flossmoor Station Brewpub and Three Floyds Brewpub. -----Original Message----- - Christopher Paluch ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 11:47:53 -0600 From: Roger Deschner <rogerd(a)UIC.EDU> Subject: Re: Good happy hour/cheap eats in Chicago Rock Bottom has a special Sunday football-watchers menu that is very reasonably priced, and their beer at all locations is clearly worth a visit too. Especially Downtown, but also at their other Chicago area locations too. The highest local tax is the Cook County tax. Going back to Michigan, I don't know where you're going to find anything that's outside of Cook County. For instance, Binny's Orland is still in Cook. DuPage County is way out of your way - even at less than $2/gallon, you'll still spend more on gas than you'll save on tax. (I'd recommend a store in DuPage only if you were headed west.) So you might as well just go to Sam's or Binny's in the city. The Binny's at I-90/94 @ Roosevelt, and the Sam's across from Goose Island, are both "destination" stores the likes of which you will not find elsewhere. Also don't ignore West Lakeview Liquors at 2156 W Addison. If you're shopping for price, the low prices at the Foremost at 2041 N Ashland (known locally as "Mr. Lee's") more than offset the higher taxes, so you might try there first and fill in what else you want elsewhere. Their craft beer selection is very good, but not as deep as Sam's and Binny's. (It's in the strip mall behind Dunkin Donuts at that address.) Roger Deschner rogerd(a)uic.edu Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, "It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver." --by Jack Handy On Tue, 9 Dec 2008, David Cords wrote: ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 17:55:58 +0000 From: John Paul Johnson <trance34(a)COMCAST.NET> Subject: Re: Good happy hour/cheap eats in Chicago Do you have a mode of transportation?=C2=A0 If so you can hit up Two Brothe= rs in Warrenville.=C2=A0 They opened a brew pub last year, and the food is = quite tasty. =C2=A0They also have a brewery supply store at the same locati= on.=C2=A0 They are also located in DuPage county.=20 http://www.twobrosbrew.com/=20 JP=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "David Cords" <dcords(a)GMAIL.COM>=20 To: CBS-HB(a)LISTSERV.UIC.EDU=20 Sent: Tuesday, December 9, 2008 10:21:49 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central=20 Subject: Good happy hour/cheap eats in Chicago=20 Hello fellow CBS'ers David Cords here. My Brother in law and I will be in= =20 the city on Dec 19-21. =C2=A0Just wondering if you all can recommend some g= ood=20 places for us to go. =C2=A0We were originally planning on going to the clos= ing of=20 the Clayborn Goose. =C2=A0Glad that its not now closing. =C2=A0Anyway I alr= eady have=20 us going to GI, Delilahs, Map Room, etc. Is there any other good places for= =20 reasonable priced beer/food for that weekend? Also is there any good beer= =20 stores that will be open Sunday out of the city (I hate paying the city=20 income tax!) going back to Michigan? Thanks for all your input. =C2=A0David= =20 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 12:07:19 -0600 From: Christopher Burke Ellis <falsenorth(a)GMAIL.COM> Subject: Re: Good happy hour/cheap eats in Chicago Here are a couple of my local favorites to grab a beer and a meal: Handlebar (2311 W. North Ave). It's a nice escape from your typical gastro-pub fare, mostly vegetarian (some fish dishes), and all delicious. They always have great beers on tap and in bottles---seems like they switch it up weekly. It's a nice change of scenery from your average beer bar. Jerry's Sandwiches (1938 W Division St). An enormous beer list---easily over a hundred different bottles---all american craft brews. And there are something like 200 sandwiches on the menu. -Chris Ellis On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 11:47 AM, Roger Deschner <rogerd(a)uic.edu> wrote: ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 10:34:03 -0800 From: Melvin Baranski <melb17(a)ATT.NET> Subject: Re: Good happy hour/cheap eats in Chicago 695 W. = A great beer selection in western suburbs try Sal's: Elmhurst =0A=0A695 W. = St. Charles Rd.=0AElmhurst, IL 60126=0A=0APh. 630-833-9800=0AFax 630-833-35= 41=0A=0AStore Hours:=0AMon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-10 p.m.=0ASun. 12-7 p.m=0A=0Ahttp:= //www.salsbeverageworld.com/Locations.html=0A=0A=0A________________________= ________=0AFrom: John Paul Johnson <trance34(a)COMCAST.NET>=0ATo: CBS-HB@LIST= SERV.UIC.EDU=0ASent: Tuesday, December 9, 2008 11:55:58 AM=0ASubject: Re: G= ood happy hour/cheap eats in Chicago=0A=0ADo you have a mode of transportat= ion?=A0 If so you can hit up Two Brothers in Warrenville.=A0 They opened a = brew pub last year, and the food is quite tasty. =A0They also have a brewer= y supply store at the same location.=A0 They are also located in DuPage cou= nty. =0A=0A=0A=0Ahttp://www.twobrosbrew.com/ =0A=0A=0A=0AJP =0A=0A=0A=0A=0A= ----- Original Message ----- =0AFrom: "David Cords" <dcords(a)GMAIL.COM> =0AT= o: CBS-HB(a)LISTSERV.UIC.EDU =0ASent: Tuesday, December 9, 2008 10:21:49 AM G= MT -06:00 US/Canada Central =0ASubject: Good happy hour/cheap eats in Chica= go =0A=0AHello fellow CBS'ers David Cords here. My Brother in law and I wil= l be in =0Athe city on Dec 19-21. =A0Just wondering if you all can recommen= d some good =0Aplaces for us to go. =A0We were originally planning on going= to the closing of =0Athe Clayborn Goose. =A0Glad that its not now closing.= =A0Anyway I already have =0Aus going to GI, Delilahs, Map Room, etc. Is th= ere any other good places for =0Areasonable priced beer/food for that weeke= nd? Also is there any good beer =0Astores that will be open Sunday out of t= he city (I hate paying the city =0Aincome tax!) going back to Michigan? Tha= nks for all your input. =A0David =0A ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 12:48:41 -0600 From: Conor McGrath <conormc(a)POBOX.COM> Subject: Re: Good happy hour/cheap eats in Chicago David Cords wrote the following, on 12/9/08 10:21 AM: Kuma's Corner, 2900 W. Belmont (http://www.kumas-corner.com) is a favorite of mine. Good beer selection, great burgers, and all burgers are $10. I recommend you get there as close to opening time as you can as it'll get crowded fast. -- -Conor conormc(a)pobox.com "Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world." --Kaiser Wilhelm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 11:48:23 -0800 From: David Gallagher <scuttler22(a)YAHOO.COM> Subject: Re: Good happy hour/cheap eats in Chicago I'll second the Kuma's Corner recommendation. Fantastic burgers, wide beer selection, and a mean mac and cheese. The heavy metal music and close quarters can get loud, and ever since they were "Check Pleased" it's been harder to get in the place without a 45 minute wait, so definitely try to go off-peak. --- On Tue, 12/9/08, Conor McGrath <conormc(a)POBOX.COM> wrote: From: Conor McGrath <conormc(a)POBOX.COM> Subject: Re: Good happy hour/cheap eats in Chicago To: CBS-HB(a)LISTSERV.UIC.EDU Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 12:48 PM David Cords wrote the following, on 12/9/08 10:21 AM: in of for Kuma's Corner, 2900 W. Belmont (http://www.kumas-corner.com) is a favorite of mine. Good beer selection, great burgers, and all burgers are $10. I recommend you get there as close to opening time as you can as it'll get crowded fast. -- -Conor conormc(a)pobox.com "Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world." --Kaiser Wilhelm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 15:19:25 -0600 From: "Jason W." <jasonkw62(a)HOTMAIL.COM> Subject: Re: Good happy hour/cheap eats in Chicago Roger means 3041 N Ashland for Foremost Liquors=2C not 2041. I've been mean= ing to check this place out myself on Roger's recommendation.=20 Jay n d g of ve laces for r _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=3DTXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_spee= d_122008= ------------------------------ End of CBS-HB Digest - 8 Dec 2008 to 9 Dec 2008 (#2008-277) *********************************************************** ----- End forwarded message ----- -- ------------------------------ * Dr. James Ellingson, jellings(a)me.umn.edu * * University of Minnesota, mobile : 651/645-0753 * * Great Lakes Brewing News, 1569 Laurel Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104 *