CBS Homebrewer's Calendar for November

Thanks to all for a number of contributions this month. In particular, Steve Hamburg, Whispering Jeff Platt, and Marty Nachel. See everyone later at da Goose. --Roger Deschner CHICAGO BEER SOCIETY HOMEBREWERS CALENDAR November, 2001 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 November 2001 December 2001 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 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.wxrt.com/aroundtown/fests.html http://www.cityofchicago.org/SpecialEvents +------------------------ FEATURED EVENT ------------------------------+ | Sat Nov 17: 25th ANNIVERSARY CBS FALL TASTING. Special anniversary | | tasting to review the past 25 years of the Chicago Beer Society's | | role in the Great American Beer Renaissance, from Special Export to | | Piece. A number of past winners will be available for re-tasting, at | | the Western Hemisphere's oldest continuous annual beer event. | | Exciting new location! La Luce Italian Restaurant, 1393 W. Lake St. | | @ Ogden Ave, near Goose Island Fulton. $35/members $45/nonmembers. | | Ticket order forms available online now, at http://www.chibeer.org | | PUBLIC TRANSIT: Green Line "L" to Lake/Ashland, walk 2 blocks east. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ REGULAR CBS EVENTS: Thu Nov 1, Dec 6: CBS THIRST FURSDAY, Goose Island Clybourn. Bring homebrew! (NORTH/CLYBOURN stop on the CTA Red Line, or ARMITAGE stop on the CTA Brown Line.) Wed Nov 21 (Thanksgiving Eve), Dec 19: 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 o Tippicanoe Homebrewers Circle, Layfayette IN, Sat Nov 10, 7-11pm, 4319 Mayflower Dr. Email Bill Friday mpoling(a)onemain.com SPECIAL EVENTS: Sat Nov 3: AHA "Teach a Friend to Homebrew" Day http://www.aob.org Among other locations, brewing demonstrations at BEER GEAR homebrew shop, 1-4PM, 7901 W. 159th St. (Route 6) Tinley Park IL Nov 3-4: 24 HOURS OF BEER, Antwerp, Belgium. http://www.24-uur.be/ and click on the Welcome message you can read for the English language site. Tue Nov 13: BREWMASTER'S DINNER, Harrison's Brewpub, Orland Park IL. 7:00-9:00. Guest speakers Todd Ashman (just back from Europe) and Bill Ryan from FLOSSMOOR STATION, and Chris Grib and Marty Nachel from BEER GEAR Homebrew Supply Shop. $50.00 Reservations: 708-226-0100 Wed Nov 14: NEW 3 FLOYDS BREWERY OPEN HOUSE. 5-10 PM, 9750 Indiana Parkway, Munster IN. Map, directions http://www.threefloyds.com DIRECTIONS: I-80/94 (Borman) to Calumet Ave (Indiana Exit 1) South to just past 45th and make a right at Superior Avenue. Go to the second street and make a left, that'll be Indiana Parkway. Thu Nov 15: HUMULUS LUPULUS quarterly beer tasting, Jak's Tap. 7-9PM, $10. Generous buffet, prizes and fun. Featuring Stouts, Porters and holiday beers. Jaks Tap is at 901 W. Jackson. http://www.jakstap.com PUBLIC TRANSIT: Blue Line to Halsted/UIC, take the stairs up at the middle of the platform to Peoria Street, and walk 1.5 blocks north. Sat Nov 17: 25th ANNIVERSARY CBS FALL TASTING. See above. Sun Nov 18: CHICAGO BEER AFFAIR. Shenannigan's House of Beer. 8 W. Division, Chicago, IL. PUBLIC TRANSIT: CTA Red Line to Clark/Division and walk one block east. Thu Nov 22: THANKSGIVING. It's the 4th Thursday, not the last Thursday. Steve Hamburg and Roger Deschner once won a round of ales in a London pub for knowing this. Fri Dec 7: (tentative date) ECCENTRIC DAY, Bells Brewery, 355 E. Kalamazoo Street, Kalamazoo, MI. (616-382-2332) http://www.bellsbeer.com "ECCENTRIC" ATTIRE REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION! PUBLIC TRANSIT: Frequent Amtrak trains, on a schedule convenient to this event, actually cost less than Greyhound. http://www.amtrak.com or 1-800-USA-RAIL. Or crash in adjacent Radisson hotel, phone 616-343-3333 for reservations. Sat Dec 15: 11th Annual HAPPY HOLIDAY HOMEBREW COMPETITION. St. Louis Brews Homebrew Club. Final MCAB IV Qualifying event. Entry deadline Dec 10. Registration materials on-line at http://www.stlbrews.org Sat Jan 12, 2002: MINOCQUA ICE COLD BEER FEST. Minocqua Brewing Co. 238 Lake Shore Dr., Minocqua, WI. 715-358-3040. TIP: Reserve lodging now, since the town fills up with snowmobilers on winter weekends. NEW DATE - Sat Feb 2, 2002: CBS BREWPUB SHOOTOUT, Irish-American Heritage Center. 1-5PM. NEW DATE - Sun Feb 3, 2002: SUPER BOWL, 5PM CST, New Orleans, LA. Feb 27 - Mar 2, 2002: REAL ALE FESTIVAL, Goose Island Wrigleyville. Block out your calendar now for additional RAF-week-related events starting Sun Feb 24. http://www.realalefestival.com/ Apr 3-12: AHA National Homebrew Competition 1st Round Entry Deadline. Apr 10-13: NATIONAL CRAFT BREWERS CONFERENCE & Brew Expo. Renaissance Hotel, Cleveland, OH. 303-447-0816 x131 Sat May 4: 5th Annual AHA Big Brew. Jun 20-22, 2002: AHA National Homebrewers Conference, Irving Texas.