1 May
2003
1 May
'03
12:55 p.m.
Seems like it was April just yesterday. It's Thirst Fursday tonight at
Goose Island Clybourn. Here's what else is going on:
a CHICAGO BEER SOCIETY HOMEBREWERS CALENDAR
May, 2003
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
May 2003 June 2003
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30
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
http://www.starevents.com/festivals.html
http://www.chicagoevents.com/ (lots of smaller fests)
+------------------------ FEATURED EVENTS -----------------------------+
| Sat May 3: AHA BIG BREW-IN. See below for details, directions. |
| |
| Jun 18-21: "Sweet Homebrew Chicago" AHA NATIONAL HOMEBREWERS |
| CONFERENCE. See below for pub crawl, Real Beer Real Food event |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
REGULAR CBS EVENTS:
Thu May 1, Jun 5: CBS THIRST FURSDAY, Goose Island Clybourn. Bring
homebrew! PUBLIC TRANSIT: CTA Red Line "L" to North/Clybourn and walk
two blocks north along Clybourn, or Brown or Purple line to Armitage and
walk two blocks south along Sheffield.
Wed May 21, Jun 18: CBS SOCIAL NIGHT, Map Room. $0.50 discount on pints
of one of the area's best selection of American and imported craft
beers. 1949 N Hoyne @ Armitage, about 1 mile west of the Kennedy
Expressway. PUBLIC TRANSIT: CTA Blue Line "L" to Western/Milwaukee and
walk 5 blocks east along Armitage. Or take Metra UP North (Kenosha) or
Northwest (Harvard) trains to Clybourn Station and walk west on
Armitage.
OTHER AREA CLUB MEETINGS AND REPEATING EVENTS:
o Brewers of South Suburbia, First Friday, http://www.bossbeer.org
o Urban Knaves of Grain, Last Thursday, http://hbd.org/ukg
o Tippicanoe Homebrewers Circle, Lafayette IN. http://hbd.org/thc/
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:
Sat May 3: 6th Annual AHA BIG BREW. CBS' version will take place in
Randy Mosher's back yard, 1604 W. Lunt, Rogers Park, Chicago IL. Bring
your rig, some food to barbecue, some beer, stuff to swap. More info at
http://www.aob.org/events/bigbrew/index.html PUBLIC TRANSIT: CTA Red
Line to Morse, use Lunt exit at north end of platform, walk 3 blocks
west. TIP: Be sure you have a fare card with at least $1.50 on it for
your return; the Lunt entrance has no attendant or farecard vending
machine, just a turnstile.
Sat May 3: BIG AND HUGE HOMEBREW COMPETITION, JT Whitney's Brewpub,
Madison WI. Judges still needed. http://www.mhtg.org
Sun May 4: UPPER MISSISSIPPI MASH OUT HOMEBREW COMPETITION, Summit
Brewing, St. Paul MN. http://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout
May 7-10: NATIONAL CRAFT BREWERS CONFERENCE, New Orleans LA.
http://www.beertown.org
Thu May 8: 3 FLOYDS GUMBALL HEAD RELEASE PARTY. 7:00PM. New Gumball Head
American Wheat beer on hand pull, along with other 3F beers. JT Collins
Pub, 3359 N Paulina @ Lincoln @ Roscoe. PUBLIC TRANSIT: CTA Brown Line
"L" Paulina stop is right across Lincoln from JT Collins. Last train
home 2:15AM.
May 16-17: WORLD EXPO OF BEER, Heritage Park, Frankenmuth, MI. 5 - 10 PM
$5 Entry; $1 Per Beer Sample www.frankenmuth.org
Tue May 20, Tue Jul 1: SAM'S WINE & SPIRITS GRAND BEER TASTING NIGHT.
5:30-8:30. 1720 N Marcy St, Chicago. (Adjacent to Goose Island Clybourn)
Limited to 500 attendees, cost $35. 312-664-4394 http://www.samswine.com
May 29-Jun 1: 4th Annual MAY FEST CHICAGO. Lincoln & Leland, Chicago IL
(312) 659-5800. PUBLIC TRANSIT: CTA Brown Line to Western.
May 29-Jun 1: 20th Annual CHICAGO BLUES FEST, Grant Park. Details,
http://www.cityofchicago.org/SpecialEvents/Festivals/Blues2003/
Sat May 31: 9th Annual BONEYARD BREWOFF HOMEBREW COMPETITION, Champaign
IL. Judges needed! Details: http://www.uiuc.edu/ro/BUZZ
Sat May 31: WISCONSIN STATE FAIR HOMEBREW COMPETITION, Wisconsin State
Fair Grounds, West Allis WI. Further details: http://www.beerbarons.org
Organizer: Chris Belsky, mailto:belskyc@msoe.edu
Sat Jun 14: 13th Annual BREWMASTER'S SOUTHPORT BEER FESTIVAL 2-7 PM
Brewmaster's Pub Southport, Kenosha, WI.
Jun 18-21: "Sweet Homebrew Chicago" AHA NATIONAL HOMEBREWERS CONFERENCE,
CHICAGO IL, sponsored by CBS, BOSS, and UKG. Holiday Inn O'Hare,
Rosemont IL. All-star speaker lineup including Michael Jackson, Fred
Eckhardt, and all the local suspects. Second Round and best-of-show
judging for the National Homebrew Competition. For more info,
http://www.chibeer.org/aha03/ PUBLIC TRANSIT: Blue Line "L" to Rosemont,
walk south past Stevens Convention Center to Holiday Inn. TIP: Hotel
rooms going fast - reserve now 847-671-6350.
Wed Jun 18: 10th Anniversary CRAZY TRAIN Pub Crawl, celebrating the 10th
Anniversary of CBS' legendary Crazy Train trip to the 1993 AHA
Conference in Portland, Oregon. Many original participants will be back!
Leaves from the Holiday Inn O'Hare at 5:00PM, and rides CTA's famous
"L"
trains to Rock Bottom Chicago, Goose Island, Piece, and the Map Room.
Dinner at Rock Bottom, plus a late night chartered bus back.
Sat Jun 21: REAL BEER REAL FOOD, 7-11PM, Holiday Inn Chicago O'Hare,
Rosemont IL. Walkaround tasting in conjunction with the AHA conference,
but this event is open to everyone. $30, or $25 for members of AHA or
CBS.
Thu Jun 26: HUMULUS LUPULUS TASTING, 7-9PM. Jak's Tap, featuring summer
beers. $15.00 http://www.jakstap.com PUBLIC TRANSIT: Blue Line "L" to
UIC/Halsted; climb stairs at center of platform, not ramps at the ends,
to Peoria Street and walk 1.5 blocks north.
Jun 26-Jul 6: SUMMERFEST. Milwaukee. www.summerfest.com
Jun 27-Jul 6: TASTE OF CHICAGO, Grant Park.
Jul 12-13: OLD TOWN SCHOOL FOLK & ROOTS FESTIVAL, Welles Park, Lincoln @
Montrose. http://www.oldtownschool.org NEW FEATURE: Enough
porta-potties!
Aug 5-9: GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL, London, England. www.camra.org.uk
Sat Aug 9: GREAT TASTE OF THE MIDWEST Beer Festival, Madison WI. CBS
chartered bus trip, leaves Goose Island Clybourn or Prairie Rock Elgin
and returns the same evening. Watch for ticket order forms. If you are
going on the CBS bus, you do not need to order fest tickets separately.
If you are not planning on riding our bus, order your tickets directly
from Madison early - this event sold out last year very early.
Sat Aug 16: CBS BLUES 'N BREWS CRUISE, Lake Michigan. This event sold
out early last year. CBS MEMBERS will have an opportunity to order
tickets before anyone else, so join now to make sure you don't miss out!
Sat Sep 13: CBS PICNIC. LeBaugh Woods, Edens Expressway @ Foster.
Sep 25-27: GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL, Denver CO. http://www.aob.org
Sat Oct 4: WORLD BEER FESTIVAL, historic Durham Athletic Park, Durham
NC. Sponsored by All About Beer Magazine.
http://www.allaboutbeer.com/wbf2003