3 Oct
2001
3 Oct
'01
5:08 p.m.
CHICAGO BEER SOCIETY HOMEBREWERS CALENDAR
October 2001
For more information about EVERYTHING, see the CBS Web Page, at its
nifty new address: http://www.chibeer.org/ . See the web page for a CBS
membership form!
For more information about our host, Goose Island, check out
http://www.gooseisland.com
October 2001 November 2001
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28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30
To submit events for this calendar, mailto:roger@chibeer.org. Some
people are always looking for mistakes, and we try to publish something
for everyone, including them. Please let me know about errors or
omissions.
OTHER GOOD CALENDARS:
http://www.creamcitysuds.com
http://www.aob.org
http://www.wxrt.com/aroundtown/fests.html
http://www.cityofchicago.org/SpecialEvents
+------------------------ FEATURED EVENTS -----------------------------+
| Sat Oct 27: CBS SPOOKY BREW REVIEW Homebrew Competition. |
| Flatlander's Brewpub, Lincolnshire IL. Competition entry forms, |
| judge registration, other info at http://www.chibeer.org . |
| Flatlanders info http://www.flatlanders.com PUBLIC TRANSIT: none |
| |
| 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. |
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REGULAR CBS EVENTS:
Thu Oct 4, Nov 1: 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 Oct 17, Nov 21 (Thanksgiving Eve): 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 Oct 20, 4-9pm.
email Bill Friday mpoling(a)onemain.com
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Sep 22 - Oct 7: OKTOBERFEST. Munich, Germany. Every beer lover must do
this once in their life. English language site:
http://www.oktoberfest.de/en/
Sat Oct 6: DiCarlo's Armanetti OKTOBERFEST SAMPLING. 12-4 PM, DiCarlo's
Armanetti's Mundelein, Rt 45 & Rt 60, Mundelein, IL. (847) 566-4600
Sat Oct 6: All About Beer Magazine 6th Annual WORLD BEER FESTIVAL.
Durham Athletic Park, Durham, NC. First session: 12 noon to 4. Second
session: 6pm to 10pm $18. Advance tickets call 1-800-977-2337. 300 beers
from 100 breweries, live entertainment & food.
Oct 6-9: Brewers Association of America 60th Annual Conference. Fairmont
Hotel, Chicago, IL. (919) 530-8140.
NEWLY RESCHEDULED DATE: Oct 12-13. HEINEKEN CLAMBAKE, Walton btwn. State
& Dearborn, Chicago. Music by Buckwheat Zydeco on Firday and
C.J. Chenier on Saturday. Date moved from Sept 14 due to Sept 11 attacks.
http://www.chicagoevents.com/asp/festentres.asp?EventName=Heineken%20Clamba…
Oct 20: DIXIE CUP Homebrew Competition and general party, Houston TX.
One of the oldest and largest homebrew competitions anywhere; always a
good time. Judges needed! http://www.crunchyfrog.net/dixiecup/
WARNING: Hotel rooms filling fast!
Sat Oct 27: CBS SPOOKY BREW REVIEW Homebrew Competition. See above.
Sat Nov 3: AHA "Teach a Friend to Homebrew" Day http://www.aob.org
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.
Sat Nov 17: 25th ANNIVERSARY CBS FALL TASTING. See above.
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) 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.
Sun Jan 27: SUPER BOWL, 5:00PM CST, New Orleans, LA. (!!! *** MAYBE ***
!!!)
Sun Feb 3, 2002: (!!!!! **** TENTATIVE DATE ***** !!!!!) CBS BREWPUB
SHOOTOUT, Irish-American Heritage Center. (Date subject to change if the
Super Bowl is postponed to Feb 3!)
Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2002: REAL ALE FESTIVAL, Goose Island Wrigleyville.
http://www.realalefestival.com/
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