CHICAGO BEER SOCIETY HOMEBREWERS CALENDAR
July, 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
July 2002 August 2002
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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
+------------------------ FEATURED EVENTS -----------------------------+
| TICKETS TO BOTH OF THESE ARE SELLING QUICKLY. ACT NOW OR NEVER!!! |
| Order forms are online at
http://www.chibeer.org |
| |
| Sat Aug 10: BUS TRIP to Great Taste of the Midwest in Madison |
| |
| Sat Aug 17: BLUES AND BREWS CRUISE, Lake Michigan |
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REGULAR CBS EVENTS:
Thu Jul 11, Aug 1: CBS THIRST FURSDAY, Goose Island Clybourn. Bring
homebrew! Yes, it is July 4th - what a way to celebrate Independence Day
and American Beer Month! Drink all-American beer made at your home or by
Goose Island. (NORTH/CLYBOURN stop on the CTA Red Line, or ARMITAGE stop
on the CTA Brown/Purple Lines.)
Wed Jul 17, Aug 21: 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.uswebaccess.net/boss
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:
Jul 13-14: CHICAGO FOLK AND ROOTS FESTIVAL, sponsored by the Old Town
School of Folk Music. Welles Park, 4200 N. Lincoln Ave @ Montrose. Sam
Bush Band, Pine Valley Cosmonauts, many more. More info, list of
performers at
http://www.oldtownschool.org/ PUBLIC TRANSIT: CTA Brown
Line "L" to Western, walk 3 blocks south along Lincoln.
Jul 19-20: Govnor's Public House "BREW DAZE" BEER FESTIVAL. Friday: 5
PM-Midnight; Saturday: 2 PM - Midnight. Govnor's Public House, 220 N.
Randall, Lake in the Hills, IL. Info: (847) 658-4700.
Jul 26-28: GERMAN FEST. Henry Maier (Summerfest) Grounds, Milwaukee, WI.
Visit the Museum of Beer & Brewing exhibit in the Culture Tent! (414)
464-9444
http://www.germanfest.com/ PUBLIC TRANSIT:
http://www.ridemcts.com/festivals/2002FestivalsGuide.pdf
Jul 27-28: NORTH & CLYBOURN BLOCK PARTY. (Goose Island must be involved,
somehow.) (773) 665-4682 PUBLIC TRANSIT: Red Line "L" to the site.
Jul 27-28: TASTE OF LINCOLN AVENUE. Several good beer bars are within
this popular music and food fest. Lincoln, between Wrightwood &
Fullerton, Chicago, IL.
http://www.hitevents.com/2.2.html PUBLIC
TRANSIT: Red or Brown Line "L" to Fullerton; walk two blocks east.
Aug 1-11: WISCONSIN STATE FAIR. West Allis, WI. Microbrew tent, Museum
of Beer and Brewing exhibit, cows, pigs, CHEESE!
http://wistatefair.com/static/sf2/ PUBLIC TRANSIT:
http://www.ridemcts.com/festivals/2002FestivalsGuide.pdf
Aug 6-10: GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL, The Olympia, London, England.
Keep up with details at
http://www.gbbf.org PUBLIC TRANSIT: Fly to
London. Take the Tube in from Heathrow to Earls Court, and transfer to
special Kensington Olympia shuttle train.
Sat Aug 10: CBS BUS TRIP to 16th Annual GREAT TASTE OF THE MIDWEST,
sponsored by Madison Homebrewers & Tasters Guild. Olin-Turville Park,
Madison, WI. $40/members, $50/nonmembers, includes admission to the
fest. Two busses, one departing from Goose Island Clybourn in Da City at
9:00, and a second departing from Prairie Rock Elgin in Da Boonies at
10:00. PUBLIC TRANSIT to the pickup points: Red Line "L" to North/
Clybourn and walk two blocks north on Clybourn to Goose Island, or Metra
Milwaukee District West Line to the National Street stop and walk across
the casino parking lot to Prairie Rock.
Aug 16-18: GOOSE ISLAND FEST, Goose Island Brewpub and surrounding
parking lots. Top musical acts and Goose Island beer.
http://www.hitevents.com/2.3.html
Sat Aug 17: CBS BLUES 'N BREWS CRUISE, Lake Michigan. $60/members
$75/nonmembers. Tickets WILL GO FAST, because it is a smaller boat this
year. AS OF JULY 12, A SMALL NUMBER OF TICKETS WERE STILL AVAILABLE.
Aug 24-25: LAKEVIEW SUMMERFEST. Clark & Addison, Chicago, IL. $5.
Aug 30-31: SPRECHERFEST. Old Heidelberg Park, Glendale, WI
Sep 6-7 Minnesota Homebrewers Guild Competition, and Minnesota Craft
Brewers Guild FALL BREW REVIEW, Downtown Minneapolis.
http://www.mncraftbrew.org
Sep 6-8: GERMAN AMERICAN FESTIVAL. Lincoln Square, Lincoln & Leland at
Western, Chicago, IL. PUBLIC TRANSIT: Brown Line "L" to Western.
Sat Sep 14: CBS PICNIC AND WAR-O-RIBS, Bunker Hill Woods, Caldwell @
Touhy, Niles IL. $0-$10, depending on CBS membership status and what you
bring. Good frequent PUBLIC TRANSIT available to this site!
Sep 20-22: MONROE CHEESE DAYS. Downtown Monroe, WI. Behold the power of
cheese!
Oct 3-5: GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL. Denver, CO.
Jun 18-23, 2003: "Sweet Homebrew Chicago" AHA National Homebrewers
Conference, CHICAGO IL, sponsored by CBS, BOSS, and UKG. Don't miss the
10th Anniversary Crazy Train Pub Crawl.
----- End of forwarded message from Roger Deschner -----