July Homebrewers Calendar

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 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 28 29 30 31 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.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 | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 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 -----