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 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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