12th Annual Brewpub Shootout Results
The results of the 12th Annual Brewpub Shootout are in. There were 14 participants this year, including the soon-to-open Revolution Brewing, recently-opened The Lucky Monk , and first-time participant,...
View ArticleResults from the 2010 CBS Picnic and War of the Ribs/Chilis/Salsas/Desserts/Etc.
The results are in from the latest food, beer, and fun-filled picnic that was attended by another record crowd. Here is the rundown on total entries: Salsa: 34 Chili: 23 Ribs: 10 Other Meat: 13...
View Article13th Annual Chicagoland Brewpub & Microbrewery Shootout Results
The usual sellout crowd of approximately 300 CBS members attended the latest, greatest, and luckiest (13!) edition of our annual Brewpub Shootout at the Irish American Heritage Center‘s Erin Room on...
View Article2011 Day of the Living Ales Recap
Day of the Living Ales, the region’s largest celebration of cask-conditioned beers, was held on March 5. Twenty-six breweries from Chicagoland and beyond provided 44 different beers, while 500...
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2011 Spooky Brew Review Homebrew Competition Results
Congratulations to the winners of the 2011 Chicago Beer Society Spooky Brew Review Homebrew Competition. Not only was this our 20th anniversary, but we also had 353 entries this year, the most ever!...
View Article14th Anniversary Chicagoland Brewpub & Microbrewery Shootout Results
How could the area’s greatest beer & food event get any better? Well, for starters it could be in a larger venue so more people and breweries could attend; then the brewers and the chefs could top...
View Article2013 Brewpub Shootout Recap
2013 Winners!!! Food 1. BrickStone Restaurant & Brewery – Bourbannais IL 2. Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery – Chicago, Lombard, Orland Park, Warrenville IL 3. Goose Island Brewpub – Chicago...
View Article2013 Day and Night of the Living Ales Recap
Here are the winners from this years Day and Night of the Living Ales. Golden Tut – The Cellarmen’s Award: #20 Metropolitan Brewing Co. - Zwickel Flywheel Third Place: #13 Half Acre Beer Co. - Baume’...
View ArticleFirst Thursday Hop Growing
Special Thanks to John Beystehner from Brew & Grow For coming in to First Thursday and teaching us about hop growing. Go to your local Brew & Grow to get everything you need to start growing...
View Article2014 Brewpub Shootout Results
We hope everyone enjoyed themselves at this year’s Shootout. Without a doubt, the brewpubs and breweries really outshone themselves with their fantastic beer and food offerings. The winners are listed...
View Article2015 Brewpub Shootout (Recap)
Chicago Beer Society’s Seventeenth Annual Brewpub & Microbrewery Shootout at Zhou B Art Center is in the books, but the memories of delicious dishes and astounding ales linger on…A huge thanks to...
View Article2015 Day of The Living Ales Recap
Congratulations to the winners of the 2015 Day of the Living Ales. Forty-seven cask ales were sampled by attendees over 2 sessions. Attendees voted on their top three favorite beers. Once the votes...
View Article2015 Fall Tasting Results (Recap)
On December 6th, 2015 we were hosted again at Kiser Tiger where approximately 75 people were presented with 14 wonderful and special beers. These 14 beers were presented in a walk-around blind tasting...
View Article2016 Brewpub Shootout Results (Recap)
Results for the 2016 Brewpub and Microbrewery Shootout Favorite Beer #8 Revolution #6 Off Color #10 Three Floyds Favorite Food #10 Three Floyds #5 Haymarket Pub and Brewery #9 Rock Bottom Restaurants...
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2016 Day of the Living Ales (Recap)
Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 Day of the Living Ales. Forty-six cask ales were sampled by attendees over 2 sessions. Attendees voted on their top three favorite beers. Once the votes were...
View Article2016 Annual CBS Picnic (SOLD OUT)
SOLD OUT. Picnic is now at capacityScroll down for the full beer list!Please note the Foster Ave bridge will be down between Pulaski and Cicero. This will affect all traffic including buses so please...
View Article2016 – 40th Annual Fall Tasting
This Fall Tasting will be the 40th Fall Tasting and one of the oldest and longest continuously running beer event in the country! As such, we are pulling out all the stops to put on a very special...
View Article2016 Bus Trip to NW Indiana
You Can’t Dance in Indiana, but You Can Drink..Bus TripHave you ever wanted to visit many of the great breweries in NW Indiana? Chicago Beer Society is pleased to announce our summer event is a bus...
View ArticleGreat Taste of the Midwest 2016 (Sold Out)
Both Country and City Buses are Sold OutThe Great Taste of the Midwest at Olin-Turville Park in Madison, WI is always one of the country’s best beer festivals. It’s become so popular that the limited...
View Article2016 Spooky Brew Review
Spooky Brew is back this year and will be held on October 22nd at the Copernicus Center.More information including how to enter is available at http://spooky.chibeer.orgNote: this homebrew competition...
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