Public Events
Windy City Distribution Co., host distributor for CBC 2010, is sponsoring quite a few events throughout Chicago this week—including beer dinners, rare beer tappings and many beers on "one-time visits" to the Chicagoland area! This guide is the perfect place to begin planning your week of checking out these great beers at many of our city's best taverns and restaurants.
Windy City Distribution Event Guide 
Tuesday, April 6
Sierra Nevada Tasting
| Where: | The Long Room |
| Address: | 1612 W. Irving Park, Chicago, IL 60613 |
| When: | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm |
| Phone Number: | 773.665.4500 |
| Website: | LongRoomChicago.com |
A Sierra Nevada tasting will take place at The Long Room on Wednesday, April 7th from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. This event is open to the public. The following beers will be on draught: Pale Ale, Glissade, Sierra XXX Fritz and Ken's, Life and Limb and Scotch Ale Aged in Scotch Barrels.
Dogfloydapalooza 2
| Where: | Bottom Lounge, Volcano Room & Patio |
| Address: | 1375 W. Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60607 |
| When: | 9:00 pm – 2:00 am |
| Price: | $20 includes first pint of beer |
| Phone Number: | 312.666.6775 |
| Website: | BottomLounge.com |
| Contact: | Mike Miller, Owner |
Rare opportunity to enjoy the specialty beers of Dogfish Head Brewery in Milton, Delaware and Three Floyds Brewing Co. in Munster, Indiana, in the company of brewers Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head and 5Nick Floyd of Three Floyds. Featuring 10 special beers on draft, to be revealed at the event; five each from the two award-winning breweries. Music by Andre Williams with The Goldstars at 9:30 p.m., and Jon Langford and The Cashed Johnnies at 11 pm. Tickets available in advance at www.bottomlounge.com or at the door if available.
Wednesday, April 7
Brewers from Coniston, Ridgeway and De Ranke @ Delilah's
| Where: | Delilah's |
| Address: | 2771 North Lincoln Avenue |
| When: | 9:00 – 11:00 pm |
| Phone Number: | 773.472.2771 |
Stone Brewing Co. at The Publican
| Where: | The Publican |
| Address: | 845 West Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607 |
| When: | 9:30 pm |
| Phone Number: | 312.733.9555 |
East Coast, West Coast, and..Third Coast?! We're storming the city and bringing our brewer pals with us for your chance to meet three American brewing legends all at the same time! Join the party and enjoy some rare Stone finds like our never-bottled 2010 Stone Old Guardian Belgo-Barley Wine. Around 9:30 or so, you'll get to chat up Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head, Nick Floyd of Three Floyds, and our very own Greg Koch, fresh from the Craft Brewers Conference reception!
Shorts Guest Tap Party
| Where: | The Publican |
| Address: | 845 West Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607 |
| When: | 9:30 pm |
| Phone Number: | 312.733.9555 |
Its only a one off venture to Chicagoland, but the Shorts crew will be bringing in bottles for the Chicago market around CBC. Also at Sheffields on Wednesday April 7 @ 7pm we will be having 8 beers on tap (this will be the first time and likely only time in the next few years). All welcome.
Metropolitan Brewing at Hackney's Printer's Row
| Where: | Hackney's Printer's Row |
| Address: | 733 S Dearborn, Chicago |
| When: | 10:30 pm |
| Website: | HackneysPrintersRow.com |
Metropolitan Brewing will be joining our good pals at Two Brothers Brewing as we tap some special beers. Metro will be tapping a Baltic Porter, one of the two times you'll have a chance to taste it.
Thursday, April 8
Flossmoor Station Brewers: Past and Present
| Where: | Map Room |
| Address: | 1949 N. Hoyne, Chicago |
| When: | 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm |
This event features the past two brewers and the current head brewer at Flossmoor Station Brewing Company, each pouring a selection from their current breweries. Original Floosmoor Station brewmaster Todd Ashman (currently with Fifty Fifty Brewing Co. in Truckee, Calif.) and current Flossmoor brewmaster Bryan Shimkos join the brewmaster between them, Matt Van Wyk (currently at Oakshire Brewing in Eugene, Oregon) for an evening of great beers. Flossmoor Station, winner of dozens of Great American Beer Festival (GABF) and World Beer Cup awards, plus GABF Small Brewpub of the Year in 2006, have been making beers in Chicagoland since 1996. Todd, Matt and Bryan will each have a beer on tap at the Map Room and be available for a meet and greet.
Craft Brewing Legend Fritz Maytag
| Where: | Whole Foods Lincoln Park |
| Address: | 1550 N. Kingsbury St., Chicago, IL 60642 |
| When: | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm |
| Phone Number: | (312) 587-0648 |
| Website: | WholeFoodsMarket.com |
| Contact: | Christopher Kolodziej, Beer Buyer, Whole Foods Market Kingsbury |
Sampling of Anchor products; Anchor Beer and Junipero Gin cocktail specials all day.
Legendary Brewmaster Fritz Maytag, best known as the grandfather of the craft brewing revolution and owner of San Francisco's Anchor Brewing & Distilling Company and York Creek Vineyards in Napa Valley, meets and greets fans and talks about the history of microbrewing and the burgeoning artisanal distilling movement. Sampling includes Anchor Beers and Junipero Gin, York Creek Wines and Maytag Blue Cheese, created by Fritz's father in 1941 on the family's Iowa dairy farms. Anchor pints will be available for $3 and Junipero Gin cocktails for $6 all day. No reservations required.
Binny's South Loop
| When: | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm |
Meet some of the Great Lakes Brewing Co's Owners/Brewers over a pint of Rye of the Tiger – A Rye IPA.
New Beer Release/ Beer Naming Event
| Where: | The Bottom Lounge |
| Address | 1375 W. Lake St. |
| When: | 6:00 – 9:00 pm |
Atwater is launching its first ever Double IPA Single Batch at The Bottom Lounge for CBC 2010. The event is from 6:00 – 9:00 pm with the tapping of the firkin at 7:00 pm and complementary appetizers and Double IPA samples from 7:00 – 8:00 pm at a hosted bar by Atwater Brewery and Central Beverage.
$4 Atwater pints all night, while supplies last. We will have logo glassware while supplies last, Atwater swag, and a prize for the best name that night!
Don't just stand there! Have some Firkin Flywheel! Our good friends at Revolution Brewing Company will be featuring firkin-conditioned Flywheel during CBC.
Stone Brewing Co. at Quenchers Saloon
| Where: | Quenchers Saloon |
| Address: | 2401 North Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647-2011 |
| When: | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm |
| Phone Number: | 773.276.9730 |
| Website: | Quenchers.com |
Stone partners up with local brewing pals from Two Brothers! We're so happy to be in Chicago we've rounded up some hometown brews for an awesome party. Quenchers is hosting a combined eight taps of tasty brews from our breweries. Don't miss it, or you'll miss out on special beers like our Double Dry Hopped Stone IPA!
Jolly Pumpkin/NØgne Ø/Stone Collaboration Dinner
| Where: | Blackbird Restaurant |
| Address: | 619 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60661 |
| When: | 7:00 pm |
| Phone: | 312.715.0708 |
Stone Brewing Co. is celebrating our triumphant arrival in Chicago with an evening nothing short of stupendous. Join us for a very special dinner, and you'll get to meet the brewers from our international collaboration with Jolly Pumpkin and Norway's Nøgne-Ø! Of course, you'll also get to try the fruits of our labors: Jolly Pumpkin / Nøgne-Ø / Stone Special Holiday Ale. Also in attendance: Stone 07.07.07 Vertical Epic Ale. Very limited seating available!
Metropolitan Brewing at Reggie's Rock Club
| Where: | Reggie's Rock Club. |
| Address: | 2109 S State, Chicago, IL. |
| When: | 8:00 pm |
| Website: | ReggiesLive.com |
Starting at 5:00 pm, the one seriously cool bus will make rounds to the three main Craft Brewers Conference hotels (the Sheraton at 301 E North Water Street; the W at 644 N LSD; and Four Points Sheraton at 630 N Rush). The bus will pick up anyone—conference attendees, local music/beer lovers, people who want to ride on a cool bus—and bring them to Reggie's Rock Club for a metal show (9 pm—Killer Moon; 10 pm—Reptoids) and Metro beers. Just show up sometime between 5 pm and 8 pm. If you're in a hurry, tweet @MetroBrewing and let us know you're waiting. We'll see what we can do. Reggie's is offering half-price burgers and sandwiches that night, so join us for some eats and Metro beers before the show.
Nightwood
| When: | 8:00 – 10:00 pm |
Enjoy a 3 course Prix Fixe menu from Ohio Native Chef Jason Vincent. Each course will be paired with a different GLBC beer with one pub exclusive in the mix.
Michigan Brewers at Sheffield's Beer Garden and Back Room Barbecue
| Where: | Sheffield's Beer Garden and Back Room Barbecue |
| Address: | 3258 North Sheffield Ave., Chicago, IL 60657 |
| When: | 9:00 – 11:00 pm |
| Contact: | Scott Graham |
Please join the Michigan Brewers Guild for an evening of Michigan beer featuring special beers and collaborations from Michigan breweries. Come experience Michigan, The Great Beer State. View the invitation.
Brewers from Jolly Pumpkin, NØgne Ø and Stone @ Delilah's
| Where: | Delilah's |
| Address: | 2771 North Lincoln Avenue |
| When: | 9:00 – 11:00 pm |
| Phone Number: | 773.472.2771 |
Skylark
| Where: | Skylark |
| When: | 10:00 pm – 12:00 am |
Stop in to one of Pilsens' long standing American Craft Beer institutions and enjoy a pint of Rye of the Tiger–a Rye IPA.
Friday, April 9
Maproom
| When: | 5:30 – 7:30 pm |
Come into one of Chicago's Best Craft Beer Bars for a special Tapping Event with Great Lakes Brewing Co rare beers. They will be bringing Bourbon Barrel Aged Blackout Stout, Big Black Smoke – a porter with smoked malt flavor and Rye of the Tiger – a Rye IPA. All beers will be paired with some small bites from the Great American Cheese collection and Henry Kaminski Meats.
Bad Apple
| When: | 6:00 – 8:00 pm |
This bar has been one of the best beer bars to open in the past year and we are excited about the Bad Apple being Great Lakes Brewing Co's partner for the Glunz Rare Beer Bus Tour. Bus Riders will enjoy Big Black Smoke and patrons can try to get some Tempus Fugit – a strong/old ale brewed with honey and 5 different types of malt, or, they can try the Rye of the Tiger – a Rye IPA.
Rare Beer Bus Tour hosted by Louis Glunz Beverage
| When: | 9:00 – 11:00 pm |
Both Delilah's and Bottom Lounge are participating in the Rare Beer Bus Tour hosted by Louis Glunz Beverage. From 5pm until 2am, beer enthusiasts can ride from one great Chicago beer drinking location to another for free. Delilah's will be hosting the brewers from Brew Dog in Scotland and Bottom Lounge will be hosting the brewers from Founder's in Michigan.
The Publican Beer Dinner
| Where: | The Publican |
| Address: | 837 W. Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607 |
| When: | 7:00 pm |
| Price: | $75 per person (plus tax and gratuity) |
| Phone Number: | 312.733.9555 |
| Website: | ThePublicanRestaurant.com |
| Contact: | Michael McAvena, Beer Director |
Chef Paul Kahan and his crew present a six-course dinner paired with beers from Michigan's New Holland Brewing Company and Colorado's New Belgium Brewing Company, including a unique "blending course" that combines beer from both breweries. "Eat with the Brewers" seating with brewery notables at 7 pm. The full menu will also be available to all other guests that evening, and includes: Kushi Oysters with pine mignonette and New Holland Mad Hatter IPA; shrimp with slow toasted garlic, fried plantains and wild onions, and New Belgium Abbey Ale; artichokes & burrata and New Belgium Bier de Mars; rillettes & buckwheat crepes and New Holland Envious; grilled game and New Holland's Charkoota Rye and New Belgium's La Folie; and, bunuelos and New Belgium's LeFleur Trans Atlantic Kriek alongside New Holland's El Mole Ocho. Limited seats available. Reservations recommended.
Stone Brewing Co. Who's Your Bastard? Collaboration Night with Founders Brewery
| Where: | Reggie's Rock Club |
| Address: | 2105/2109 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60616 |
| When: | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm |
| Phone: | 312.949.0120 |
"Who's Your Bastard?" We may be the most Arrogant brewers in the country, but we're not the only ones spawning Bastard brews. We're pairing up with our friends from Founders Brewery for an evening of more Bastards than you can shake a stick at! You'll get to try a whole lineup of Arrogant Bastard and Double Bastard Ales, including rare finds like Brandy Barrel Aged Double Bastard Ale!
Rogue Celebrates Love in the Lounge
| Where: | The Edgewater Lounge |
| Address: | 5600 N. Ashland Chicago, IL 60660 |
| When: | 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm |
| Phone: | 773.878.3343 |
| Website: | www.edgewaterlounge.com |
Dave and Donna Butler, owners of The Edgewater Lounge in Chicago, are celebrating 11 years of marriage by renewing their wedding vows. Dave and Donna will be renewing the vows they took 11 years ago in Newport, Oregon where they were married by Rogue Founder and Reverend Jack Joyce. This renewal vows will be performed by Rogue Player-Coach, online Minister and son of Jack, Brett Joyce. Rogue Brewmaster of 21 years John Maier and his wife Stacey, who were witnesses to the original ceremony, will be in attendance along with Sebbie Buhler, the face of Rogue's Chocolate Stout.
In honor of this special occasion 11 Rogue ales will be on tap with a special firkin selected and hand-filled by John "More-Hops" Maier.
Ska Brew Blowout! Featuring The Pinstripes
| Where: | Cobra Lounge |
| Address: | 235 North Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60607-1401 |
| When: | 9:00 pm |
| Phone: | 312.226.6300 |
| Website: | www.cobralounge.com |
Ska Brewing beers will be pouring on all taps, there will be specials on Ska cans, and unadulterated exhilarating traditional ska music with The Pinstripes! And, if you stumble across the Ska boys before Thursday, ask for free pint tickets!
Bell’s Poolside Keg Tapping Party
| Where: | The Bottom Lounge |
| Address | 1375 W. Lake St. |
| When: | 9:00 pm |
Metropolitan Brewing at Jake Melnick's
| Where: | Jake Melnick's |
| Address: | 41 E Superior (at Wabash), Chicago, IL |
| Website: | JakeMelnicks.com |
Join us for an extra special drinking night at Jake's! All of our Metro Brewing beers will be available, and we'll be tapping two special beers made just for the Craft Brewers Conference from our Craftsman jockey box—a Maibock and a Baltic Porter. We aren't even naming these beers because they're so limited. Beer geek alert!
Friday, April 9 – Saturday, April 10
Stone Brewing Co. Weekend at Big Star
| Where: | Big Star |
| Address: | 1531 North Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60601 |
| When: | April 9 and April 10 |
| Phone: | 773.252.7767 |
The folks at Big Star weren't content with a one-night celebration. They're having a party for us all weekend long! You'll get to choose from one of eleven taps of our happiest brews on Friday and Saturday nights, including an extra-rare 2006 Brandy Barrel Aged Double Bastard Ale. You definitely do not want to miss this!
Saturday, April 10
CBC World Beer Cup After Party
| Where: | The Bottom Lounge |
| Address | 1375 W. Lake St. |
Bottom Lounge is hosting the CBC World Beer Cup After Party with the Beer Nuts playing at 1 am.
The Publican
| When: | 10:00 pm – 12:00 am |
Chicago's Finest establishment for Beer and Cuisine will be opening their doors for Great Lakes on the Final night of the Conference. There we will be tapping some Rye of the Tiger – a Rye IPA and Tempus Fugit – a Strong/Old Ale brewed with Honey and 5 different types of malt.
Tuesday, April 13
Brewers from Troubadour in Belgium @ Delilah's
| Where: | Delilah's |
| Address: | 2771 North Lincoln Avenue |
| When: | 9:00 – 12:00 am |
| Phone Number: | 773.472.2771 |
