What CCBW events are people attending?
Figured this may be a good opportunity to facilitate the meeting of r/chicagobeer folk.
Posted May 15, 2012, 11:05 PM UTC
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- Beer Under Glass
- Paddy Long's Bourbon County Night
- Local Cask Night @ Fountainhead
- "Faux" BAB @ Acre
- Local Option's "Some of the Taps" Takeover by Central Waters
- Revolution Opening party
- All of the other bars I'll be going to in order to get into the VIP area of Rev's party.
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Wait, what are the details on Rev's VIP area?
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Reading up on it more it is not so much a VIP area as VIP entrance. You have to go to 6 of the listed neighborhoods and get the stickers from 2 bars in each in order to get admitted at 4pm instead of 5pm.
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I'm jelly.
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Very nice list.
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If anyone attends Local Option events please feel free to say hi to me, I'll be serving and sporting a Local Option shirt.
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What's your name?
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im late on this sorry...alexi
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Just a little. :)
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I can only be in town on the next Saturday (live downstate), so I'm going to the Mash Tun Festival put on by Maria's and co. Seemed like the best variety of beer available that day, and a heck of a lot better deal than the simultaneous Craft Day Afternoon at Fizz.
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Yeah, I ended up getting Craft Day Afternoon tickets after some friends told me it was their favorite event last year. Maria's released the info for their event too late (not sure $10-20 cheaper, depending on when you got CDA tickets, makes it a "heck of a lot better" deal).
Between the insane rate some of these events sell out and places releasing their event info far too late, it's quite the balancing act to figure out what to go to without getting shut out for waiting too long for tickets or getting tickets to something and then having a (potentially) better thing come along.
Ah, well, I'm sure Map Room won't disappoint even though the Maria's event sounds like it could be less hectic.
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See, when I first looked, it was $40 for the Maria's event, and they had announced the breweries (which pretty much tells you which beers will be there). At the same time, it was $60 for the Fizz/Map Room event, they hadn't announced the breweries, it doesn't come with a copy of the new magazine, and there will be food trucks and food and whatnot on-hand at the Mash Tun event as well. The only downside is that they only give you four tickets for "rare samples," but I'm sure additional ones will be available for a few bucks. I'd prefer to start at the lower price and see if I want to spend more.
Does the Craft Day Afternoon event have food, by the way?
I'm sure it will be a great time, regardless.
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It says they have food although, in my experience, food at these sort of events always seems to be an afterthought and not something to get excited about. I usually just plan to eat before or after.
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Mhm, that's why I'll be scarfing down a savory pot pie at Pleasant House next to Maria's beforehand, methinks.
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I'm quite interested in the tapping of the Saison Brett at Norse http://chibeerweek.com/event/?eid=258
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I'm heading over to Whole Foods Lincoln Park in a few minutes for their mystery beer dinner and then tomorrow I'll be at Finch's for beer, art and free Riotfest tickets!
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I'll be at Beer Under Glass on Thursday, Craft Day Afternoon on Saturday, and the Farmhouse Randy Savage 3Fs/JP event on Sunday.
Sadly, I can't make it to the Half Acre "the Sands" thing at Montrose Beach. Haven't really decided on anything during next week but I am open to suggestions.
So far I am just set up with beer under glass. I'd like to hit up the Farmhouse Sunday, and am going to try for Local Option on the 24th. Beyond that I am doing my research tonight on others.
The Sands and maybe Farmhouse.
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So far I'm planning on going to Beer Under Glass and Farmhouse on Sunday. No plans for next week as of yet.
I desperately wish I could make it to the Macho Man event.