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May 21, 2013

Chicago Craft Beer Week Highlights, Thursday, May 23 | The Beeronaut

High gravity beers, Big Sky, a gruit beer, and some VaVaVoom at Finch's.

Chicago Craft Beer Week Highlights for Wed., May 22 | The Beeronaut

CCBW rockets over Hump Day with more local brewers, some that aren't even open yet! And KBS.

May 19, 2013

May 18, 2013

Chicago Craft Beer Week Highlights, Sunday May 19 | The Beeronaut

Wrigley Rooftop parties, trolley crawls, plus BCS, KBS and 50/50 Eclipse in one place!

May 15, 2013

Chicago Craft Beer Week: May 17 Highlights & Extras | The Beeronaut

CCBW Friday has events with Begyle & 18th Street, Revolution, Solemn Oath, BCS and KBS!

May 14, 2013

Chicago Craft Beer Opening Day Highlights & Extras

Chicago Craft Beer week kicks off Thursday, May 16. Here are just a few of the opening day highlights!

May 12, 2013

Beeronaut is Back: Pre CCBW Chicago Beer Calendar, May 13-15

Before CCBW kicks off: Deschutes dinner, Revolution events, and Buckledown debuts.

Apr 19, 2013

Big Hurt’s Berwyn Brewpub? | The Beeronaut

Will the Big Hurt's brewpub in Berwyn win?

Apr 18, 2013

Berghoff relaunches beers with new brewer and recipes | The Beeronaut

Berghoff relaunches with new beers and new brewery.

Beeronaut Craft Beer Events, April 19-21 – Hibernation notice | The Beeronaut

Ballpark Brew Fest, AlphaBeer, Delilah's barrel-aged beer sampling. And I explain another hiatus.

Apr 16, 2013

Baderbräu Returns – Again | The Beeronaut

Baderbräu has a new brewing partner to help relive the short supplies that made it hard to find since its re-introduction last July.

Apr 14, 2013

Beeronaut’s Chicago Craft Beer Events, April 15-18 | The Beeronaut

Stone, Lagunitas, Revolution, Oskar Blues, SKA events. Atlas/DryHop collab brew.

Apr 11, 2013

Beeronaut’s Chicago Weekend, April 12-14 | The Beeronaut

Solemn Oath Tapping, one place with Dark Lord AND KBS, and Tinley Park's Brew & Vine Fest

Apr 7, 2013

Chicago Craft Beer Events, April 8-11 | The Beeronaut

New Brazilian craft brewer debuts here, more Game of Thrones, Waukegan's ZümBier, Greenbush pops up, as does Bourbon County Stout.

Apr 4, 2013

Chicago Craft Beer Weekend, April 5-7 | The Beeronaut

5 Rabbit opens its doors, Bigby's pops sparse Belgians, and Gapers Block hosts a pub crawl.

Mar 31, 2013

Chicago Craft Beer Events, April 1-4 | The Beeronaut

Game of Thrones and Samuel Smith beer events, Kentucky Breakfast Stout now pouring, a night of collaborative beers.

Mar 24, 2013

Beeronaut’s Craft Beer Events, March 25-28 | The Beeronaut

More Game of Thrones beer tapped, Oberon comes for spring, Sam Smith beer pours.

Mar 22, 2013

Chef Cleetus Friedman now at Fountainhead | The Beeronaut

Chef and collaboration brewer Cleetus Friedman will now ply his trade at Fountainhead Restaurant in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood.

Mar 21, 2013

Beeronaut's Chicago Craft Beer Events, March 22-24

Game of Thrones Beer arrives, more big stout tappings, like BCS, plus Barley's Angels and beer with stories.

Mar 19, 2013

Craft Beer Review: Revolution 3rd Year Beer | The Beeronaut

A nearly instantaneous review of Revolution's 3rd anniversary barley wine, served at Standard Market in Westmont. In a word, YES!

Mar 17, 2013

Beeronaut's Craft Beer Events, March 18-21

More stout events including 2013 KBS, Hofbrauhaus' Grand Opening, Dayman Coffee IPA, Revolution on Tap in Westmont.

Mar 11, 2013

Dark Lord Day Tickets on Sale this Sunday! | The Beeronaut

3 Floyds has announced tickets for the April 27 Dark Lord Day will go on sale Sunday, March 17 at noon!

Chicago Pre-St. Pat’s Weekend in Beer, March 11-14

Deschutes brings new IPA, Local Options's πr(squared), and St. Pat's previews.

Mar 6, 2013

Chicago Craft Beer Weekend, March 8-10 - The Beeronaut

Off Color makes it beery debut, Haymarket has a Sausagefest, and the Irish Fleadh parade hits Oak Forest.

Mar 3, 2013

Chicago Craft Beer Events, March 3-7

"To Cure a Hangover" on tour, Tap takeovers with Goose Island, Tyranena, New Holland & North Coast.