Kegs For Kids! Chicago 2011

  I always have a great time at this event. Kegs for Kids! is a fundraiser for Peirce Elementary School. Last year at the Metropolis Coffee House Roasting Room, this collaboration between the Friends of Peirce and Hopleaf raised funds for a science lab to be built at the school. …

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Oktoberfest @ Pierrot Gourmet

When Crown Prince Ludwig married his lady, Princess Therese back in 1810, I wonder if they thought it would mark a moment in time that we still celebrate today. Oktoberfest is a German celebration that started as a way to honor that marriage by the founding members of Munich. Today …

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Farmhouse Chicago: A Midwestern Craft Beer Tavern

The River North neighborhood of Chicago has long been a favorite neighborhood of mine. Whether its the art galleries, the Rick Bayless restaurants, the cultural tours or the technology program that changed the way many local businesses recruit talent…this section of town is a special place for me. When some …

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The 5th Annual Festiv-Ale @ Carmichael’s

In many ways the reason we started the website was for events like this one. It was a moment  where all my favorite things came together. The best breweries in the city, some of its most creative chefs, a silent auction, a crowd filled with pretty ladies, a benefit for …

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Chicago Beer Society’s Umpteenth Annual Picnic

  The Chicago Beer Society is the oldest beer appreciation group in this fine town of ours,  bringing together beer lovers for good times since 1977. The team responsible awesome events like The Chicagoland Brewpub Shootout and The Night of the Living Ales closes out the summer in style at …

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