The 10th Annual Tinley Park Brew & Vine

Tinley is not your average suburb..they party a little harder down here. The first concert I ever attended was Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation Tour at World Music Theatre just around the corner.  The annual Brew + Vine at the town Convention Center was as fun as any event we’ve seen …

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The Alter Beer & Cheese Social

Located in the west burb of Downers Grove, 25 miles from downtown Chicago is Alter Beer. The name Alter refers to altering your life when you make the transition from working stiff to full time production brewery owner. We last caught up with this crew back in August ’18 when …

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Central Wisconsin Craft Collective Sweepstakes

  The Stevens Point Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (SPACVB) is giving one lucky winner a chance to spend the weekend exploring the Central Wisconsin Craft Collective with three friends. Enter at StevensPointArea Members include Central Waters Brewing Company, Great Northern Distilling, Kozy Yak Brewery & Winery, O’so Brewing Company, …

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The Second Annual Lincoln Avenue Beer Stroll

This event was so good that I couldn’t even finish my route. With three sample pours at every location, merchants you normally walk past were transformed into tasting destinations!!! The Lakeview Chamber of Commerce got this one right. Diversey to Belmont (Route B) started at Beermiscuous.  The craft beer café …

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The Inaugural Half Acre Far & Away Invitational

Up to this point the only notable beer party over this way is the annual Harvest HopDown Fest at The Plaza on Millennium Park. It’s an October gathering where Park Grill’s PR staff coordinates distributors to come pour packaged mainline offerings from popular regional breweries. It’s a decent party and …

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