Beer events and exploration

Beer events and exploration

Whether you are female or male, here are some local resources for beginning, or continuing, your beer education

Brew pubs/beer centric eateries

Duke’s Ale House, Crystal Lake

Durty Nellie’s, Palatine

Emmett’s Ale House, Palatine, Downers Grove, West Dundee

Goose Island Brewing Co., Chicago

Hopleaf Bar, Chicago

Local Option, Chicago

The Lucky Monk, South Barrington

Mickey Finn’s, Libertyville

Onion Pub and Brewery, Lake Barrington

Park Tavern, Rosemont

The Rack House, Arlington Heights

Ram Restaurant and Brewery, Schaumburg and Wheeling

Tap House Grill, St. Charles

Tighthead Brewing Co., Mundelein

Two Brothers Brewery, Warrenville

Two Brothers Roundhouse, Aurora

Beer appreciation and homebrew clubs

BABBLE Homebrewing Club of Lake County, babblehomebrewers.com

Barley’s Angels, facebook.com/Barleys-Angels-Chicago

Chicago Beer Society, chibeer.org

Club Wort, clubwort.org

Silverado Homebrew Club, sliveradohomebrew.org

Urban Knaves of Grain, knaves.org

Upcoming beer events

Ballpark Brew Fest, April 20, Schaumburg

American Beer Classic, May 11, Chicago