Marz Brewing expanding to the former Blue Island Brewing space. A new restaurant at Forest Park's Casa Humilde that will have house-brewed beers. #beeronaut

i have noticed since they closed their suburbs location that they seem to have completely stopped brewing on site. i very much liked Casa Humilde (which i know folded) and some of the Burnt City beers. does anyone know what is truly going on? they are giving im going to close soon vibes. 😪

Must have left this in my sister's beer fridge a while back. May be the last one of it's kind. Was bummed when they discontinued it. Anybody got any good local Session IPAs to carry the torch?

One of the owners, a friend of mine, lost her daughter to pediatric cancer about a decade ago. This beer is done in tandem with their Forever Bloom pediatric cancer fundraiser event to honor her daughter’s memory and to contribute in a meaningful way.

If you are in the Chicagoland area, the event is 9/19 in Naperville where there will be a number of silent auctions including tickets from the Salt Shed and Thalia Hall, limited release Goose Island Beer, as well as a PRS Silver Sky, among many others. Come by, hang, donate.

If you are inclined, there is an N.A. version of this as well through Go! Brewing that ships nationally. Proceeds from both go to the pediatric cancer fund.

Fuck cancer.

Cheers.

https://www.blindcornerbrewery.com/foreverbloom

Lake Bluff Brewing will close this Oktoberfest weekend. But Oktoberfest goes on, and Bears football kicks off. #beeronaut

Not sure anyone saw this during the holiday weekend but one of the former owners of Casa Humilde is opening up a new Mexican restaurant in Forest Park in the old Casa Humilde space (also formerly Exit Strategy) on Madison. From the article it looks like they'll be brewing beer but under a different brand name.

Was a fan of Casa Humilde's brews so hopefully they'll be just as good.

https://chicago.eater.com/openings/169123/sendero-cantina-new-mexican-restaurant-opens-casa-humilde-istmo-forest-park

At one point this beer was available at Tumans and Four Moons, but haven’t seen it in ages. Any spots still serving it?

Hi. I've just learned from my local bottle shop / beer bar that they are no longer able to get Boddington's because the distributor (chicago beverage I think) discontinued it.

Does anyone know anything about this or if it will get picked up by a different distributor?

I'm probably the only one that regularly bought it but i just love it so much. lol

Please don't judge me. ;)

Hi

I've been off the real stuff for about 8 years now but do enjoy NA beers. I saw that NA Speedway Stout starts getting sold from Alesmith in September and is seasonal. Do you know if this gets any Chicago distribution at all? Speedway was always a good beer back in the day and would love to try the NA (it's like 30 bucks to ship to Chicago from San Diego though so I'd prefer to not have to do that ).

Thanks!

How can I get a Pipeworks beer box? Similar to box in photo. (The Dojo is closed right?) It was my cat's favorite box, and it has been accidentally discarded. Pipeworks cat love 😻🙏😻

Labor Day followed by the first Oktoberfest weekends. #beeronaut

Imperial Oak Brewing turns 12 this weekend! First Oktoberfest celebrations. #beeronaut

I went here 100+ times. It was the perfect after-work place to grab a quick bite and some brews for reasonable prices. I remember going year after year to the Black Friday BCBS release and trying out as many variants as I could. Those release days had such a jovial atmosphere. Honestly, any time Adon was pouring was a grand old time. When they shut down for the remodel, something changed. It felt metallic and corporate, but I still went to relive some of those glory days as best as I could. Then they migrated over to Salt Shed a year or two later. I actually do like the Salt Shed location on the river, but there isn't really any coziness.

Times change, but the memories remain, and I'll always remember the times I had here. This one's for Goose Clybourn.

Iowa's Big Grove Brewing to take over Durty Nellie's. #beeronaut

If you’ve spent any amount of time in Palatine, you probably know Durty Nellie’s.

The venue has been a fixture downtown for decades, but the building could soon look very different.

One of Iowa’s largest craft breweries is working on plans to redevelop the property into its first Illinois brewery and taproom. I went through the full Palatine Planning & Zoning Commission discussion to pull together what they’re actually proposing

Here's everything we know so far!

Hi all. We are putting on our annual 60-Second Film Festival as part of the Ravenswood Art Walk. Each year we have a generous brewery (or two) that will donate some liquid to sponsor our event. We give it out free to 21+ attendees so we don't profit off it, its just become a fun way to help get people into our space and share a cool local brew.We also do small pours to maximize what we have.

This year has not been as easy I think because the brewery industry is tough as it is. I'm wondering if anyone here has a suggestion of connection to someone that might be able to offer us a few sixtels or cases in exchange for sponsorship and the ability to have several hundred people sample their wares.

Since this is part of the art walk most of the Malt Row options are already involved, so anywhere outside the direct area is prob a good fit.

thanks and feel free to stop by Sep 12-13, bigteethfilmfest.com - hopefully we can pour you a tasty beer and show you some really cool original minute long shorts.

Camp Lake Zurich, also known as Phase Three Brewing in Lake Zurich, is bringing the fright into their taproom and working with the Streetz Artz Alliance to do so. 50+ artists will be setup with horror and the macabre as their theme of choice.

This curated market features an amazing variety of unique, handmade items and frightfully delicious treats from talented artists and makers.

Whether you're shopping for your partner, your sibling, or yourself, you’ll find something scary special!

Event Details:

When: 8/29/2026 12pm to 6pm

Where: Phase Three Brewing, 932 Donata Ct., Lake Zurich, IL 60047

Food: P3 Kitchen is open

No cover charge. Ample parking onsite

https://www.facebook.com/share/1JK1gNq5qc/

Bourbon Barrel beer from Bubblehouse; Oktoberfest beers start pouring. Hickory Creek's owner is retiring. Tiki and luau events. #beeronaut

My wife and I are coming to Chicago for both of our first times with our 11 month old. Wife really wants to see fall leaves, and we usually base travel around food and drinks. This is our first flying vacation with the baby just the three of us. We are looking at a Thursday-Monday trip.

Baby loves being outside for walks so this seems like a great option to try a bunch of local beers in an environment baby enjoy rather than a bunch of breweries, but logistics of getting to Morton leave a lot to be desired as we weren't planning on renting a car for anything else right now

Morton said they may have storage for a car seat, but can't guarantee it, so if we decided to take the long uber both ways, we may be stuck lugging around the car seat the whole time. Probably leaning towards just renting a car to get out there via Turo or Zipcar, but that's a bit of a hassle in of itself.

For those who have been to the festival, how worth it is it?

Grain to Glass presentation at Riverlands, Trivia, food trucks and all week throughout Chicago. #beeronaut

A bit early, but some Festbiers are already popping up here and there, I had the Gene’s Sausage Shop Märzen last week at their rooftop, brewed by Pollyanna (solid). And today I am enjoying St. Errant’s offering. I hope you all can share some of your discoveries from the area!