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| Chicago Beer Society | Combination beer appreciation/homebrew club, meets at Goose Island in Chicago. |
| Silverado | St. Charles/Wasco, IL |
| Brixie's Brewers | Brookfield, IL |
| Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) | Chicago south suburbs. |
| Homebrewers Pride of the Southside (HOPS) | Chicago south side, meeting in Bridgeport and Oak Lawn. |
| Brewer's Association of Beer and Beverage Libations Extraordinaire (BABBLE) | Lake County, IL |
| Midnight Carboys | Crystal Lake, IL |
| Club Wort | Palatine, IL. |
| Brewers on the Bluff | Lake Bluff, IL. |
| Boneyard Union of Zymolurgical Zealots (BUZZ) | Champaign/Urbana, IL. |
| Beer Barons of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI |
| Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild | Madison, WI |
| Mississippi Unquenchable Grail Zymurgists (MUGZ) | Quad Cities, IA-IL. |
| The Brewers Coop | Warrenville, IL. |
| The Homebrew Shop | St. Charles, IL |
| Brew & Grow | Roselle, Bolingbrook, and several other locations |
| Chicagoland Winemakers | Elmhurst, IL |
| Fox Valley Homebrew & Winery Supplies | Aurora, IL |
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Local Breweries and Brewpubs | |
| Two Brothers Brewing | Warrenville, IL. |
| Walter Payton's
Roundhouse/ America's Brewpub | Aurora, IL |
| Rock Bottom Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| Rock Bottom Yorktown | Lombard, IL |
| Rock Bottom Orland Park | Orland Park, IL |
| Rock Bottom Warrenville | Warrenville, IL |
| Emmett's / Emmett's Ale House | Downers Grove, Palatine, and West Dundee, IL |
| Gordon Biersch | Bolingbrook, IL |
| Lunar Brewing | Villa Park, IL |
| Goose Island Brewing | Chicago, IL (2 locations) |
| Piece Brewery & Pizzeria | Chicago, IL |
| Flossmoor Station | Flossmoor, IL |
| Brass Restaurant & Brewery | South Barrington, IL |
| Onion Pub and Brewery | Lake Barrington, IL |
| Mickey Finn's | Libertyville, IL |
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Great Craft Beer and Classic Beer Bars | |
| Brixie's | Brookfield, IL |
| Bavarian Lodge (formerly Chef Paul's) | Lisle, IL |
| Hopleaf | Chicago, IL |
| John's Buffet | Winfield, IL |
| The Map Room | Chicago, IL |
| Palmer Place | La Grange, IL |
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Great Craft Beer Stores | |
| Binny's Beverage Depot | Naperville, Glen Ellyn, and several other locations |
| Famous Wine & Spirits | Lombard, IL |
| Sam's Wine & Spirits | Downers Grove and Chicago |
| Association of Brewers | Includes the American Homebrewers Association (publishers of Zymurgy), Brewers Publications, and the GABF. |
| Beer Judge Certification Program | Certifies judges and sets guidelines for competitions. |
| Midwest Homebrewer of the Year | Annual race to choose the winningest homebrewer in 12 states. |
| Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing | Yearlong cycle of events culminating in an invitational competition to choose the best brewers. |
| Illinois Craft Brewers Guild | Breweries and associated businesses of Illinois. |
| Great American Beer Festival | The biggest commercial beer festival in the U.S. |
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Our Members' Home Pages | |
| Tom Dennis | |
| David Star | |
| Mike Uchima | |
| Homebrew Digest | Searchable archives of the Homebrew Digest mailing list. Links, calendars, discussions; also hosts many homebrew club sites. |
| Real Beer Page | Beer news and links, good index of breweries and pubs for travelers. |
| The Brewery | Loads of recipes (including the huge Cat's Meow collection), software, club info, and more. |
| rec.crafts.brewing | Huge, active Usenet newsgroup on beer and homebrewing. |
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Last modified June 11, 2010.