We share the following useful links for your surfing pleasure.
Other Nearby Homebrew Clubs |
| Chicago Beer Society | Combination
beer appreciation/homebrew club, meets at Goose Island in Chicago. |
| Silverado | St.
Charles/Wasco, IL |
| Brixie's Brewers |
Brookfield, IL |
| Plainfield Ale and
Lager Enthusiasts (PALE) | Plainfield, 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. |
| 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. |
Local Homebrew Supply Shops |
| The Brewers
Coop | Warrenville, IL. |
| The Homebrew Shop | St.
Charles, IL |
|
Brew & Grow |
Bolingbrook, Roselle, and several other locations |
|
Chicagoland
Winemakers | Elmhurst, IL |
| Fox Valley
Homebrew & Winery Supplies | Aurora, IL |
Local Breweries and Brewpubs |
| Two Brothers Brewing | Warrenville, IL. |
| Two Brothers
Roundhouse | 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 |
Great Craft Beer and Classic Beer Bars |
| Brixie's |
Brookfield, IL |
| Bavarian Lodge | Lisle, IL |
| Hopleaf | Chicago, IL |
| John's Buffet |
Winfield, IL |
| The Map Room | Chicago, IL |
| Palmer Place | La
Grange, IL |
Great Craft Beer Stores |
| Binny's Beverage Depot |
Downers Grove, Glen Ellyn, Naperville, and several other locations |
| Famous Wine &
Spirits | Lombard, IL |
Organizations |
| 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. |
Beer Festivals |
| Great
American Beer Festival | The biggest commercial beer festival in the
U.S. |
| Great
Lakes Brew Festival | Also serves as host of the Schooner Home Brew Championship |
| Heartland International Brew Festival | An event of the Heartland international Tattoo Music & Dance Festival |
Our Members' Home Pages
We'll provide a link to any member's home page...there should be
something beer-related there, of course...contact
Steve McKenna. |
| Tom
Dennis |
| David
Star |
| Mike
Uchima |
| Kevin "Woj" Wojdak – Good Head, Great Legs, and Up All Night! Blog |
| Kevin "Woj" Wojdak / Greg Downer – High Octane Brewing |
Other Links |
| Beer Advocate |
Two popular beer reviewing sites. They also have good
beer events calendars and listings of breweries, brewpubs, and craft beer
bars across the US and worldwide. |
| Ratebeer |
| Real Beer
Page | Beer news and links, good index of breweries and pubs for
travelers. |
|
Beermapping.com - Chicago beer map | Interactive map helps you
find beer places all over Chicagoland. Has similar maps for other
cities as well. |
|
Wineclub.org | Fermentation science pages covering both beer and
wine. |
| Homebrew
Digest | Searchable archives of the Homebrew Digest mailing
list. Links, calendars, discussions; also hosts many homebrew club sites. |
| 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. |
