DMC Judging

Judging of a few tables for the Drunk Monk Challenge at Two Brothers Roundhouse, in the Porter/Ale ballroom, clockwise all the way to the end from the main entrance. Schedule:

5:30pm:  Organizers arrive.
6:00pm:  Judges arrive. Dinner served.
6:30pm:  Judging begins.

Please be on time! Everyone has to wait until the last judge arrives before we can start.

DMC Unpacking

Unpacking of entries for the Drunk Monk Challenge.

Lots of volunteers needed! Bring 6-pack carriers if you have some. Homebrew welcome for sampling after we do our work.

At 205 N Broadway (Rt. 25) in Aurora, follow the signs.

Train Crawl

Please join us for the 29th UKG Train Crawl! We’ll return to Chicago’s West Loop and West Town neighborhoods this time:

  • Start at the Metra BNSF (9:28am at Rt. 59, 9:33 at Naperville, etc.) to Union Station. Weekend parking is free. A Saturday-only pass is $7.
  • Walk 3 blocks east on Jackson or Adams to Wells St for the Quincy El station.
  • Take the Pink Line to Ashland, than walk 4 min to Kaiser Tiger.
  • Kaiser Tiger, craft beer bar with lots of taps, 1415 W Randolph at Ogden. This is the lunch stop. At 1:45, walk 13 min to Great Central.
  • Great Central Brewing, 221 N Wood, is a big contract brewery with a taproom that serves a few of their own branded beers plus some that they make for other breweries. At 3:15, walk 11 min to Midwest Coast.
  • Midwest Coast Brewing, 2137 W Walnut, a brewery taproom serving around 17 draft and canned beers. At 4:45pm, walk 27 min to Forbidden Root.
  • Forbidden Root Restaurant and Brewery, 1746 W Chicago Ave. This is a unique brewery specializing in beers with nontraditional ingredients, from fruits and spices to unusual grains, plus an eclectic food menu. This is the dinner stop. At 6:45, walk 16 min south on Wood St to Goose Island’s taproom.
  • Goose Island Taproom, 1800 W Fulton, is the taproom alongside Goose’s production brewery (and huge warehouse full of BCS barrels).
  • When you’re finished, walk 8 min back to the Ashland Pink Line station, then backtrack to Union Station. BNSF trains depart at 6:40pm, 8:40pm, 10:40pm, and 12:40am.

Join up with the Crawl at any point, leave whenever you like, and pay as you go. No reservations necessary, just show up! Transportation cost: $7 for a Saturday-only Metra day pass and $2.25 for each Pink Line ride.

Monthly Club Meeting

Monthly meeting to announce the latest club news, competition wins, upcoming events and happenings.

It’s also an opportunity to share some of your brews with the rest of the club and get feedback as well as taste other club members’ brews.

We welcome all visitors interested in the club. Bring homebrew if you have it and want to share.

This month’s meeting will be at Bubblehouse Brewing in Lisle. Their taproom doesn’t serve food, but you may bring your own. Bubblehouse is normally closed on Tuesdays, and they’re opening exclusively for us, so please help us make sure it’s worth their while.