Chicago Beer Hoptacular
Details
Beer Hoptacular, a celebration for all true beer enthusiasts, kicks off its first year with beer samplings, demonstrations and fun from craft brewers, beer experts, home brewers, and local artisans. Attendees will enjoy a select variety of more than two hundred small-batch beers, the best of the best from across the Midwest, other regions in the U.S. and abroad. Those in attendance can interact with the brewers themselves and cast their vote to select the “Beer Hoptacular Beer of the Year.” Scheduled for Friday, June 4 and Saturday, June 5 at Uptown’s Aragon Ballroom, Beer Hoptacular will serve as a gathering place and educational opportunity for a growing number of beer appreciators who see the fermented beverage less as a route to intoxication and more as a timeless artisanal pursuit to be appreciated.
In addition to beer tastings, Beer Hoptacular will also feature foodstuffs from local artisans and wares from area crafters. Popular beer journalists and bloggers will be on-hand for panel discussions and question-and-answer, as will top local beer authorities from the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild, an organization representing the finest brewers in the state.
Beer Hoptacular! is a community-minded organization with portions of proceeds going to the Illinois Craft Brewer’s Guild non-profit initiatives.
Cost: $45
http://www.beerhoptacular.com/
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Discussion
I hear there are going to be over 50 breweries there! With unlimited sampling, how can you go wrong! Beer and music = FUN!
agreed.. definitely would have to reconsider attending (even more than I already am) unless the lineup improves a bit...
I hope the lineup under breweries is not the final list of participating breweries.