A Quick Beer in Chicago, Illinois

Join us as we visit one of our fave cities, the wonderful Chicago, Illinois. A great drinking city, Chicago is full of history, architecture, culture, food, art, and in recent years, a thriving local craft beer scene. We visit 16 beer spots during this trip, including breweries in Wicker Park, Logan Square, Ravenswood (Malt Row), West Loop, and more. It’s a city that should be high on your beer list!

Here’s a map of the 16 spots we visited in Chicago including Half Acre, Dovetail, Revolution, Maplewood, Cruz Blanca, and more. Find even more at the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild!

Note: As reported in Block Club Chicago, Rock Bottom closed in January 2023. We were glad to be able to visit during our A Quick Beer tour.

Interested in A Quick Beer at your brewery or city? Reach out to Cass and let’s chat!

Praise for A Quick Beer…

“I think you’ve pioneered a genre of beer coverage and tourism here.”

Gary Gillman, Beer Et Seq

A Quick Beer at FoBAB in Chicago, Illinois

Join us for A Quick Beer at the famed Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer (FoBAB) in Chicago, Illinois in November, 2022. Hosted by the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild, the event features hundreds of barrel-aged beers from breweries across the country in a competition and massive weekend tasting.

A Quick Beer at Bar Volo’s Cask Days

Cask Days, Bar Volo‘s famed cask beer festival, returned in October 2022 as an intimate event reminiscent of its early days. Watch as we look back on the history of Cask Days and enjoy a quick beer at the event’s welcomed revival.

A Quick Beer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

In our newest episode of A Quick Beer, we head out of town and check out the beer scene in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh has a thriving beer scene with over 40 breweries in the city. We were only able to check out a few in the short time we were there. Check out the highlights in this episode – we hope to be back soon and you should definitely plan a beery visit!

Here’s a map of the spots in Pittsburgh we were able to visit during our trip. There’s plenty more, with over 40 breweries in the city. See the Pittsburgh Brewers Guild for brewery lists and handy trail maps.

Interested in A Quick Beer at your brewery or city? Reach out to Cass and let’s chat!

A Quick Beer with Great Lakes Brewery

In this episode of A Quick Beer we have a quick one with Troy Burtch of Etobicoke’s Great Lakes Brewery. Troy tells us about the wide range of beers that GLB produces, their recent foray into spirits and the upcoming Great Lakes Brewpub on Toronto’s waterfront.

A Quick Beer with People’s Pint

In this episode of A Quick Beer we meet Head Brewer and Co-owner Peter Caira of People’s Pint in Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood. Hear about how People’s Pint has involved homebrewers in their brewing history, their current slate of beers and how you can enjoy them at home.

A Quick Beer with Indie Alehouse

In our first episode of A Quick Beer,  we meet Katie Ross and Indie Alehouse. Katie tells us about this innovative Toronto brewery, with a location in the Junction as well as within Eataly. Learn about their beers, events and where to buy their delicious brews.