THE aged beer event of the year. The ninth annual festival of wood and barrel-aged beer will bring you crazy, special and rare beers from breweries around the country. More beer than you can handle! More info here.

$40

1pm-5pm or 6pm-10pm tasting sessions
Chicago Journeyman Plumbers Auditorium
1340 W. Washington Blvd

Join the second annual craft beer tasting party, supporting the Helen Peirce Elementary School. More than 50 beers, food from local restaurants, and special coffee from Metropolitan. Silent auction too!

$65 general admission
$100 VIP (includes a tshirt)

4-5pm VIP
5-10pm General Admission
Mundelein Auditorium
Loyola University
1020 W. Sheridan Ave

Brandon Baltzley and Jared Wentworth bringing a followup pop-up dinner. It will be a secret menu, inspired by the ten books of Apicus. NOT a dinner for the squeamish! Very few tickets available.

$140 for dinner $60 for wine pairings

6pm and 9pm seatings
Pensiero Ristorante
1566 Oak Avenue
Evanston

Celebrate Oktoberfest with the Polkaholics and Revolution Brewing!
10 different Oktoberfest beers, huge German buffet, and Polka!

$40

7pm-11pm
Revolution Brewing
2323 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Come support Meals on Wheels at their annual Celebrity Chef Ball. Huge tasting, eating and drinking event with demos, music, and silent auction. Check the link for all the details!

Chef’s VIP Table dinner 6pm-8pm
Tasting Party 8pm-12:30am

$125 for the tasting party
$325 for the VIP dinner and the tasting party

Macy’s on State Street
111 North State Street 9th Floor

Troy Graves and Clint Rogers bring a special pop-up dinner event at Rootstock. 5 courses and beverage pairings, with 4 different seating times. Dinner is inspired by the cuisine of the European nations plagued by Phylloxera in the late 19th century.

$85 all included (cash only)

6:30pm, 7pm, 8:30pm, 9pm
Rootstock Wine Bar
954 N. California Ave.

To make reservations email phylloxerapopup@gmail.com.
In the email please include your name (first and last), phone number, number of people in your party and your preferred seating.

New and used CDs and LPs on sale, screen printed posters too!
Browse them while enjoying discounted rum drinks and a roasted pig!

11am-4pm
Schubas Tavern
3159 N Southport

Celebrate the 1yr anniversary with unlimited roasted pig and cask beer. Templeton Rye too!

$20 per person

1pm
Bangers and Lace
1670 W Division

The chicago beer hoptacular(!) tasting event. Fill the Aragon and taste more beer than you have room for!

$35

two tasting sessions:
1-4:30pm
6-9:30pm

The Aragon
1106 WEST LAWRENCE AVE

The Green Tie Ball.
Music, Dancing, and four and half hours of top shelf open bar and food from 50+ restaurants and food trucks!
Casino-style gambling, hip-hop and breakdancing! With an afterparty at Underground!
Benefiting Chicago Gateway Green
More info at the event page here

$90 for regular admission via Gilt City
$190 for VIP with 2hr opening reception via Gilt City

6:30pm-8:30pm VIP 2 hours
8:30pm-1am Gala ball
A. Finkl & Sons
2011 N Southport Avenue
Chicago, IL