GNOlympic beer games at Gnosis, landmark craft beers named. #beeronaut

New labels for the revived Alarmist Brewing. First Native American food pop-up at Dovetail. #beeronaut

Pouring by Montreal's Dieu Du Ciel! More's 9th Anniversary beer. Fox Republic Sour Weekend. Hops Aboard at Illinois Railway Museum. #Beeronaut

Phase Three Brewing expanding to the former Metropolitan Brewing space in Chicago. Macushla Brewing to remain open while Hackey's next door closes. #beeronaut

Posting in advance before vacation.
Great Taste of the Midwest, Campfire beers, Dovetail Turns 10. #Beeronaut

Whiskey Hill's original brewery is up for sale. Tangled Roots' Lock & Mule restaurant in Lockport has closed. #Beeronaut

Buffalo Creek Sausage Fest, Christmas in July with drinks & beer, Build-A-Barrel release. Belgian beer competition in St. Charles. #beeronaut

Beer events this week: Summerween at Pollyanna Roselle, Clothing mending at Skeleton Key, and more. #beeronaut

Burger & Rib Events with Beer. Art History Pilsener Fest. #beeronaut

Goose Island's Bourbon County Stout lineup for 2026. #beeronaut

One last event at Illuminated, And we're finally done with soccer. #beeronaut

Final weekend of World Cup beer events. Black Horizon's 9th Birthday, Goldfinger's 6th, Fox Republic is 3, Horner Park Fest. #beeronaut

Hi, all,
My family of 4 is planning to drive out from the Chicago area for the week of August 2. We would be crossing at Windsor and coming out on the 401.

Senior parents, yet with young teen-adult children. We still haven't rrally put together an itinerary. What we're looking for:

Not a lot of touristing at the Falls. Some of us do NOT want to go on the water.

Some of the other tourist traps can't be avoided. Skylon Tower looks good, and one child demands the Believe it or Not Museum.

So outside of that, I'd want to just be out and about in town. I'm a beer blogger,so any suggestions for brewpubs will be entertained. That and local festivals, outdoor shows and the like. Plus, of course, neighborhood eats.

We still do not have a hotel booked, which will come back to bite us, I know. But again, we wouldn't need to be in earshot of the Falls, and we're pretty good with public transportation.

And we might spend one day visiting a nephew in Buffalo.

Any suggestions, tips, and greeting will be accepted.

Thanks

World Cup beer venues wind down, so were back to the regular routine of trivia and food trucks.Beats & Brews at Imperial Oak. #beeronaut

Alarmist Brewing is returning under Pollyanna ownership, World Cup Quarterfinal action with beer. Revolution Deep Wood Release, Flossmoor Station turns 30, Square Roots Festival. #beeronaut

USA Soccer action on Monday. I'll keep adding venues as I find them. #beeronaut

Opens, closings and specials for Independence Day at Chicago beer venues, World Cup viewing continues! #beeronaut

More futbol watching with beer around Chicago. #beeronaut

Illuminated Brew Werks' last weekend, more World Cup action. Hailstorm & Beermiscuous' 12 anniversary, BuckleDown Grapefruit Fest. Radler Ride out west. #beeronaut

Yes, more World Cup venues with beer. Plus Malt Row Beer Stroll in Chicago, and Dog Days. #beeronaut