Saturday, July 13, 2024
1pm to 5pm

Attendees will try beers from several brewers and vote for their favorite in each of three categories—lawnmower beers, hoppy beers and fruity/sour beers. There will also be an area for doing a blind tasting to get a true blind flight experience.

Breweries

• 93 Octane
• Black and Gray
• Crystal Lake Brewing
• Emmetts
• Holzlager
• Illuminated Brew Works
• Lucky Monk
• Moor's Brewing
• Pollyanna
• Sew Hop'd

Home brewers

• Bearplane, Matt Weeks (of Naperville)
• Club Wort (of Palatine)

Bring a lawn chair and blankets—some tables and chairs will also be available. Duke’s BBQ will have delicious smoked meats for sale to pair with our beer lineup. We will also have No Manches tacos for sale. The Porch Flies and School of Rock will be performing live.

Pro tip: Don't forget to bring cash for the food tents in case the CC reader is down.

After determining the favorite beers, we will award the winning breweries for their excellence. Here's a look at last year's winning beers.