Oak Park Micro Brew Review
The Midwest's Largest Zero Waste Craft Beer Festival.
Co-produced by Seven Generations Ahead, the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild, and the Downtown Oak Park Association, the Oak Park Micro Brew Review features tastings of 75 craft beers from 25 microbreweries across Illinois and the Midwest celebrating the microbrews of the most skilled craft brew masters in the region. Oak Park restaurateurs showcase samples of select dishes, incorporating sustainable and organic food from local farmers serving the Oak Park Farmers’ Market. This unique celebration of craft beer and local, sustainable food also includes live musical entertainment and a VIP pre-event celebration and tasting at the Marion Street Cheese Market. The Oak Park Microbrew Review models sustainable best practices through its zero waste and local foods components, and last year drew close to 1,000 craft beer enthusiasts.
Advance tickets on sale now – limited number of tickets available!
The Oak Park Micro Brew Review will take place this year on Saturday, August 21, 2010 from 3-7pm on Marion Street in Oak Park, Illinois, between Lake St. and North Blvd. Advance tickets by August 20th are $35 and tickets sold at the event are $40. All tickets include unlimited beer tastings and a specialty beer tasting glass. Food is sold separately. Ticket sales end at midnight CDT on Friday, August 20th. All ticket sales are final – no refunds. Event will be held rain or shine.
Tickets for the 2010 Oak Park Micro Brew Review are now available.
Click here to purchase your tickets.
Join us for our one hour VIP pre-event! This celebration will be held from 1:30 - 2:30pm at Marion Street Cheese Market, 100 S. Marion St. in Oak Park, a mere half block away from where the main event is being held. The VIP pre-event provides you exclusive access to mingle and talk shop with head brewers in a more intimate setting, as well as tastings of special microbrews not offered at the main event. There will also be food pairings from Marion Street Cheese Market to complement the delicious brews on hand. Tickets are $75 and are limited to 50 people. VIP tickets include admission to both the pre-event and early admission to the Oak Park Micro Brew & Food Review, an event t-shirt, and a deluxe limited edition tasting glass.
Participating restaurants include:
Barclay's American Grille
Briejo
Khyber Pass
Lido’s Caffé
Mancini’s Pizza & Pasta
Marion Street Cheese Market
The Perfect Dinner
Winberie’s Restaurant & Bar
Entertainment and local bands include:
Frosting
The Get
Justice Prevails!
NEW This Year: Zero Waste Ambassador Promotion! Are you a Zero Waste Ambassador? Do you compost? Own reusable containers and utensils for your lunch to go? Buy bulk foods instead of individually packaged foods? Always copy on both sides of your paper? The first 25 people to visit the Seven Generations Ahead booth at the Micro Brew Review and show us a photo of their zero waste behaviors at home or work will receive a surprise gift!
All proceeds of the Oak Park Micro Brew & Food Review benefit Seven Generations Ahead, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, whose mission is to promote the development of healthy, sustainable communities in the Midwest.
Public transportation to this event is not only encouraged, but conveniently located less than a block away. Try the Harlem/Lake stop on the CTA Green Line or the Metra Oak Park stop.
Questions? Call us at 708-660-9909.
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Participating microbreweries:
America's Brewing Co.*
Blind Pig Co.*
BrickStone Brewery*
Crown Brewing*
Destihl Brew Works*
Emmett's Tavern*
Flossmoor Station Brewery*
Founders Brewing Co.
Goose Island Beer Co.*
Gordon Biersch Brewery
Half Acre Beer Co.
Haymarket Pub & Brewery
Limestone Brewing Co.*
Lucky Monk Burger, Pizzo & Beer Co.*
Lunar Brewing Co.*
Metropolitan Brewing
Mickey Finn's Brewery*
New Belgium Brewing
Onion Pub & Brewery*
Revolution Brewing*
Rock Bottom Brewery - Chicago
Rock Bottom Brewery - Lombard*
Rock Bottom Brewery - Orland Park
Rock Bottom Brewery - Warrenville
Stockholm's Brew Pub
Two Brothers Brewing
* Denotes microbreweries participating in the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild "Replicale" project. This exciting annual project features a different beer style each year brewed by 15 or more Illinois brewers to showcase the nuances in brewing technique and system design. This year's style is an American Pale Ale, and attendees are invited to taste them all at the ICBG Replicale booth at the Micro Brew Review.
