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Was June 2014 Chicago's Craft Beer High Water Mark? (+Events & Socials)

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The amount of 10th anniversary events emerging over the last few weeks have made me wonder: Was May-June 2014 the busiest time in Chicago craft beer history? Waypost Brewing is hosting an evening of kolsch service in their beer garden on June 14. The latter is a ticketed event and sold out quick last time.)

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Welcome Demo! Welcome Industry! This Week's Chicago-Centric Craft Beer Events & Socials

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For a few years, this was all the info we had about Demo Brewing in Ravenswood: A logo, a window, and a bunch of brick. With their Grand Opening today, we’d like to officially welcome Demo to the Chicagoland beer scene! Today, they open up the doors and welcome us all inside.

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This Week's Midwestern Beer Events & Socials: Demo Time

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Here’s an update we’re happy to see: After many months of waiting, Demo Brewery has finally announced an opening date. Dovetail’s Sunday afternoon soba noodle demo is sold out, but you can still head to their loft at 4pm for a tachinomi (or standing bar) experience with Japanese-style beer service. Nice to see.

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This Week's Chicago-Centric Craft Beer Events & Socials

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I know in my head that it was just last Friday because we have these poll results to look at…but it doesn’t feel like it: A majority of “I’ll get there at some point” kinda sums up a lot about craft beer at the current moment, doesn’t it? Good work.

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This Week's Chicago-Centric Craft Beer Events & Socials: A Closure and an (Imminent?) Opening

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Demo Brewery got their door kicked in as well this week, and there are plenty of other businesses dealing with the same BS. Beers poured by them plus a demo? When I tell you that you can try a beer called “St. Sadly, at least two North Side breweries have been burglarized recently. Yes please.

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This Week's Circus-y & Chicago-y Craft Beer Events & Socials

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Makes sense - they’re practically neighbors - and it’s an interesting way to think about what inspires a beer … like artwork by Georgia O’Keefe. The garage doors are open at Demo Brewing , where they have a couple of interestingly-flavored new clear seltzers.

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A Salt Shed Open Date + This Week's Chicago-Centric Craft Beer Events & Socials

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Well, this is sweet (literally): Dovetail sent their new neighbors at Demo Brewing a cake on their opening day. Good news, Iowa: Beer from War Pigs will soon hit store shelves in your fair state. And then they sold out of it like, immediately. Happy 9th birthday to our friends at Hop Lot. See y’all soon, I’m sure.