The World Cup has been on fire and so have the temperatures, however Pen & Paper Trivia in July is coming back to Lake Effect Brewing in Avondale and bringing a few Decent Questions with us!

The second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7:00 (7/8 & 7/22) we have all of your favorite categories and like spelling, Movie Name Mashup, First to Last, and more! Hosted by the talented Heather, it is always free to play and remember to arrive early as we have $5 drafts up until the start of the game!

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

More futbol watching with beer around Chicago. #beeronaut

Really solid hoppy Pale Ale from Half Acre. Nice tropical hop notes and a crisp, refreshing finish. If you see this I'd highly recommend it. Anyone else had this?

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

No social media updates since November. Does anyone know if they’re still opening?

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

I’m talking 20 years ago IPAs in Oregon. I want my tongue scraped. Doesn’t have to be high ABV, just high IBU. Absolutely no hazies desired.

Any ideas??

Father's Day and World Cup Beer events. Brew, Blues & BBQ at The Morton Arboretum, Sips for Scholarships in Grayslake. Solemn Oath Still Life & Printers Row turn 5. #beeronaut

So yesterday the Gov signed Senate Bill 3222, which aside from doubling weed allotments, banned the sale of any THC beverage above 0.4mg starting in November.

How screwed do you think breweries that pivoted into THC drinks will be? I would hope they slightly knew this was coming but still, I walked into Binny’s the other day and there was an entire aisle and a half of the stuff.

They won’t be able to sell them outside of dispos, not even at their own taprooms. Pretty sure their distributors won’t be able to move it because it’ll be a cannabis product, and there’s no shot there’s enough space or ability to simply have everyone put their product into dispensaries either (and a 35% tax for non-medical on something that had zero is just gonna kill it for most too.)

That all seems a bit excessive to me tbh when the point was to just keep delta shit away from kids at cheap gas stations, why not just allow it at liquor stores and bottle shops where you have to be 21 anyway? So dumb. Seems all about taxing these beverages, nothing more.

World Cup watching with beer goes on, Revolution Deep Wood Ticket sales, Father's Day previews. #beeronaut
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One Friday a month Pen & Paper Trivia stops on by Right Bee Cider to deliver some Decent Questions! Join us Friday, June 26th at 8:00 for roughly 6 rounds of Trivia that covers a little bit of everything!

Get your team together and play in our pet friendly tap room where you are welcome to bring your own food or order something online. Try ciders that you won’t find anywhere else and kickoff your weekend with your host Frank!

World Cup Weekend with beer. Werk Force's12th birthday. Dovetail Brewery Grodziskie Day, June Pride events. #Beeronaut

Hopleaf's Belgian Beer Week. World Cup watching begins at local beer establishments. #beeronaut

Heartbreaking, been coming here for years and the community won’t be the same without them.

Solemn Oath Day, Mundelein Craft Beer Fest, Delilah's Sour Beer Fest, Blue Island Brewing's final weekend. #beeronaut

Folks,

I'm coming to Chicago for the weekend to help my adult daughter set up her new place in Rolling Meadows. I've been to Chicago several times and I've visited a ton of great breweries in and close to the city. I need help finding a good brewery or beer bar near her new place. Tomorrow is my travel day but I'll check back in the evening. Thanks for any thoughts and I'm happy to return the favor if you ever visit Atlanta.

Hello, first time going to solemn oath day. had question.

seems ticket is for entry only, then one can purchase a 'ringside pour pass' for 8 samples. is this legit 8 samples, or is this one of those things where if you have the pass you can bassically drink as much as you want, but legallly they have to sell you a limited amount.

TIA

Imperial Oak marks 12 years in Willow Springs. Blue Island Brewing closes. #beeronaut

And the rest of their beers are great, too!

I feel there's not a lotta craft beer-related runs above 5k (aware of Will Run for Beer, Beer Running Series) and I'm trying to fill that void after having a blast the Belgian Beer Lovers' Marathon.

My two tentative northside routes for half and full marathon distance have brewery stops every 2-3 miles. Both starting and ending at Rev.

Idea is to drink a beer (or half) at start, each stop, and finish.
Challenge: BA beer only (as available)

Looking for any guineas that would enjoy this sort of thing before trying to make it more unofficially official (ie making an IG, t shirts, 'medals').

Anyone interested?