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Chicagoland Beer Exploration Society

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Chicagoland Beer Exploration Society

Every member of the Society (CBES) should aspire to have a beer at every brewery or brewpub located in a day or two bicycle ride distance from Chicago (and, of course, within the city limits).

Naturally, preferable way of getting to is by bike, as for riding back . . . whatever is available, train, bus, horse and buggy, depending on amount of beverages consumed at the destination.

Routes on Ride with GPS, here.

On Facebook, here.

On Twitter, here.

Lists of breweries and brewpubs (and other beer things): on Facebook, and on Twitter.

Website: http://www.facebook.com/cbeeres
Location: Chicago and around
Members: 203
Latest Activity: on Saturday

Discussion Forum

Post your favorite local beers here! 15 Replies

Did you just try a local beer that you thought was exceptional?  Post it here!  Continue

Started by Rich S. Last reply by Boonji Dec 24, 2023.

Future rides 71 Replies

Please post suggestions, ideas and discuss 'em here.Continue

Tags: beer rides, brewery rides, future rides, CBES

Started by Serge Lubomudrov. Last reply by Brett Miller Apr 28, 2021.

Bikes, Bites and Brews - North Mayfair Festival 1 Reply

North Mayfair Improvement Association (NMIA) is pleased to announce “Bikes, Bites & Brews”, a neighborhood festival scheduled for Labor Day weekend, September 1 – 3, 2017.  Fest-goers can look…Continue

Started by Matthew J. Robertson. Last reply by Serge Lubomudrov Jul 30, 2017.

Beer-, but non necessarily bike-related events 43 Replies

Post here a beer-related event you'd like to attend and invite others.Continue

Tags: beer events, events, beer

Started by Serge Lubomudrov. Last reply by Serge Lubomudrov Dec 11, 2014.

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Comment by Rich S on May 13, 2015 at 10:19am

May 30 ... I'm free and thirsty! Any votes on beer rides for that day? DPRT to Tighthead and Lake Bluff?

Fox River Trail visiting Two Bros, Penrose and Crystal Lake Brewing?

I&M Canal/Centennial Trails to Polyanna, Imperial Oak, and Buckledown?

Head south to 3Fs, One Trick Pony and Flossmoor? 

Anywhere else???

So many fun and tasty options I can't decide!! Help me choose whether you think you can make it or not. 

Comment by Rich S on May 5, 2015 at 2:45pm

Only Child Brewing's tap room is making progress! And they are just a 1/2 mile off the DPRT. 

https://www.facebook.com/onlychildbrewing/posts/670628483069900

Comment by bobweiser on May 2, 2015 at 11:10pm
Proprietor's BCS for $6 for 10 oz!
Comment by bobweiser on May 1, 2015 at 10:11pm

thinking i'll ride my bike to the Beers for Beard Craft Beer Tap Takeover at Bub City, anybody else?

Comment by This PBL dosnt make me feel safe on April 29, 2015 at 8:03am
Comment by Rich S on April 28, 2015 at 3:09pm

I live right in that guy's path home! I'll be keeping an eye out. And if I find it I'll offer full return of all the bag's contents so long as he cracks open that dark lord with me. 

Comment by djm on April 28, 2015 at 2:43pm

Treasure hunt?

I had way too much to drink at a beer festival on Saturday and lost my bag, I have no idea how I got home but believe I walked from Addison and Elston all the way to Western and Foster if you find it please let me know. I may have even put it in a trash can or stashed it to come back for it somewhere because it was too heavy and making it hard to walk. Thanks for helping a drunk idiot.....

Yup made it home with darklord but the barrel aged darklord and my tshirt are in this bag along with some other super rare beers.

Comment by bobweiser on March 21, 2015 at 2:06pm

Just posted the Third Step Ride for March 28.

Comment by Rich S on March 14, 2015 at 10:49am
Get well soon
Comment by Rich S on March 13, 2015 at 9:16pm

Was going to ride up to Penrose then take Metra back from there but with the possibility of no bikes I'm just going to ride back. Either way have an awesome ride! Weather tomorrow looks fantastic.

 

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