WEST LOOP — The West Loop will be transformed into a craft beer lover's haven Saturday for a good cause.
Neighbors of West Loop and Chicago French Market have teamed up to host the Neighbors of West Loop Craft Beer Festival Saturday. The fest will take place noon-5 p.m. Saturday between Washington and Lake streets on Clinton Street in front of the Chicago French Market.
Tickets to the craft beer celebration are now on sale. An $80 VIP ticket guarantees early access to the fest (and beer) at noon, 25 tickets for 3-oz. pours of craft beer, a bloody mary from West Loop-based CH Distillery, access to specialty pours from participating breweries, wine samples from City Winery, $10 in food tickets and a day pass to Brooklyn Boulders.
The $50 general admission ticket includes access to the fest from 1-5 p.m., 20 tickets for 3-oz. pours of craft beer and a souvenir glass.
Tickets will be available at the gate Saturday for $65. Food from Chicago French Market vendors and Kaiser Tiger in the West Loop will be sold on site.
Brewery lineup:
• New Belgium Brewing, Ft. Collins, Colo.
• All Rise Brewing, West Loop
• Revolution Brewing, Chicago
• Haymarket Pub & Brewery, West Loop
• Illuminated Brew Works, West Loop
• 5 Rabbit, Bedford Park, Ill.
• Around the Bend Beer Co., Chicago
• Baderbräu, South Loop
• Banging Gavel Brews, Chicago
• Begyle Brewing Co., Chicago
• Berghoff, Chicago
• Breakroom Brewery, Chicago
• Cahoots Brewing, Chicago
• Church Street, Itasca, Ill.
• Goose Island, Chicago
• Hopothesis Beer Company, Chicago
• Lagunitas Beer Company, Chicago & Petaluma, Calif.
• Marz Community Brewing, Chicago
• Middle Brow Beer, Zion, Ill.
• Mikerphone, Chicago
• One Trick Pony, Lansing, Ill.
• Piece Brewery, Chicago
• Pig Minds Brewing, Machesney Park, Ill.
• Pipeworks Brewing Company, Chicago
• Pollyanna Brewing Company, Lemont, Ill.
• Rock Bottom Brewery, Chicago
• Rude Hippo, Chicago
• Slapshot Brewing Company, Chicago
• Temperance Beer Co., Evanston, Ill.
• Tribes Beer Co., Mokena, Ill.
• 21st Amendment Brewery, San Francisco, Calif.
• Abita Brewing, Abita Springs, La.
• Ballast Point, San Diego, Calif.
• Deschutes Brewery, Bend, Ore.
• Founders Brewing, Grand Rapids, Mich.
• Great Lakes Brewing Co., Cleveland, Ohio
• Left Hand, Longmont, Colo.
• Schafly, St. Louis, Mo.
• Stone Brewing Co., Escondido, Calif.
• Uncle John's Hard Cider, St. John's, Mich.
• Vander Mill, Spring Lake, Mich.
Designated drivers and non-beer drinkers can access the festival without a ticket, but organizers reserve the right to remove anyone found sharing beer.
Because of crowds, organizers are asking guests to leave their dogs at home.
Festival goers are urged to utilize public transportation. The Clinton Green and Pink Line stops are at the north end of the festival. The Ogilvie Station, steps from the fest, provides access to Metra lines. A Divvy station is also located at Canal and Madison streets.
Larry Gage, president of Neighbors of West Loop, said the group is "thrilled" to once again bring craft brewers together for a good cause.
"We are proud to celebrate with the booming craft beer industry on the streets of Chicago,” he said.
The brewers are donating their time and beer to support Neighbors of West Loop, a non-profit community organization comprised of residents from the West Loop.
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