BrickStone Brewery Taps Its Award-Winning Hops During Chicago Craft Beer Week
Bourbonnais, IL - - May 13, 2014 - - BrickStone Restaurant & Brewery - just named “Best Brewery & Best Beer” at the American Beer Classic held last weekend at Soldier Field - will pour its Gold Medal-winning APA and unveil two exclusive new IPAs at some of Chicago’s top eateries and pubs, in celebration of Chicago Craft Beer Week (May 15 - 25, 2014).
“We’re thrilled that Chicago has embraced our hand-crafted brews,” says BrickStone BrewMaster, Tommy Va
silakis, “and we’ll unveil our new fully-automated brewhouse this summer, expanding our repertoire for BrickStone regulars and Chicago craft beer fans alike.”
BrickStone Restaurant & Brewery’s Chicago Craft Beer Week celebrations include:
THURSDAY, MAY 15TH:
Clock Out, Tap In featuring BrickStone Brewery
5 – 7pm at Public House, 400 North State Street, Chicago, IL
Sample complimentary tastings of BrickStone Brewery's American Pale Ale along with specialty paired bites brought to you by the Public House culinary team. APA 22oz bottles will be available for purchase for the entire day and BrickStone’s BrewMaster will be onsite to talk beer with you! While RSVP's are not required - why not make a night of it? Emailevents@publichousechicago.com to book your table for dinner & drinks (including that APA!)
One Night Blonde Session IPA Release Party
5 – 7pm at BrickStone Brewery, 557 William Latham Sr. Drive, Bourbonnais, IL
Looking for something easy? Come to Brickstone for the release of our One Night Blonde Session IPA and enjoy half price appetizers during the tapping party! (One Night Blonde is an easy drinking IPA with a light malt backbone following by a hop bitterness and citrus flavor & aroma coming from the Galaxy and Amarillo hops).
Beer Under Glass
6:30pm - 9:30pm (VIP at 5:30pm) Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave., Chicago, IL
Celebrate the return of spring with the return of Beer Under Glass! This year’s Beer Under Glass will again be brought to you in partnership with the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild. Enjoy the Conservatory at night as you sip inventive brews from some of Chicagoland’s hottest craft breweries - including BrickStone - in your souvenir glass.
FRIDAY, MAY 16TH:
Wisconsin vs Illinois Tap Takeover
7pm at Liquid Blues, 126 N. Benton Street, Woodstock, IL
It’s Wisconsin vs Illinois brews! Which do you prefer! Come taste BrickStone’s APA alongside brews from other great breweries in Illinois and Wisconsin!
SATURDAY, MAY 17TH:
Crown Brew Fest
2 – 6pm (VIP at 1pm) at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 889 S. Court Street, Crown Point, IN
It’s the 5th Annual Crown Brew Fest at Lake County Fairgrounds and BrickStone will be there among many other great breweries from Illinois, Indiana and surrounding states! For more information go tohttp://crownbeerfest.com/info.html.
BrickStone Brew Sampling
4:30pm – 7:30pm at Kitty O’Sheas in the Hilton Chicago, 720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
You may be in Chicago but you’ll feel like you’re drinking BrickStone brews in Old Ireland when you come to sample BrickStone brews at Kitty O’Sheas!
MONDAY, MAY 19TH:
DryHop Brewers/BrickStone Brewery Collaboration Release
6pm – 2am at DryHop Brewers, 3155 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL
The brewers of DryHop and Brickstone Brewery came together to create a Kaffir Lime Lemon Grass IPA! Be one of the first to taste it!
Haymarket’s 4th Annual Illinois Brewer’s Night
6:30pm at Haymarket Pub & Brewery, 737 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL
It’s an Illinois tap takeover. Brewers from around the state will be coming in for a night of revelry! Each brewery is bringing one keg and a case of pint glasses to give away! BrickStone will be on hand with their newly released One Night Blonde Session IPA. Tickets are $25 each which includes 12 tasting tickets, and will be available starting May 1 onhttp://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/669662.
TUESDAY, MAY 20TH:
Kaffir Lime Lemon Grass IPA Collaboration Release Party
5pm – 10:30pm at BrickStone Brewery, 557 Wm. Latham Drive, Bourbonnais, IL
Our brewers will be tapping the DryHop/BrickStone collaboration brew, a Kaffir Lime Lemon Grass IPA, on Tall Tuesday! Enjoy this brew with half price appetizers from 5pm – 7pm and live entertainment from local legend Lupe Carroll from 7:30pm – 10:30pm!
FRIDAY, MAY 23RD:
Blarney Stone Anniversary Party
7:00 PM at Blarney Stone Pub, 15400 S. Cicero Avenue, Oak Forest, IL
It’s Blarney Stone’s anniversary and in honor of that they will be tapping a special limited edition of BrickStone’s One Night Blonde Session IPA infused with fruit!
SUNDAY, MAY 25TH:
West Loop Craft Beer Fest (CCBW Closing Party)
1 – 5pm (VIP at Noon) at Chicago’s West Loop, on Clinton Street between Lake & Washington, 131 North Clinton Street, Chicago, IL
The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild, Neighbors of West Loop, and Chicago French Market have come together to host the 2nd Annual celebration to close out Chicago Craft Beer Week 2014. Enjoy craft beer, hours of entertainment and food for purchase!
About BrickStone Restaurant & Brewery
BrickStone Restaurant & Brewery opened as a small-town brewery in 2006 in Bourbonnais, IL., using a tiny, 5 barrel brewing system. By 2008, its hand-crafted microbrews - featuring the finest hops and malts - had gained such popularity that BrickStone expanded to a state-of-the-art Newlands Brewhouse with a capacity of 25 BBL brews.
Today, BrickStone is best known for its diverse selection of award-winning craft beers, including its 2012 Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal and 2012 World Beer Cup Bronze Medal winning BrickStone APA and 2013 Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal winning Belgo-APA.
In summer 2014, BrickStone Restaurant & Brewery will further expand by adding a separate, fully-automated 50 BBL Brewhouse and release a Blood Orange Hefeweizen and Robust Porter, among other unique brews. For more information, visit http://www.brickstonebrewery.com/.
