Winter Brew Breweries

WINTER BREW BREWERIES

Winter Brew is dedicated to showcasing Chicago's local breweries and providing an opportunity for attendees to chat with brewers. During the event you'll have over two dozen local craft beers to choose from, plus warm beverages featuring local distillers.

Specialty tapped beers will occur throughout the weekend on a first-come, first-served basis.

Craft Beers: 7 - 12 tickets (based on style and abv), 12oz pours

VISIT EVENTBRITE TO PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS!
The Green Post
Beverage Station

BEGYLE BREWING

♦ Blonde Ale (5.4% ABV) - Brewed with local honey sourced from Heritage Prairie Farm in Elburn, IL. It has a clean, faint bitterness and features a subtly sweet fermentation character accentuated by the honey.

MAPLEWOOD BREWERY & DISTILLERY

♦ Fat Pug Oatmeal Milk Stout (5.9% ABV) - Complex yet mellow notes of dark chocolate and coffee, rounded out with sweetness provided by lactose.
♦  Charlatan Pale Ale (6.1% ABV) - Fresh citrus flavors with mild earthy pine notes.

NOON WHISTLE BREWING CO.

♦  Gummolicious Hazy IPA (6.0% ABV) - Description TBA.

NORTHMAN CIDER CO.

♦  Northman Hopped Cider (6.4% ABV) - Aromas of citrus fruit, purple flower. In he mouth notes of grapefruit and fresh lemon with a lively acidity that leaves you wanting another sip. The finish is mildly floral with apples shining through.

OLD IRVING BREWING

♦ URSA Major (6.2% ABV) - A working class beer with a hefty grain bill, including Bohemian Dark, Munich, and Chocolate malts, lends complex dark flavors.
♦ Oni Dry Hopped Lager (5.9% ABV) - Brewed with a lager grain bill, dry-hopped with Citra & Amarillo & fermented with a clean lager yeast for a hop-forward, crisp year-round lager.

TIGHTHEAD BREWING CO.

♦ Scarlet Fire Irish Red Ale - A nice balance of malt sweetness from caramel malt and subtle toasty notes from roasted barley.
Bottles & Cans
Beverage Station

ALARMIST BREWING

♦ Eiderdown Hazy IPA (6% ABV)- Named after the softest bedding, Eiderdown is a delicately soft Hazy IPA. Hopped with El Dorado & HS17701, a new experimental hop from Hopsteiner.
♦ Bamberger Rauchbier (5% ABV)- A classic smoked Bamberg-style lager. made mostly with smoked malts to give a rich flavor, straight from the campfire.
♦ Fredeunfreude Vienna-style Lager (5% ABV)- A Vienna-style Lager brewed with Vienna, Munich and Pilsner malts. Bready with a touch of toast, but still light bodied and incredibly drinkable.
♦  Harrumph! Porter (5.8% ABV)- A rich, slightly toasty porter built on a body of chocolate, rye & caramel malt. I didn't get a Harrumph outta that guy! .

DOVETAIL BREWERY

♦ Helles Lager (4.4% ABV) - A Munich-style light lager. Malty, floral, refreshing.
♦ Hefeweizen (4.8% ABV) A Bavarian-style wheat beer. Banana-clove, effervescent, sunny.
♦  Vienna Lager (5.1% ABV) - Copper in color, with a warm, malty character, it's made with 100% Vienna malt and Styrian Golding hops. Rich, caramel-toned, inviting (Pouring on Sunday).

HOP BUTCHER FOR THE WORLD

♦ Riwakamania (6.5% ABV)- India Pale Ale hopped with Riwaka and Simcoe.
♦  Sauvin (7% ABV)- West Coast STyle India Pale Ale hopped with Nelson Sauvin.

HALF ACRE BEER CO.

♦  Fuzz Country Wheat Pale Ale (4.5% ABV)- Citrus, Melon and Green Pear Notes with cereal nose.
♦  WayBird Hazy IPA (6.5% ABV)- Crisp finsih with notes of Papaya and Mango.

PHASE THREE BREWING

♦ P3 Dark Czech Lager (5.3% ABV)- A complex, well-rounded and smooth dark lager built for winter consumption.
♦ Tonal Range (8% ABV) - Northeast Hazy. Lower overall sweetness that allows the hops to shine bright and levels up the drinkability. Citra & Mosaic bring on tropical fruit, citrus and wild berries.
♦  Geo (5.5% ABV)- West Coast Pilsner by West Coast IPA and European Lagers, not really a lager but not really an IPA either. A unique beer built to traverse the stylistic globe.
♦  LULZ Blueberry Lemonade (5% ABV)- We took our LULZ lemonade hard seltzer base and added a splash of real blueberries for a bubbly winter treat. A little sweet and a little tart, this rich blue beverage is supremely drinkable and refreshing.

COCKTAILS MENU

♦ Old Fashion Heated Cocktail-  The Gold Rush Old Fashioned is a twist on two of our favorite bourbon drinks. A gold Rush is lemon, tea and honey and traditional Old Fashioned bitter with a touch of sweetness.
Specialty Tapping List & Schedule
*very limited availability; first come first served

The Green Post Beverage Station

BEGYLE BREWING

♦ Quagmire DIPA (9.0% ABV) - Galaxy, Mosaic, Citra (non-hazy)
SATURDAY
♦  Barrel-Aged Imperial Pajamas (13.0% ABV) - Oatmeal Imperial Stout, has previously won Gold at GABF.
SUNDAY

MAPLEWOOD BREWERY

♦ Softcore Mutation: Foeder Pinot Noir (5.5% ABV) - Pinot barrel-aged mixed culture sour ale.
SATURDAY
♦  What's Old is New (5.0% ABV) - Traditional-style Altbier.
SUNDAY

OLD IRVING BREWING

♦  Wytchwood (6.6 % ABV) - IPA with Colorado Spruce Tips, somewhat unfiltered but not truly hazy.
SUNDAY

NOON WHISTLE BREWING

♦  Good Piebrations - Key Lime (6.5% ABV) - Blonde ale with citrusy, sharp aromas & biscuit character from malt providing the pie crust flavor. Tart key lime puree & vanilla blend nicely creating a graceful flavor.
SUNDAY

TEMPERANCE BEER CO.

♦  Splash of Red (5.8% ABV) - ESB with Metric Coffee & Balaton Cherries.
SATURDAY
♦  Might Meets Right variants (11.8% ABV) - FEW barrel aged imperial stout. La Sorpresa Mexican-chocolate inspired.
SUNDAY

TIGHTHEAD BREWING

♦  Chocolate Malty Balls (9.0% ABV) - Russian Imperial Stout, 14 months in Four Roses barrels.
SATURDAY
♦  Wee Heady (8.9% ABV) - Scotch Ale aged 18 months in Four Roses.
SUNDAY

Bottles & Cans Beverage Station

DOVETAIL BREWING

♦  Glühkriek (6.5% ABV)- Oak aged tat ale with sour cherries and mulling spices. Served HOT. Tart, winter spiced, warming.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY

HALF ACRE BEER CO.

♦  2022 Benthic/BBL Stout (14.2% ABV)- Toasted Coconut and Coffee, toasty, malty, rich black velvet.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
♦  Big Hugs Imperial Coffee Stout (10.0% ABV)- The decadence of extreme gravity dessert stout, brewed with Dark Matter Coffee.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY

HOP BUTCHER FOR THE WORLD

♦  Fat Bear (10.5% ABV) - Peanut Butter Imperial Stout brewed with Chocolate.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
♦  Minted Imperial Stout (10.5% ABV)- Brewed with chocolate and Frango Mint Oil, this tastes exactly like what you think it tastes like.
SATURDAY