All this week, you’ll have chances to win tickets to West Loop Craft Beer Festival right here in the West Loop! Come out to support our amazing community and Chicago craft breweries.
6-8pm: Madison Vine Wines
Join us for the bottle release of Ed’s Legs, brewed by Illuminated Brew Works.
8-10pm: Kaiser Tiger
Come to Kaiser Tiger after and get a draft taste of Ed’s Legs. This beer will only be pouring at Kaiser Tiger and the West Loop Craft Beer Festival.
About Ed’s Legs: Everyone knew Ed Steinbrecher and his saloon at the corner of Randolph and Canal. Steinbrecher lost his legs in a railroad accident in the 1850s and, with a young wife & child on the way, he was in a real pickle until his neighbors – in what is now the West Loop – purchased him a saloon to support his young family. And then, a few years later when the city spiked saloon fees in an attempt to shut down Ed’s bar & other’s like it, his community rallied again and kept Steinbrecher’s open until the tax was rescinded. Ed’s legs may have been lost, but he was not without a community to lift him up.
At Illuminated Brew Works, they look to Ed & his patrons as inspiration. It’s our communities & the small businesses that grow out of them that keep Chicago unique & strong. So, when you drink “Ed’s Legs,” raise your glass to Ed Steinbrecher, his neighbors & patrons, & all the good people who work hard to keep Chicago strong.
6-8pm: Red Star Bar
It’s $4 pint night at Red Star Bar in Whole Foods at 1550 N Kingsbury St. Get some beers in on hump day!
6-8pm: Beer Bistro
Official launch party for Around the Bend Beer Co. (ATB). Bob with Beer Bistro turns his taps over to ATB owner Dan Schedler to pour Silk Road, an American pale ale, and Ghost of ‘Lectricity, a refreshing Kolsch-style beer.
At each event, we’ll be celebrating and giving away a pair of ticket’s to West Loop Craft Beer Festival. And if you don’t have your tickets, get it done!