Chicagoland Beer Exploration Society

Chicago, Illinois, US

Every member of the Chicagoland Beer Exploration Society (CBES) should eventually have a beer or three at every brewery or brewpub in Chicago and nearby lands. With all the craft (mini, micro, nano, pico, etc.) breweries starting everywhere, it's not as simple as one might think.

The Society has originally been established by and for those who prefer bicycle as their primary way of getting to a brewery, but the Facebook branch of CBES welcomes every natural (that is, non-legal) person who would like to join the quest.

And, of course, a brewmaster who would like to invite the members to taste her or his brewskies, is always welcomed here.

The Most Comprehensive and Up-To-Date Map of Chicagoland Breweries (including some home-based), with an alphabetized list, postal-, web-addresses and phone numbers (where available): http://www.communitywalk.com/chicagoland_breweries/map/1575502

Pictures on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/groups/chibrew/

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Alhsucam

Glenview, IL, US
29,8 km
107 m
Asfaltata

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Macushla

Chicago, IL, US
23,0 km
64 m
Asfaltata

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1090 Convicts

Highwood, IL, US
51,8 km
168 m
Asfaltata

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Ravinia v1

Chicago, IL, US
63,3 km
125 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Cinco Rabbit

Chicago, IL, US
73,6 km
102 m
Asfaltata

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MKE 11/16/19

Milwaukee, WI, US
16,4 km
92 m
Asfaltata

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Church Phone

Chicago, IL, US
70,9 km
238 m
Asfaltata

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Red FIBS (flood version)

Chicago, IL, US
89,2 km
246 m
Asfaltata

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Red FIBS

Chicago, IL, US
90,6 km
266 m
Asfaltata

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Roaring ZurichPhone

Barrington, IL, US
66,7 km
310 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Sew Gray Shadow Holz

Woodstock, IL, US
56,9 km
225 m
Asfaltata

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25 Wolves

DuPage County, IL, US
50,7 km
213 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Scally Oak (short)

Chicago, IL, US
79,5 km
348 m
Asfaltata

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Scally Oak (long)

Chicago, IL, US
89,9 km
382 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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1¼ v2

Chicago, IL, US
202,1 km
588 m
Asfaltata

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2 Route 66 Old School

Wilmington, IL, US
43,0 km
163 m
Superfici miste

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1 Route 66 Old School

Joliet, IL, US
37,0 km
125 m
Superfici miste

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Ottawa 2 (via Mad Hatchet Brewing)

Ottawa, IL, US
97,1 km
198 m
Perlopiù sterrato

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Starved Rock (hillier)

Ottawa, IL, US
49,5 km
263 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Ottawa 1

Joliet, IL, US
88,7 km
135 m
Perlopiù sterrato

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Oswego via the IPP

Chicago, IL, US
97,4 km
316 m
Superfici miste

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Oswego

Chicago, IL, US
121,5 km
445 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Hailstorm!

Chicago, IL, US
92,6 km
274 m
Asfaltata

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Scorched Hardware

Crystal Lake, IL, US
53,2 km
224 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Macushla–Bosacki

Chicago, IL, US
109,9 km
275 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Evil Horse

Chicago, IL, US
74,5 km
204 m
Asfaltata

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Off Square

Chicago, IL, US
113,2 km
304 m
Asfaltata

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More after Noon

Chicago, IL, US
75,0 km
293 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Bavarian MKE

Milwaukee, WI, US
24,2 km
111 m
Asfaltata

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Density Day

Milwaukee, WI, US
17,4 km
103 m
Asfaltata

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Biloba Grain

Milwaukee, WI, US
96,4 km
491 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Macushla

Chicago, IL, US
57,6 km
165 m
Asfaltata

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Mo'KE

Milwaukee, WI, US
49,8 km
219 m
Asfaltata

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1840 Eagle

Milwaukee, WI, US
75,3 km
345 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Prairie Buffalo

Chicago, IL, US
72,9 km
286 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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More Horizon

Chicago, IL, US
72,0 km
266 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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PK

Chicago, IL, US
90,2 km
280 m
Superfici miste

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BBGB

Forest Park, IL, US
119,3 km
408 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Flapjack–Buckledown–Church Street–Itasca (wet version)

Chicago, IL, US
68,5 km
201 m
Asfaltata

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Flapjack–Buckledown–Church Street–Itasca (dry version)

Chicago, IL, US
66,7 km
192 m
Asfaltata

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Mikerphone to home

Elk Grove Village, IL, US
35,0 km
53 m
Asfaltata

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Mikerphone Dry

Chicago, IL, US
76,8 km
205 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Mikerphone Wet

Chicago, IL, US
74,2 km
208 m
Asfaltata

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Skeleton Key

Chicago, IL, US
62,2 km
187 m
Asfaltata

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Whiner v3.0

Chicago, IL, US
37,8 km
56 m
Asfaltata

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Whiner v2.0

Chicago, IL, US
42,9 km
56 m
Asfaltata

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Whiner v1.0

Chicago, IL, US
41,7 km
56 m
Asfaltata

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Third Space

Milwaukee, WI, US
30,9 km
120 m
Asfaltata

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Wicker Park to Imperial Oak (Wolf Road)

Chicago, IL, US
83,2 km
198 m
Asfaltata

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Middlebury 02a

Middlebury, IN, US
65,1 km
166 m
Asfaltata

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Tight Lot 02a

Wauconda, IL, US
20,7 km
126 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Tight Lot 01

Wilmette, IL, US
59,1 km
274 m
Superfici miste

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Tight Lot 02b

Wauconda, IL, US
29,4 km
158 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Evil Horse 02b

Crete, IL, US
17,2 km
74 m
Asfaltata

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New Lenox–Arrowhead Ales–Flossmoor

New Lenox, IL, US
34,0 km
108 m
Asfaltata

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South Bend: South Shore Line Station to Elkhart (shorter option)

South Bend, IN, US
30,7 km
59 m
Asfaltata

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South Bend: Goshen–Elkhart–South Shore Line Station (shorter option)

Goshen, IN, US
51,4 km
99 m
Asfaltata

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South Bend: Goshen–Elkhart–South Shore Line Station (longer option)

Goshen, IN, US
51,7 km
98 m
Asfaltata

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South Bend: South Shore Line Station to Goshen

South Bend, IN, US
47,2 km
109 m
Asfaltata

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South Bend: South Shore Line Station–Granger

South Bend, IN, US
28,3 km
114 m
Asfaltata

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Rabid

Chicago, IL, US
71,5 km
149 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Evil Horse 01

Chicago, IL, US
76,3 km
198 m
Asfaltata

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Forest Park to Aurora

Forest Park, IL, US
48,3 km
164 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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606 to Forest Park

Chicago, IL, US
17,7 km
25 m
Asfaltata

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Iechyd Da 01

Elkhart, IN, US
30,1 km
69 m
Asfaltata

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Crooked Ewe

South Bend, IN, US
10,4 km
14 m
Asfaltata

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South Bend: Elkhart–South Shore Line Station

Elkhart, IN, US
33,4 km
69 m
Asfaltata

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Iechyd Da 02

South Bend, IN, US
34,1 km
74 m
Asfaltata

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Kinslahger–Alter

Oak Park, IL, US
27,7 km
94 m
Asfaltata

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Kinslahger

Chicago, IL, US
16,7 km
25 m
Asfaltata

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Polly Metal Monkey Brothers

Chicago, IL, US
87,7 km
249 m
Asfaltata

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Totem to Blue Island

Chicago, IL, US
40,8 km
90 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Fullerton to Munster

Chicago, IL, US
53,2 km
125 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Blue Alter

Blue Island, IL, US
53,8 km
327 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Buckle Alter

Brookfield, IL, US
19,5 km
87 m
Asfaltata

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Small Tight Crystal Bluff

Crystal Lake, IL, US
51,3 km
216 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Only Child to Waukegan Metra

Gurnee, IL, US
15,2 km
49 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Only Child to Lake Bluff

Gurnee, IL, US
24,2 km
93 m
Perlopiù sterrato

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Only Child to Libertyville

Gurnee, IL, US
16,6 km
69 m
Perlopiù sterrato

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Linden to Only Child

Wilmette, IL, US
52,6 km
189 m
Superfici miste

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Miskatonic–HopVine

Darien, IL, US
27,8 km
136 m
Superfici miste

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Forest Park–Miskatonic

Forest Park, IL, US
30,9 km
108 m
Asfaltata

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Bourbonnais to Flossmoor

Bourbonnais, IL, US
60,3 km
158 m
Asfaltata

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Blue Polly Oak

Blue Island, IL, US
68,5 km
240 m
Asfaltata

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Joliet to Bourbonnais v2.0

Joliet, IL, US
68,8 km
288 m
Perlopiù sterrato

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Twisted Arc 4.2 (Revised)

La Porte, IN, US
121,9 km
467 m
Asfaltata

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Twisted Arc 4.1 (revised)

La Porte, IN, US
94,5 km
357 m
Asfaltata

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Twisted Arc 3.1 (revised)

Berrien County, MI, US
94,7 km
441 m
Asfaltata

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Route Point

Chicago, IL, US
150,5 km
428 m
Asfaltata

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Twisted Arc 4.2

La Porte, IN, US
118,5 km
396 m
Asfaltata

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Joliet to Ottawa

Joliet, IL, US
82,5 km
117 m
Perlopiù sterrato

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Twisted Arc 5.2

Lansing, IL, US
54,1 km
126 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Twisted Arc 5.3

Schererville, IN, US
44,3 km
95 m
Asfaltata

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Twisted Arc 0.2

Kalamazoo, MI, US
6,6 km
17 m
Asfaltata

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Twisted Arc 0.1

Kalamazoo, MI, US
8,5 km
39 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Bourbonnais to Joliet

Bourbonnais, IL, US
64,0 km
216 m
Perlopiù sterrato

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Joliet to Bourbonnais v1.0

Joliet, IL, US
65,9 km
280 m
Perlopiù sterrato

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Rockford to Harvard

Rockford, IL, US
52,9 km
243 m
Asfaltata

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Harvard to Rockford

Harvard, IL, US
64,8 km
224 m
Asfaltata

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Burn ’Em to Flossmoor

Michigan City, IN, US
96,9 km
205 m
Superfici miste

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Cedar Lake–Lowell–Momence–University Park

Lake County, IN, US
84,4 km
267 m
Asfaltata

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Three Floyds–Flossmoor

Munster, IN, US
27,9 km
48 m
Asfaltata

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Clock Tower to Three Floyds

Chicago, IL, US
55,3 km
136 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Joliet to Davenport, Leg 1

Joliet, IL, US
187,0 km
489 m
Superfici miste

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Tribes of Saint John

Joliet, IL, US
110,0 km
382 m
Asfaltata

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MI–IN–IL Leg 3.1 v.2

Berrien County, MI, US
103,9 km
458 m
Asfaltata

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Ironwood to Flossmoor

Valparaiso, IN, US
71,3 km
144 m
Asfaltata

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Figure Eight to Flossmoor

Valparaiso, IN, US
70,3 km
143 m
Asfaltata

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Twisted Arc 5.1

Schererville, IN, US
63,6 km
136 m
Asfaltata

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MI–IN–IL Leg 5 v.2

Schererville, IN, US
47,0 km
89 m
Asfaltata

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MI–IN–IL Leg 5 v.1

Schererville, IN, US
45,0 km
98 m
Asfaltata

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Twisted Arc 4.1

La Porte, IN, US
91,1 km
298 m
Asfaltata

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Twisted Arc 3.2

La Porte, IN, US
4,5 km
13 m
Asfaltata

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Twisted Arc 3.1

Berrien County, MI, US
97,2 km
455 m
Asfaltata

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Twisted Arc 2

Paw Paw, MI, US
59,4 km
238 m
Asfaltata

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Twisted Arc 1

Kalamazoo, MI, US
34,9 km
149 m
Asfaltata

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Mich & Indy 2.0

Kalamazoo, MI, US
314,0 km
1.109 m
Asfaltata

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Flossmoor to Griffith

Flossmoor, IL, US
28,4 km
43 m
Asfaltata

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Merrillville to Griffith

Merrillville, IN, US
18,1 km
44 m
Asfaltata

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Cedar Lake to Griffith

Lake County, IN, US
27,8 km
85 m
Asfaltata

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Crown Point to Cedar Lake

Crown Point, IN, US
11,6 km
65 m
Asfaltata

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Three Griffiths (and Flossmoor)

Chicago, IL, US
80,2 km
166 m
Asfaltata

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Mich & Indy

Kalamazoo, MI, US
376,4 km
1.227 m
Asfaltata

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Noon Whistle and Dry City

Forest Park, IL, US
33,2 km
125 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Woodstock to Cademon

Woodstock, IL, US
45,0 km
122 m
Asfaltata

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Pollyanna to 350

Lemont, IL, US
32,8 km
165 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Clarendon Hills Metra to Pollyanna Brewing

Clarendon Hills, IL, US
22,0 km
128 m
Superfici miste

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Crystal Lake to Aurora

Crystal Lake, IL, US
66,2 km
231 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Fox Lake to Aurora

Lake, IL, US
93,4 km
395 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Forest Park to Scorched Earth Brewing

Forest Park, IL, US
68,4 km
217 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Figure 8 to Flossmoor

Valparaiso, IN, US
78,8 km
152 m
Asfaltata

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Forge Brew House to Roundhouse

DeKalb, IL, US
53,9 km
131 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Forest Park to Forge Brew House

Forest Park, IL, US
78,3 km
294 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Wicker Park to Werk Force

Chicago, IL, US
83,6 km
273 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Werk Force to Roundhouse

Will County, IL, US
31,5 km
110 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Imperial Oak to Hailstorm

Willow Springs, IL, US
43,2 km
272 m
Superfici miste

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Four Fathers to Flossmoor

Porter County, IN, US
62,7 km
133 m
Asfaltata

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Home to Imperial Oak

Chicago, IL, US
50,2 km
122 m
Asfaltata

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Brewanston

Chicago, IL, US
8,3 km
21 m
Asfaltata

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Flesk to Penrose

DuPage, IL, US
31,6 km
118 m
Asfaltata

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Lake Bluff to Tighthead

Lake Bluff, IL, US
14,3 km
71 m
Superfici miste

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ZümBier to Lake Bluff

Waukegan, IL, US
14,1 km
38 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Polyanna Brewing to Hailstorm Brewing

Lemont, IL, US
32,4 km
175 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Wicker Park to Polyanna Brewing

Chicago, IL, US
49,9 km
124 m
Asfaltata

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Prairie Fox (April 2014)

Crystal Lake, IL, US
76,8 km
296 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Salt Beer Trail

Chicago, IL, US
70,8 km
240 m
Asfaltata

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Pokro to Flossmoor

Griffith, IN, US
27,4 km
50 m
Asfaltata

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Ironwood to Flossmoor (short version)

Valparaiso, IN, US
62,1 km
139 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Ironwood to Flossmoor

Valparaiso, IN, US
79,5 km
146 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Figure 8 to Ironwood

Valparaiso, IN, US
1,5 km
10 m
Asfaltata

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Four Fathers to Figure 8

Porter County, IN, US
2,4 km
22 m
Asfaltata

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Ingleside Metra to Benjamin Beer Company

Lake County, IL, US
33,1 km
177 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Prairie Fox

Naperville, IL, US
53,9 km
234 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Clock Tower to 3FFF

Chicago, IL, US
56,7 km
123 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Crown Point to Flossmoor

Crown Point, IN, US
39,1 km
155 m
Asfaltata

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Chain O'Brews

Crystal Lake, IL, US
62,1 km
260 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Queen's Landing to Shoreline (Dunes Highway only)

Chicago, IL, US
92,2 km
196 m
Asfaltata

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Shoreline to Hunter's

Michigan City, IN, US
24,2 km
65 m
Asfaltata

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Queen's Landing to Flossmoor

Chicago, IL, US
55,8 km
131 m
Perlopiù asfalto

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Figure 8 to Hunter's

Valparaiso, IN, US
16,8 km
57 m
Perlopiù asfalto

MKE

Begins Sat. August 17, 2019

Old Route School

Begins Sat. July 27, 2019

Winnebago

Begins Fri. July 13, 2018

Location: Wisconsin

Oisconsin

Begins Fri. June 8, 2018

Location: Wisconsin, with a bits of Illinois, Michigan, and Minnesota

More after Noon

Begins Sat. April 28, 2018

Location: East end of the Bloomingdale Trail

Constantinobury

Begins Sat. September 3, 2016

Location: South Bend

Raised Biloba

Begins Sat. September 3, 2016

Location: Milwaukee

Bare Water Lakes

Begins Sat. August 13, 2016

M'KEE

Begins Sun. August 7, 2016

Location: Milwaukee

Evil Horse

Begins Sat. July 23, 2016

Location: Chicago

Half Lake

Begins Thu. June 16, 2016

Tight Lot

Begins Sun. June 12, 2016

Three ’Kee Loops

Begins Sat. June 4, 2016

Location: Milwaukee

Freeport

Begins Sat. May 21, 2016

Crown Jewels 2016

Begins Sat. May 14, 2016

Twisted Arc

Begins Wed. July 8, 2015

Cadeforge

Begins Sun. June 7, 2015

Location: Ogilvie Transportation Center

Tribes of Saint John

Begins Sat. May 9, 2015

Dry Whistle (+Penrose?)

Begins Sat. April 11, 2015