Chicagoland Beer Exploration Society
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/
Queen's Landing–Off Square–Crown–Wildrose–New Oberpfalz–One Trick Pony–Flossmoor
South Bend: South Shore Line Station to Elkhart (shorter option)
South Bend: Goshen–Elkhart–South Shore Line Station (shorter option)
South Bend: Goshen–Elkhart–South Shore Line Station (longer option)
South Bend: Crooked Ewe–South Bend Brew Werks–South Shore Line Station
Cedar Lake–Lowell–Momence–Bourbonnais–Mokena
Cedar Lake–Lowell–Momence–Bourbonnais–Joliet
Clarendon Hills Metra to Pollyanna Brewing
Benjamin Beer to Light the Lamp to Grayslake Metra
MKE
Begins Sat. August 17, 2019
Old Route School
Begins Sat. July 27, 2019
Oisconsin
Begins Fri. June 8, 2018
Location: Wisconsin, with a bits of Illinois, Michigan, and Minnesota
Bare Water Lakes
Begins Sat. August 13, 2016
Half Lake
Begins Thu. June 16, 2016
Tight Lot
Begins Sun. June 12, 2016
Freeport
Begins Sat. May 21, 2016
Crown Jewels 2016
Begins Sat. May 14, 2016
Twisted Arc
Begins Wed. July 8, 2015
Tribes of Saint John
Begins Sat. May 9, 2015
Dry Whistle (+Penrose?)
Begins Sat. April 11, 2015