Greetings, people. Here we, the Logan Square Draught Beer Preservation Society, go. We proclaim the 2025 March Forth for Froth: Tuesday, March 4th, 2025. It will visit these nominated bars and pubs along west Fullerton Ave. and a portion of north California Ave. + Northeast corner Fullerton and Western + + a minute of silence honoring QUENCHERS + 18:01 Logan Arcade, 2410 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 19:11 Bob Inn, 2609 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 -cash only- (Optional) Fireside Bowl, 2646 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 20:21 Cafe Mustache, 2313 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 food 21:21 Logan 11 Bar & Kitchen, 2230 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 food 22:31 (Optional) Union, 2202 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 food [Map] https://v.gd/onapup The venues will be judged on the criteria of Honest pour, True 16-oz. pint, Tap selection, Freshness, Value, Pub decor, Friendliness, Ventilation, and Intangibles. A form will be furnished for you to rate each venue ["Report Card"]. There is no charge to take part in our Pub Crawl. Pay as you go. Visit any number of the pubs. Submit your report card to "Pudgy" before 23:32.
Greetings. Here are the results of our "March Forth for Froth" 2025 Pub Crawl. The weather was not as much a problem as was predicted. The heaviest rain fell between Fireside Bowl and Cafe Moustache. Fireside Bowl itself was added due to the unanticipated faltering of the Bob Inn [c.v.]. The additional time expended resulted in Union being dropped from the Pub Crawl due to its nightly closure. 1st place = Logan 11 Bar and Kitchen. This wins the Pub Crawl because of these elements: Superb tap selection; its freshness; _it had Fox Sports 2 on_, which was showing a live CONCACAF Champions League soccer game; and _there was a late night 'Happy Hour' deal_. (For yours truly, this was the first late night happy hour since I was in Portland, OR. in 2017.) 2nd place = Logan Arcade. For a venue more dedicated to video games and pinball machines, the tap selection is solid {Compare versus Emporium Arcade, which has no draughts at all}; the decor has the back glasses from older pinball machines; and everybody there was friendly. 3rd place = Fireside Bowl. This became mandatory after the disappointing experience of the Bob Inn. It has only five draughts, and two of those five are duplicates of packaged beers it purveys. But this devastates every other venue for Pub Decor; and its honest pour was a standout. For Intangibles, Tuesday night is the weekly bowling night for Chicago media outlet persons. It has a neon sign for Stroh's, *but it does not purvey Stroh's* (it has Schlitz). 4th place = Cafe Mustache. This got out of the bottom because of its Friendliness and its Intangibles. _There are no draughts here_. The selection of the packaged beers went beyond the typical Chicago array. There was a hip-hop performance occuring when we arrived. The male who was penultimate had good flows and beats. I would not be surprised if his songs got played on an R & B station. Since there were no draughts here; the Tyskie beer [imported from Poland] turned out to be the best-tasting brew I had on the entire Pub Crawl. 5th place = The Bob Inn. For a venue which is known about throughout much of Chicago {Amongst other elements, it is a rare north-side bar committed to the south-side b**eball team.}, it was a critical letdown as far as went the Pub Crawl. _There are no draughts here_. This was the only venue on the Pub Crawl to get a "B" for Ventilation; the Friendliness seemed to be aimed at regulars (which we were not); its packaged beer selections were limited, and it is *cash only*. (It did get an "A" for Value.) If there is a distressing aspect to this Pub Crawl, it is that the majority of venues are shirking away from a True 16-oz. draught pour. We viewed many 14-oz. glasses, and even some 12-oz. plastic cups. Our next event should be an Oktoberfest Pub Crawl in September. We will consult as to when and where. Steve "Pudgy", for the Logan Square Draught Beer Preservation Society
