Touring multiple chicago area breweries- by geographic groupings?

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  1. beergurujr

    beergurujr Initiate (0) Oct 27, 2003 Illinois

    This is something I've tried on occasion, to visit two, three or more brewhouses in one day. It's hard.

    Anyone else done this? There are some geographic groupings- the breweries/brewpubs in the Fox River valley is one, a circular routing through Lake County is another. So is a similar routing through DuPage County. Now one can do a Des Plaines River valley hop, too.

    The city is easy. It can be done in a grid system.

    There's bus tour companies doing this now, correct? Any info on that? Thanks.
     
    #1 beergurujr, Jun 6, 2015
  2. mychalg9

    mychalg9 Pooh-Bah (2,123) Apr 8, 2010 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah

    I usually drink too much at the first one and then can't make it to any other ones.
     
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  3. rabbitguy

    rabbitguy Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2009 Illinois

    I have not done this. There is the Chicago Brew Bus Co. They do brewery tours and their buses can be rented by the hour.
     
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  4. gcg49

    gcg49 Initiate (0) Dec 29, 2014 Texas

    I spent a Saturday earlier this year going from Lagunitas -> Map Room -> Revolution. Revolution had some surprise amazing barrel aged offerings on tap (Cafe Deth the standout) and it got a little sloppy near the end but it was fun. Probably spent 30 bucks on ubers getting around.
     
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