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Choose Chicago Wraps Up Sixth Annual Chicago Friday Night Flights in Ravenswood
Popular summer series produced by Choose Chicago and the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild will conclude on September 16th with over a dozen local breweries at Malt Row event
Chicago, IL – September 15, 2022 – Choose Chicago and the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild are excited to announce the conclusion of the sixth annual Chicago Friday Night Flights series this Friday, September 16th, in Chicago’s Ravenswood Neighborhood. Friday’s event, which will take place from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at 1800 W Belle Plaine Ave in the heart of ‘Malt Row’, will feature beer tastings from over a dozen local breweries and a live DJ. This event marks the conclusion of the popular summer craft beer tasting series, with 44 local breweries and over 2,000 attendees so far this year.
“Chicago is proud to be one of the best craft brewery cities in the world, and our Friday Night Flights series is the perfect way to enjoy a variety of local offerings while exploring our neighborhoods,” said Lynn Osmond, President and CEO, Choose Chicago. “We look forward to an amazing event this Friday in Ravenswood as we close out another successful season exploring Chicago’s neighborhoods through beer.”
“Chicago Friday Night Flights is a celebration of the vital role Chicago’s craft breweries play in building and strengthening both our neighborhoods and our small business community,” said Ray Stout, Executive Director for the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild. “Thanks to our member breweries and the thousands of craft beer fans who made this year’s Chicago Friday Night Flights series so successful. We look forward to raising a glass with our North Side brewers and supporters this Friday at our finale event on Malt Row, one of Chicago’s most exciting craft beer destinations!”
A tasting pass for this Friday’s event is $25 in advance and $30 at the door for 10 three-ounce beer samples.
The following breweries will be participating:
• Alarmist Brewing
• Begyle Brewing
• Burning Bush Brewery
• Corridor Brewery
• Dovetail Brewery
• DryHop Brewers
• Greenstar Brewing
• Half Acre Beer Co.
• Howard Street Brewing Co.
• Illuminated Brew Works
• Lake Effect Brewing Co.
• Old Irving Brewing Co.
Friday’s concluding event takes place after successful neighborhood tastings earlier this year in Bridgeport, the West Loop and Gallagher Way in Wrigleyville. For full details and to pre-purchase tickets visit chicagofridaynightflights.com.
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About Choose Chicago
Choose Chicago is the official sales and marketing organization responsible for promoting Chicago as a global visitor and meetings destination, leveraging the city’s unmatched assets to ensure the economic vitality of the city and its member business community. Follow @choosechicago on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and tag #ChicaGOandKNOW. For more information, visit choosechicago.com.
Illinois Craft Brewers Guild
The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild (ICBG) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the development and expansion of the craft beer industry in Illinois. Founded in 1997, ICBG focuses its efforts on member and consumer education, legislative and regulatory advocacy, and the promotion of its member craft breweries. Learn more at illinoisbeer.org and follow along on Facebook (Illinois Craft Brewers Guild), Twitter (@IllinoisBeer) and Instagram (@ILCraftBeer).
