CBS First Thursday is back and better than ever – and back to our roots.

Moving forward, our monthly First Thursday gathering will focus on homebrewing, brewing topics and other subjects relevant to homebrewing and the local Chicago beer community. We will continue to be a forum for local homebrewers to share their labors and receive input from those who love beer as much as they do.

We will convene in the cellar room (downstairs from the main bar) or the Siebel Room (just inside the parking lot entrance) at Goose Island Clybourn at 7:30, with a presentation starting at 8:00. Please bring a homebrew or two to share with the group and receive comments and insights from fellow homebrewers and esteemed CBS members. As always, guests are welcome.

Here’s our upcoming schedule of guest speakers and/or special First Thursday events:

• April 4th – Ryan Burk, cider maker at Virtue Cider, will be joining us to preview some upcoming releases from Virtue and to speak about the process of creating cider and the similarities it shares with brewing beer.
• May 2nd – In celebration of Goose Island’s 25th Anniversary, Nick Barron, head brewer at GI Clybourn, and the Chicago Beer Society have teamed up to brew a collaboration beer! We’ll be releasing the beer and hosting what is sure to be a memorable First Thursday!
• June 6th – Doug Hurst, Head Brewer at Metropolitan Brewing Co, will be joining us to talk about brewing lagers, kolsch, and bottom fermenting beers.  Bring your questions!
• August 1st - Revolution Field Trip - First Thursday is taking a field trip to the Revolution Kedzie Tap Room (3340 N Kedzie Ave).
  ***DO NOT SHOW UP AT Goose Island Clybourn on 8/1 (we will be at Revolution)***
  
• Dec 5th – Anchor Brewing Christmas Ale Vertical – 25 YEARS OF XMAS, We will have 2013 and back 25 years to sample! More Details to come.
• Jan 2nd, 2014 – Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Vertical

The Goose Island Brewpub is located at 1800 N Clybourn, Chicago. Closest CTA stops are North/Clybourn (Red Line) and Armitage (Brown Line). Cabs are easily available on Clybourn Avenue.