2012 Day of the Living Ales (Sold Out)
| March 3, 2012 | ||
| 1:00 pm | to | 5:00 pm |
| 6:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
For the eighth consecutive year, CBS will be sponsoring Day of the Living Ales, a walk-around real ale tasting featuring the best cask conditioned ales from Chicagoland breweries and some very special guests. We’ll also be serving fine meats, cheeses, and other appetizers to help you consume responsibly.
As always, DotLA will feature the region’s largest selection of real ales (40+ casks), all of them coddled by our own staff of experienced cellarmen, trained in the UK to care for and serve real ale. Remember, a properly served real ale is neither cloudy, flat, nor warm; rather, it is bright, with a gentle carbonation and served at cellar temperature. Accept no substitute!
Attendees will be able to sample the beers and then vote for the 2012 Champion Real Ale of Chicagoland. Last year’s winners were:
- Goose Island Beer Company Skully (saison aged in oak barrels with fresh strawberries, honey, and Champagne yeast)
- Goose Island Beer Company Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout
- Three Floyds Zombie Dust
Will a local brewer earn repeat honors in 2012? You decide!
Casks settling prior to a past event
Day of the Living Ales will be held at Goose Island Wrigleyville, 3535 N Clark St, Chicago, over two sessions: 1-5 pm (4:45 last call) and 6-10 pm (9:45 last call). Only 250 tickets per session will be sold. Admission includes a tasting glass, beer samples and appetizers (artisanal meats and cheeses). All attendees must be at least 21 years old.
The event is now completely sold out. Any orders received after the sold out was reached will be returned/refunded. Thanks for the overwhelming response to the event, and apologies to all of you who could not get a ticket.
Tracy on 21 Jan 2012 at 4:29 pm #
Is there a mistake above? Is the online ordering option going to be for members only, or for nonmembers as written? If the online ordering is for nonmembers, does that pose a disadvantage to members?
Stevie on 21 Jan 2012 at 10:50 pm #
Thanks, I’ve changed the description above to make this more clear.
Our online service cannot distinguish between members and nonmembers, so anyone who uses the service will pay the nonmember rate. Members who want the $5 discount will need to mail in the order form you will soon be receiving in the mail.
Mark on 25 Jan 2012 at 5:30 pm #
Can not find your event on Brownpapertickets.com. When will it be listed or did i just not see it?
Drew on 25 Jan 2012 at 8:17 pm #
When will the online ordering be available or did I miss it?
Chad on 25 Jan 2012 at 10:24 pm #
I’m missing the link to online ordering… Donde esta?
Stevie on 25 Jan 2012 at 10:34 pm #
Mark, Drew, and Chad: please be patient. We don’t have a link to BPT yet but will very soon.
Meanwhile, you can mail in a standard order form (PDF) that is available via a link above.
Darren on 27 Jan 2012 at 9:57 am #
Do the mailed order forms have to be postmarked by a certain date? I’m thinking it is already too late for me to mail it in.
Stevie on 27 Jan 2012 at 10:33 am #
No postmark requirement. This isn’t like the Shootout.
rick on 29 Jan 2012 at 8:06 pm #
is the day session sold out yet?
CBS News: Brewpub Shootout winners, Day of the Living Ales is March 3 | The Beeronaut on 29 Jan 2012 at 11:35 pm #
[...] for CBS is the big one… all right, a big one, since they put on a lot of amazing events… the Day of the Living Ales. It’s their 8th annual celebration of real ales, to be held Saturday, March 3 at Goose Island [...]
Darren on 30 Jan 2012 at 10:36 am #
Great, thanks Stevie! I dropped mine in the mail on Friday. I hope it reaches you before the online option becomes active. I really enjoyed this event last year so I’m looking forward to another great session!
Stevie on 31 Jan 2012 at 11:08 am #
Tickets are still available for the earlier (day) session.
Stevie on 31 Jan 2012 at 10:34 pm #
Online ordering is in effect as of noon on February 1. See the link above.
MarkTryBeer on 01 Feb 2012 at 11:07 am #
No worries everyone, they will all sellout faster than stoutfest! XD
Stevie on 01 Feb 2012 at 12:29 pm #
The clock is running. Goose Stout Fest already sold out in seconds after their online ticket link went up. When will we get there?
Saran on 01 Feb 2012 at 12:38 pm #
So how will mailed in sales be handled if this sells out online? I already sent in a cheque.
Gary on 03 Feb 2012 at 9:08 am #
How will the mail orders know if they were sucessful?
Saran on 03 Feb 2012 at 12:36 pm #
Looks like it is completely sold out now.
Marnie on 03 Feb 2012 at 1:42 pm #
Hello, I sent my check in on Jan 27th. I see it hasn’t been cashed yet. We signed up for the afternoon session. How will we get confirmation that our order was accepted?
thanks!
Matt on 05 Feb 2012 at 11:34 am #
Hi Stevie, I wanted to bump Gary + Marnie’s question–how will we know about the outcome of mail orders? Do we just wait to see if our checks get cashed and tickets show up?
As you can probably tell, some of us are anxious
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Stevie on 06 Feb 2012 at 11:25 am #
Tickets will be mailed to those who were successful. Any mail orders received after the sellout was reached will be returned. Per specific requests for confirmation above, feel free to contact us (me!) directly via the Contact page. Make sure to include your full name(s), as they are not included in the comments here.