FOBAB this Saturday; tickets still available

So I'm not sure how we neglected to post about it before, but this Saturday is the seventh annual Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer (or FOBAB if you're into the whole brevity thing) sponsored by the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild. FOBAB is one of those events where if you go there once you end up returning every year. You've got everything from imperial stouts to double IPA's to sour beers to smoked beers aged in everything from wine barrels to bourbon barrels to cedar.

And the breweries involved? Well for starters you've got local favorites such as Goose Island, Rock Bottom, Flossmoor Station and Metropolitan. Then you've got regional craft brewers such as Three Floyds, Bell's and Lakefront. But that's not all... Several highly-respected breweries that don't even distribute in Illinois will be there, including Firestone Walker, Russian River and Stone.

So how much would you pay to try barrel-aged brews from the breweries listed above, as well as 41 additional breweries? $60? $50? Lower. $40? Keep on going. That's right, you can buy your FOBAB tickets for the low, low price of $35. The afternoon session is sold out, but tickets are still available for the 6-10pm session. Buy yours here and I'll see you there!