Dipso Facto ScapeGoat Ink: March: Chicago Beer Fest & Whisky Advocate's WhiskyFest

Dipso Facto Scapegoat Ink

March: Chicago Beer Fest & Whisky Advocate's WhiskyFest

March 2012 is looking pretty great from here. Not only will I be celebrating several birthday's, as well as (hopefully) winning some money during the NCAA's March Madness, but I also have you covered "drinking wise" for the last three weekends in March. First of all, we have St. Patrick's Day on March 17, which happens to fall on a Saturday. I could not be more excited to not only celebrate the crap out of this boozy holiday, but also to do it on a Saturday, because I already know I'm going to need the Sunday after to recuperate and mend my splitting headache.

The following week, Whisky Advocate (formerly known as Malt Advocate) will be hosting the official Chicago WhiskyFest at the Hyatt Regency, Friday, March 23, at 6:30. Now I've attended this epic event three out of the last four years with both my dad and brother (our friendly giant made an appearance one year, too). The tickets are steep, starting at $135 for early bird pricing and $155 for regular admission, but if you consider yourself a fan of whiskey, then this event is well worth the money. The price includes access to the tasting of over 250 boozes from around the world, all seminars, a commemorative snifter, event program, and a buffet available all evening. My brother wrote a review of Chicago's 2009 Whisky Fest, read it here. To buy tickets to this event, click here. The sooner the better, these tickets go fast.

Thanks for the event reminder, alcoholic girlfriend's sister, Mini lobes, aka Jack-of-all-trades, (if you have a question, she's got the answer. At karaoke she'll only sing Bone Thugs and Harmony's "Crossroads" because that's how she rolls. Like Jack Black? She does a stellar impression that'll blow your mind. She does, however, have ridiculously small ears and it totally freaks me out). The final weekend in March is the Chicago Beer Festival, which will be held at Union Station, Saturday, March 31. Apparently there will be two time slots available, the first is from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and the second is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. There isn't a lot of information about this event available yet, but from what I've heard it will feature dozens of craft breweries and over 100 beers available for the tasting. The official website isn't active yet, but you can go to Chicago Beer Festival's Facebook page here and "like" them to get updated information as it becomes available. I pulled this directly from their page, "This is waaaaay early, but so far we have Hamburger Mary's, 5 Rabbit, Argus, Three Floyds, Half Acre, Lagunitas, Duvel St. Fullien, Crispin, Sierra Nevada, Stone, Sea Dog, Shipyard, Pyramid, Blue Moon, and many, many more to come..." Mmm, sounds delicious. Tickets for this event are $40, click here to purchase them online.

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