TECHNOLOGY TIPS – FIND YOUR FAVORITE PINT

TECHNOLOGY TIPS – FIND YOUR FAVORITE PINT

This past weekend I attended AlphaBeer. It’s a rather fun event where you taste through 26 craft beers (A-Z). The theme for this tasting was craft brews from in and around Chicago.

What was interesting is that after attending I read about a new initiative started by the City of Chicago. The craft beer industry in Chicago is growing and it’s making an impact. Visitors travel to our fair city to experience not only the culture but also the neighborhoods. With the launch of Chicago Craft Beer & Breweries there are now opportunities to experience what our city has to offer in both the cocktail and craft beer scene. You can create travel packages tour local breweries or learn the History on Tap – all centered around our ever increasing popularity as a craft beer city. After all Chicago is a great place for a stay-cation too!

And my favorite tip after attending my tasting I learned a very valuable lesson. There is now a website where you can follow multiple bars and beers to find out where they are being sold. Imagine being on vacation or traveling for work and wanting to have that favorite beer. The site is called BeerMenus. All you have to do is create a login select five local establishments and enter any brews you want to find. It took me a total of 3 minutes to do the whole sign-up. Once signed up there is so much more available. Let’s say you forgot a beer you want to try. You simply search and the system will look based on the location you’ve entered. If you want to attend a tasting head over to the Events section. The Specials section is more like a Twitter feed. And best of all if a business you like is not in BeerMenus simply recruit them.

Oktoberfest may be over but craft beer season is all year!

CATHY MALLERS & DEAN’S TEAM CHICAGO