I’ve been hearing about the annual Oak Park Micro Brew Review for years, but this year is the first time I’ve made it, and it’s well worth the (very easy) ride out on the Green Line. The whole thing is well-organized, not too crowded, and offers a ton of mostly local brews, plus some good food for sale. The one thing I could wish for is more dump buckets. I don’t know if it has something to do with being a zero waste event, but unlike other beer tastings I’ve been to, there were no buckets in the booths in which to dump the beer you didn’t want to finish (emptying your tasting glass, of course, being the only way you can get more beer). While this may seem wasteful, at an event where 50-odd breweries are offering a few beers apiece, finishing each two-ounce pour is not an option. Not a good one, anyway.
