Homebrewers' Pride of the South Side

About Me

Homebrewers' Pride of the South Side (HOPS!) was founded in April of 1995 to unite the growing homebrew community south of Madison Street. Its membership now includes suburbanites and even North Siders, and the brewers of HOPS! are frequently recognized in regional and national homebrew competitions. While visitors are welcome to the club's monthly meetings, the best chance to sample the extraordinary beers of HOPS! is at its annual Oktoberfest party. This year's party is scheduled for September 29, at the Bridgeport VFW (3200-2 S. May on Chicago's South Side). Tickets will go fast, so contact us now if you're interested!

My Interests

Brewing!!!

I'd like to meet:

other homebrewers, microbrewers, people with free beer, people with cold beer, people willing to buy beer.

Music:

The Beer Barrel Polka; There's A Tear In My Beer; Bubbles in my Beer; Six Pack; I Wish You Were a Beer; In Heaven There Is No Beer; Strange Brew; One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer

Movies:

Strange Brew, Beerfest

Television:

The History Channel's episode of "Modern Marvels" on brewing; Laverne & Shirley (c'mon, they worked in a brewery!)

Books:

The Joy of Homebrewing; Designing Great Beer; Radical Brewing; Prost!: the Story of German Beer; Beer Blast

Heroes:

Brewers, Maltsters, Yeast Culturers, Bottlemakers

My Blog

Oktoberfest 2007

Sept. 29th! Only $25! All you can eat and drink! South Side! For more info, drop us a line.
Posted by Homebrewers' Pride of the South Side on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:44:00 PST

Oktoberfest details to be announced soon!

We are currently in negotiations with a venue in the Bridgeport neighborhood to host this year's Oktoberfest on Sept. 30th. Look for the final announcement within the week!
Posted by Homebrewers' Pride of the South Side on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 02:16:00 PST