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FoBAB returns to Chicago with 250+ barrel-aged pours, many made only for it

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Two sessions at Credit Union 1 Arena, with general admission at $85 plus fees and VIP at $250.

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The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild says the 24th Festival of Wood & Barrel-Aged Beer returns to Credit Union 1 Arena, 525 S. Racine Ave., on November 13-14. The festival offers 250+ beers, ciders, meads and perrys, and the guild says many were brewed exclusively for, and are available only at, the event.

The guild lists a Friday session from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. and a Saturday session from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Tickets are sold at FoBAB.com, and raffle winners for line-skipping and early-entry prizes are to be announced Thursday, November 5.

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