Bottle Share this Thursday
What's New At Gnome Brew:
- Bottle Share this Thursday
- Thanks for joining us for Cider Day
- On Tap At Gnome Brew
- Upcoming Events in the Homebrew Community
November 12, 7:15–9:15 p.m. at Gnome Brew
Join us at Gnome Brew this Thursday, November 12, from 7:15–9:15 p.m. for our monthly Bottle Share.
Bring a couple bottles of whatever you’ve been making. Maybe it’s a beer you brewed for cooler weather, a cider from last fall, or a wine or mead that’s ready to open. Come try what others have brought and tell us about yours.
New to homebrewing or nothing ready to bring? Come hang out anyway.
Free, with no registration required. Find us at 2026 W Montrose Ave.
Cider Day
Thanks to everyone who joined us for Cider Day on Saturday! We had a great turnout and brought back 400 gallons of fresh-pressed heirloom apple juice from Michigan.
Cider Day is one of our favorite annual traditions, and we’re looking forward to trying what you make with this year’s juice. Bring a bottle to a future Bottle Share when it’s ready!
From our cider pickup trip.
On Tap At Gnome Brew
Hop Sampler: Falconer’s Flight, 6% ABV
A hop blend rather than a single variety, Falconer’s Flight combines Pacific Northwest hops for citrus, tropical fruit, and stone fruit character with a subtle woody, herbal edge. Sales of the blend support the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation, which honors its namesake brewer by funding brewing scholarships for aspiring and professional brewers. Our Hop Sampler Pale Ale is brewed with 2-Row, White Wheat and Bonlander Munich, bittered with CTZ Hop Extract, and finished with a hop-stand and dry hop addition of the featured hop blend.
3 Hour Recipe Kit: Belgian Dubbel, 6.3% ABV (±0.5%)
The Belgian Dubbel is a traditional Trappist style ale that highlights the esters produced by Belgian yeast strains and utilizes dark Candi sugar for higher alcohol content while maintaining a dry finish. Dubbel is a dark amber ale that blends together complex caramel malt flavors with dried fruit ester character. Noble hops impart a light bitterness and mild floral aromatics. A balanced and delicate beer with a creamy off-white head, Dubbel serves as an excellent entry point to the wide world of traditional Belgian brewing.
Oaktoberfest, 5.9% ABV
This rich, bready, and smooth Märzen showcases the complex flavors of Weyermann Floor Malted Bohemian Pilsner and Floor Malted Bohemian Dark malts. After 3 months aging on light-toast American oak chips, it develops an enhanced velvety mouthfeel and significant notes of vanilla.
Upcoming Events in the Homebrew Community
Thursday, November 12: Gnome Brew Bottle Share
7:15–9:15 p.m. at Gnome Brew, 2026 W Montrose Ave., Chicago. Free; no registration required.
Saturday, November 14: IBRU Bottle Cap Brew Off awards
5 p.m. CST at Off Square Brewing, 11000 Delaware Parkway, Crown Point, IN.
Tuesday, November 17: HOPS! Club Meeting
7:30 p.m. at VFW Hall 5079, 3202 S May St., Chicago.
Thursday, November 19: Square Kegs Homebrew Club Meeting
7–10 p.m. at Dovetail Brewery, 1800 W Belle Plaine Ave., Chicago. Moved from Thanksgiving.
All times are local to the listed event.
Gnome Brew
2026 W. Montrose Ave.
Chicago, IL 60618
