Brew Not Bombs 2010
The third annual Brew Not Bombs took place on September 19, 2010 at the Portage Theater. There were about 800 in attendance. The event raised over $5000 for Voices for Creative Nonviolence, The Civilian-Soldier Alliance, and Little Village Environmental Justice Organization. Check out this year's photos at http://glitterguts.com/photobooth/brew-not-bombs-2. The event featured:
***Bands***
Screaming Females - www.screamingfemales.com
This Bike is a Pipe Bomb - www.myspace.com/tbiapb
Defiance, Ohio - http://defianceohio.terrorware.com/
Shellshag - www.starcleaner.com/revenge.htm
The Arrivals - www.myspace.com/thearrivalsrock
97-Shiki - http://97-shiki.com/
The Slow Death - www.myspace.com/prettyboythorson
So Cow - http://www.myspace.com/socow
DJ Dave Matta [Impala Sound] - www.sloppywhite.com/soulsummit
MC's Al Scorch and Brad Thomson
***Brew***
Peoples Choice Homebrew Contest and Tasting
Local Microbrews from Half Acre and New Belgium
Live Brewing Demonstration
***Plus More***
Key Note Speaker Kathy Kelly from Voices for Creative Non-Violence
Patriotic Shorts by Everything is Terrible! - www.everythingisterrible.com
Photo Booth by Glitter Guts - http://glitterguts.com/
Giant Vegan Bakeoff
Raffle Prizes from: Brew and Grow, Rapid Transit, Boulevard Bikes, Quimbys, Cafe Chicago, Renegade Handmade, Irazu Restaurant, and others.
***A Benefit For***
The Civilian-Soldier Alliance - http://civsol.org/
Little Village Environmental Justice Organization - www.lvejo.org
Voices for Creative Nonviolence - http://vcnv.org/
Brew Not Bombs II
The most recent (second annual) Brew Not Bombs party took place on September 21, 2009, and featured This Bike is a Pipe Bomb, Defiance Ohio, The Read, The Sass Dragons, Al Scorch, and the Rust Belt Ramblers. It was a night of 6 bands, 9 kegs, 300 bottles of homebrew, 40 vegan pizzas, 150 cupcakes, 20 raffle prizes, 200 commemorative glasses, 6 trophies, 50 volunteers, and 500 attendees. The event raised $4600 for organizations including Cob Connection (www.cobconnection.org) and Iraq Veterans Against the War (www.IVAW.org). Thank you to all the volunteers, and:
Half Acre Brewing Company (www.HalfAcreBeer.com)
New Belgium Brewing Company (www.NewBelgium.com),
Chicago Soydairy (www.ChicagoSoydairy.com)
Upton's Naturals (www.UptonsNaturals.com)
Brew And Grow (1824 N. Besly Ct.)
Resistance Coffee (www.ChicoryCenter.org/ResistanceCoffee)
Bleeding Heart Bakery (1955 W. Belmont)
Miss Alison (www.MissAlison.com)
Rapid Transit Cycle Shop (1900 W. North)
Boulevard Bikes (2535 N. Kedzie)
Sultan’s Market (2057 W. North)
Irazu (1865 N. Milwaukee)
Hardboiled Records (2008 W. Roscoe)
Roscoe Village Bikes (2016 W. Roscoe)
Whole Foods (3300 N. Ashland)
Chicago Diner (3411 N Halsted St)
Delisi’s Pizzeria (5806 N Western)
Ians Pizza (3463 N. Clark St)
Mangia Roma (1623 N. Halsted)
Papa Romeos (3045 N. Pulaski)
Village Pizza (2356 W Chicago)
Pequods (2207 N Clybourn)
Renaldis (2827 n Broadway)
Ginos East (633 N Wells)
Santullos (1943 W North)
Half Acre Brewing Company (www.HalfAcreBeer.com)
New Belgium Brewing Company (www.NewBelgium.com),
Chicago Soydairy (www.ChicagoSoydairy.com)
Upton's Naturals (www.UptonsNaturals.com)
Brew And Grow (1824 N. Besly Ct.)
Resistance Coffee (www.ChicoryCenter.org/ResistanceCoffee)
Bleeding Heart Bakery (1955 W. Belmont)
Miss Alison (www.MissAlison.com)
Rapid Transit Cycle Shop (1900 W. North)
Boulevard Bikes (2535 N. Kedzie)
Sultan’s Market (2057 W. North)
Irazu (1865 N. Milwaukee)
Hardboiled Records (2008 W. Roscoe)
Roscoe Village Bikes (2016 W. Roscoe)
Whole Foods (3300 N. Ashland)
Chicago Diner (3411 N Halsted St)
Delisi’s Pizzeria (5806 N Western)
Ians Pizza (3463 N. Clark St)
Mangia Roma (1623 N. Halsted)
Papa Romeos (3045 N. Pulaski)
Village Pizza (2356 W Chicago)
Pequods (2207 N Clybourn)
Renaldis (2827 n Broadway)
Ginos East (633 N Wells)
Santullos (1943 W North)
Also thanks to Glitter Guts for the event photos. Here are a few of them. You can see them all at http://glitterguts.com/?p=617
BNB I
The first Brew Not Bombs Chicago took place on October 4, 2008 as a backyard party featuring music from Sass Dragons, Hot Butter Music, The Rust Belt Ramblers, and Al Scorch. The event also included homebrew and vegan chili competitions, plus beer from Half Acre Brewery, and chili from eight local restaurants. The event raised $1200 for Chicago Food Not Bombs (hence the name "Brew Not Bombs"). The event was a big success, an inspiration for the future.
