Half-Pint Guide to Craft Breweries: Chicago

by June Skinner Sawyers

Great for both locals and tourists, this lively and super-cute guide offers snapshots of almost 100 of the best craft breweries in the Chicago area Reading the book is like pulling up a stool and chatting with the brewer across the bar. Brewers talk about which of their beers they like the best, their biggest challenges, and some of their funniest or most surprising stories. Each entry also provides key information about location, hours, food, and whether the brewery is dog and/or family friendly. The breweries featured are spread across the region so that whenever you are near Chicago, you can find a local craft beer.The book includes maps and photos to help you plan your brewery tour. The breweries were selected with the assistance of the brewers (and their fans).

200 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2020

About the author

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, June Skinner Sawyers is the author or editor of more than twenty books, many with a Celtic theme, including Celtic Music; Dreams of Elsewhere: The Selected Travel Writings of Robert Louis Stevenson; Praying with Celtic Saints, Prophets, Martyrs, and Poets; The Road North: 300 Years of Classic Scottish Travel Writing; and The Scots of Chicago: Quiet Immigrants and Their New Society.

Her essays, Weeping Willows and Long Black Veils: The Country Roots of Rosanne Cash, from Scotland to Tennessee appeared in Walking the Line: Country Music Lyricists and American Culture and Celtic Music in America in The Encyclopedia of Music and American Culture, respectively. In addition, her work has appeared in Scottish Tradition, The Chicago Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle, Sing Out!, Dirty Linen, Booklist and The Common Review. In 2013, she was the recipient of the Flora Macdonald Award from St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, North Carolina, which is given to a woman of Scots birth or descent who has made an outstanding contribution to the human community.