On Friday June 28th at 3pm Local Option will hold a commemorative celebration for legendary American television direct response advertisement salesmen Billy Mays.  To honor Mays’ contribution to the popularity of the direct sales industry, Local Option will be [...]

Can I Go Out And Drink Tonight, Drink Tonight… On Friday October 26th starting at 3pm Local Option will host “Mommy, Can I Go Out And Drink Tonight?” Rare and evil offerings from Against The Grain / De Molen (Louisville/Netherlands), Brasserie de Franches-Montagnes [BFM] (Switzerland), Bayerischer Bahnhof (Germany), De Dolle (Belgium), and Perennial Artisan Ales [...]

                It’s The Fuckin’ Catalina Wine Mixer On Friday September 21st beginning at 3pm Local Option will be hosting The Fuckin’ Catalina Wine Mixer.  The event’s draft list will feature rare and highly sought beers from Hair of the Dog / De Proef (Oregon/Belgium), Struise (Belgium), Loverbeer (Italy), [...]

Noah, Stefan Michel from Mahrs Brau, Alexi and Tony.  All photos by Heather Fritz. The Festival – which took place  on the 23rd and 24th of June at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA – brought together over sixty of the most well respected and highly sought after artisanal breweries and cider makers from around the world.  We [...]

Local Option will be present at The Festival in Worcester on June 23rd and 24th.  The Festival – organized by 12% Imports and Shelton Brothers – will boast an impressive list of brewers and breweries from around the world including Mikkeller, Evil Twin, Cantillon, De Molen, Djaevlebryg, Haandbryggeriet and many others..  We will be proud [...]

Local Option will host the release of the Bourbon Barrel aged La Petite Mort on Today at 3pm. The event will also feature 14 other rare and highly sought after releases from Central Waters Brewing Co. – on draft – and the most metal salad bar ever. Draft List: Against The Grain Brown Note Against The [...]

Local Option will be hosting numerous festivities throughout Chicago Craft Beer Week.   On Friday May 18th at 3pm Local Option will host Salad Days.  The event will feature new and rare releases from Against The Grain Brewery and the most imposing, impressive metal salad bar ever constructed. Full Draft List: Against The Grain Brown [...]

                            On Friday April 27th at 3pm Local Option in Chicago will host “Space Ace Intergalactic Birthday” an event marking the sixty first birthday of Paul “Ace” Daniel Frehley.  The event’s draft beer list –inspired by the former Kiss lead guitarists Central [...]

                              On March 14th at 3:14pm Local Option will host Pi Observance Day.  The event seeks to commemorate the mathematical constant Pi; the finest harmonic distortion-sustain device developed to date; and the signature sandwich of New Orleans, the Muffaletta, by tapping thirty-one [...]

RateBeer.com has recently unveiled it’s Best Beer Bars in the World for 2012.  For the second year in a row Local Option has made the list and is the only bar in Illinois mentioned.  Read the full list by clicking HERE.