This Week in Chicago Beer, November 13-17

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Our socials were rocked with a post last week from 2 Fools Cider of Naperville, announcing that they would be closing their doors:

Until next time friends.
To our loyal customers,
Our last night in Naperville will be Wednesday, November 22nd. Come join us for one last black out / lights out party. You won’t want to miss this one.
We will have 1 last night of trivia. Your long time bartenders & friends, Samantha & Justin, will be behind the bar and we will have plenty of drink and to go specials. Stay tuned for specials, releases and hours.
Thanks for the great memories, Naperville.

No further details were provided, leading to speculation they might just be moving out of their recently built space.

This time, I went to 2 Fools, and an employee (not the owners, so this is “anonymous”) said their building’s new owner was evicting all its tenants. There was talk of relocating, maybe to Oswego, but the timing couldn’t work.

So you still have time to find them, in their industrial park neighborhood, and help empty their taps and cooler, or play their classic shuffleboard table. I recommend “I Can’t Believe It’s Not a Stout,” for which the taste lives up to the label. Maybe I’ll finally come out to a trivia night. Oh, and dog-friendly, including a patron’s Lab who jumped on my shoulders to give kisses. His person kept apologizing, but I said “Don’t worry. Dogs just like me.”

I’m working on my schedule of many, many Black Wednesday and Black Friday events. I will try to link to them for you in advance.

Monday, November 13