Betty Ford Allstars

Beer tastings from 15+ regional breweries, smoky barbecue and live Blues music all day!
Experience the signature flavors and soulful sounds of Chicago at Blues, Brews & BBQ, an outdoor festival featuring live blues music, smoky barbecue and craft brews from more than 15 regional breweries.
Enjoy samples or an entire beer from some of your favorite breweries! Save time and purchase our General Admission Plus or Additional Drink Tickets online to avoid waiting in additional lines.
Drink Tickets Are Valid For The Below Pours:
1 ticket = 3 oz sample 4 tickets = 12 oz beer
Blues:
12:00pm – 1:00pm – Tom Holland
1:30pm – 2:30pm – Brother John
3:00pm – 4:00pm – Susan Williams
4:30 pm – 6:30 pm – Wall Of Denial: Chicago’s Premier Stevie Ray Vaughan Tribute
Brews: Miskotonic Brewing, Alter Brewing, Hailstorm, Bubblehouse, Pollyanna Brewing, Blue Moon, Topo Chico, Peroni, Cruz Blanca, Leinenkugel’s, Revolution Brewing Co, New Holland Brewing Co, Yuengling, SunCruiser, DogFish Head, Real American Beer, Monopolio, Best Day Brewing (Non-Alcoholic)
BBQ: Holy Smokes BBQ, Smokin’ Z BBQ, Marino’s Kitchen, Miskotonic Brewing
The Venue:
The Mount at The Forge: Lemont Quarries is a stage and outdoor venue where music concerts, food truck festivals and celebrations converge in a 300-acre adventure park, located 22 miles from Chicago in Lemont, IL.
Bring your own chair or blanket and find a spot on our lawn to enjoy the music.

The fifth annual BFA battle of the beers. Location: Joliet Ironworks
Ground rules:
Each attendee beings 2 beers, 32 OZ or each.

We'll sample each beer at the same time and vote on the Untapped scale of 0 to 5.

Winner of the battle retains the trophy for 1 year and must return.

Caustion: If you bring a duplicate beer as another attendee the brewery closest to the attendee's home via google maps retains the beer. And the loser does not get credit for the beer.