A beer-filled Thursday with dinners at Hopleaf and Butcher’s Tap, a tap takeover at High Noon Saloon and more things to do in Chicago on Thursday, March 31.
EAT
Anchor Brewing & Distilling Co. Dinner
5148 N. Clark St. 773-334-9851
A multicourse dinner includes beet-and-juniper-cured salmon with a Junipero gin cocktail and wild boar meatballs with Double Liberty IPA. 7 p.m. $75. Tickets: anchordinner.brownpapertickets.com
Around the Bend Beer Dinner
3553 N. Southport Ave. 773-325-0123
A five-course dinner spotlighting the Chicago brewery includes green curry fried rice with Silk Road American pale ale and buffalo short rib with Fools Folly cherry saison. 6:30 p.m. $45. Tickets: thebutcherstap.com
DRINK
Short’s Brewing Tap Takeover
1560 N. Milwaukee Ave. 773-227-9339
Celebrate the Michigan brewery’s Chicago launch with pours of their beers including Twist of Cain black lager and Goodnight Bodacious double black IPA ($6-$9) plus a raffle for swag and a pair of tickets to the April 7 Blackhawks game. 7 p.m. No cover.
The Fassinator Release Party
1314 W. Randolph St.
Try Goose Island’s new blonde doppelbock along with bites from Stephanie Izard while listening to music from DJs Genghis Won and Michael Tupak. Tickets include a souvenir glass and benefit Share Our Strength’s efforts to fight child hunger. 7-9 p.m. $11.54. Tickets: eventbrite.com
DO
‘Broken Record’
1225 W. Belmont Ave. 773-327-5252
Five ensemble members use personal stories to tackle subjects including body image, bullying, heartbreak and mental health in this debut musical, which runs weekly through April 28. 8 p.m. $15. Tickets: stage773.com
HAPPY HOUR OF THE DAY
The Drop Lounge (1909 N. Lincoln Ave. 312-574-0898) offers $2 domestic beers, $3 craft beers and $5 shots from 8-10 p.m.
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