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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

Hopleaf

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

Hopleaf.
Hopleaf.

Around the Bend Beer Dinner

The Butcher’s Tap

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

High Noon Saloon

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.

Goose Island's Fassinator blonde doppelbock.
Goose Island’s Fassinator blonde doppelbock.

The Fassinator Release Party

Prairie Production

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’

Stage 773

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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