On Saturday May 16th, noon to 5pm, you can pay $20 to try over 60 types of lambic beers from Europe and the United States.

Your 20 bucks will give you 20 sample tickets and informational materials. Not a bad way to spend an afternoon.

Lambic beers tend to be sour, dry and cider-like.  Lambics are brewed through spontaneous fermentation, in which wild yeast strains ferment the beer, instead of the specially selected strains most brewing methods use.

Some lambic beers are brewed with fruits, such as raspberries and cherries, to get a distincitve flavor

• May 2-3 – Chicago Beer Society presents Big Brew Day 2009 – A get together with homebrewers to drink, eat, laugh and enjoy good beer
  
• May 7 – First Thursday – CBS offers critiques of your homebrew and a chance to rub elbows with Chicago brewers
• May 12 – Beers of Belgium - South Loop Wholefoods hosts an introduction to Belgian beer. Free
• May 16 – Beer Tasting – Binny’s in Highland Park hosts a beer tasting event. $5 w/ Binny’s card
• May 16-17 – Green Festival Chicago – Includes organic beer and wine garden. $10-$15
• May 20 – Third Wednesday – Another CBS get together