Historic Bars of Chicago

Craft beer is great. History is great. Old bars with great stories are great. Hmm... there's a trend here. There's a book from Lake Claremont Press called Historic Bars of Chicago. It details some of the bars in Chicago that have witnessed some pivotal moments in Chicago history. This 273-page book by Sean Parnell looks at the oldest bars in the city, places that Nelson Algren drank, and places that survived prohibition. What does this have to do with craft beer? Not sure, but I'm sure some of these places serve craft beer and local craft beer, and if they don't, we should go there and start demanding they do. Plus, in a city with such a rich history as Chicago, being able to go to historic bars where some amazing characters and stories have occurred makes going out a bit special. If you have a beer/Chicago/bar lover on your Christmas list, this might make the perfect gift. Oh year, there's like more than 100 pages of pictures, which makes it great after a couple of pints have already gone down.