It is not far away.  Chicago Craft Beer Week is making its return on May 19th, as a number of organizations and bars are sponsoring beer related-events across a number of venues during the 9-day celerbration of craft brewing.  For $10, you can obtain a passport that grants access to various Craft Beer Week events that do not require any additional payment, including exclusive access to several events. 

A listing of Craft Beer Week events is here.   The exciting list includes an IPA cruise, a South Loop pub crawl, food pairing seminars, brewer meet-and-greets, and new brewery unveilings. 

This event is further noted in The Stew blog in The Tribune. 

–Mark Sheppard