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When and Where
- June 24, 2026
- 5:30 – 8:30 PM
- Small businesses along Damen Ave
Details
- Enjoy tasting pours from local breweries
- Discover local shops and studios
- Exclusive tasting glass and coozie
Tickets are $32.00 per person (or 4 for $120) and include 12 tasting pours (five ounces for beer, two ounces for wine, one ounce for spirits), a Malt Row tasting glass, coozie/lanyard combo, and a gift bag with goodies from local businesses.
Enjoy sips from Chicago’s craft beverage community and explore a creative mix of small businesses at Malt Row on Damen!
Local breweries and distilleries pair with neighborhood businesses to showcase the best of Ravenswood in one summer evening. Taste a fantastic selection of locally crafted beer, spirits and wine as you stroll between local shops and galleries. Malt Row on Damen takes place between Wilson and Argyle each June.
Malt Row on Damen is a rare opportunity to sample a variety of our neighborhood’s breweries, distilleries and wineries at one event. It’s also a unique way to explore and support the eclectic mix of entrepreneurs doing business on Damen. First, you’ll check-in to get your wristband, map, punch card, tasting glass and coozie, and tote bag. Then, you’re off to sample some cold brews and check out some cool local businesses!
2025 Participating Small Businesses
Joining us from across Malt Row
Hosting us along Damen Avenue
Tickets are $32.00 per person (or 4 for $120) and include 12 tasting pours (five ounces for beer, two ounces for wine, one ounce for spirits), a Malt Row tasting glass, coozie/lanyard combo, and a gift bag with goodies from local businesses.
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About Malt Row
Known to Chicagoans as “Malt Row”, the Ravenswood Industrial Corridor and surrounding area has earned its reputation as “Chicago most diverse beer destination.” Whether you’re looking for a German-style lager, barrel-aged Barleywine, or a spontaneously fermented saison, you’ll find it on Malt Row. Not a hop head? The corridor is also home to KOVAL, Chicago’s first (legal) post-prohibition distillery, and VIN312 Winery. Learn more about Malt Row here.
Our Sponsors
Malt Row on Damen is proudly presented by the Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce, SSA#31, Malt Row, Erwin Law, and BRB Aesthetics Central.
Connecting business and community.
Visit Malt Row
Known to Chicagoans as “Malt Row”, the Ravenswood Industrial Corridor and surrounding area has earned its reputation as “Chicago’s most diverse beer destination.” Whether you’re looking for a German-style lager, barrel-aged Barleywine, or a spontaneously fermented saison, you’ll find it on Malt Row. Not a hop head? The corridor is also home to KOVAL, Chicago’s first (legal) post-prohibition distillery, and VIN312 Winery.