North America’s premier wood- and barrel-aged beer festival and competition returns to Chicago’s Credit Union 1 Arena Nov 13–14, 2026. Hosted by the Illinois Craft Brewers Guildtwo tasting sessions of barrel-aged beer, cider, mead & perry, plus a national medals competition. Largest annual ICBG fundraiser. 21+. Sessions: Fri Nov 13, 6–10 PM CT; Sat Nov 14, 1–5 PM CT (awards 2 PM CT Saturday).