Chicago Beer Festival 2012 (Oct. 6)

Chicago Beer Festival 2012 is back for round two this Saturday, Oct. 6 at Chicago Union Station.

The inaugural event by L.A.-based DRINK.EAT.PLAY was held earlier on March 31 at the same historic 225 S Canal St. location.

The one-day festival will again be split into two, three-hour sessions.  Tickets per session are $40 (plus $3.19 service charge) and sold online only. Admission includes unlimited tastings, but food will be sold separately.

Here are the brewers that will be in attendance:

• Pig Minds Brewing
• Baderbrau
• Rock Bottom Brewery
• Sixpoint Brewery
• Breckenridge Brewery
• Flossmoor Station Brewing Company
• Capital Brewery
• Metropolitan Brewing
• Oskar Blues Brewery
• Destihl Restaurant & Brew Works
• Mendocino Brewing Company
• Big Muddy Brewing
• North Coast Brewing Co.
• New Holland Brewing
• Rogue, Strange Pelican
• Stevens Point Brewery
• Onion Pub & Brewery
• Bell’s
• BrickStone Restaurant and Brewery
• Milwaukee Brewing Co.
• Emmett’s Brewing Co.
• Ommegang Brewery
• Goose Island
• Julian Hard Cider
• Abgus Breweries
• Hamburger Mary’s Chicago
• Original Sin, Atlas Brewing Company
• Granite City Food & Brewery
• Anchor Steam Beer
• Left Hand Brewing Company
• Lagunitas Brewing
• 5 Rabbit
• Ace California
• Hopothesis Beer Company
• Kentucky Ale
• Singha Beer
• Widmer Brothers
• Uncommon Brewers
• Leffe
• Hoegaarden
• Chick Beer
• Uinta Brewing, Summit Brewing Co.
• Founders Brewing
• Brooklyn Brewery
• Shock Top
• Central Waters
• Bridgeport
• Crispin
• Shiner Beers
• Brasserie D’Achouffe