Beer and cheese—both separately and paired together—are magical creations. The two go hand in hand, and have for centuries. Think about it. Both are traditional farmstead products with the same principals. Both take natural ingredients, introduce them to natural bacteria… and voilá, you have beer (or cheese).

Marion Street Cheese Market aims to honor and showcase the common origins and pairings of cheese and beer. We will have five spectacular—oftentimes local—examples of craft brewing on tap at all times, along with 55 different bottle selections that will span the wide range of styles, regions and brewers available to us today. Consider this your invitation to come on in, take a seat at the bar, and be ready for some fantastic beer and company.

Beer on the Internets – We’ve been a member of BeerAdvocate.com for a while now, which basically means that we post snarky comments on their forum and read their monthly magazine. It’s a great site, and just recently got better for Chicagoland beer-lovers since we now have our own forum. Check it out, and check out the recent review of our shop.

Symposium Ale Dinner – Make reservations by calling 708.725.7200 or click on the reservations link on our HOME page.

$60 including beer/ but not tax and gratuity.

First Course
Baby arugula + ruby grapefruit + cashews + hop honey vinaigrette
—Double IPA

Second Course
Sunchoke soup + crispy sunchoke + malt powder + Spanish olive oil
—Strong Scotch Ale

Third Course
Artisan cheese course + stout jam + candied nuts
—Imperial Stout

Fourth Course
Heirloom Pork Belly + Barleywine gastrique + Graue Mills grits
—Barleywine

Dessert
Deconstructed Symposium
A cacophony of delights created from the elements of the symposium ale
— Symposium Ale