Tag: craft beer
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It’s FoBAB time Nov. 3 & 4: Come enjoy this one-of-a-kind festival and competition that celebrates the innovation and craftsmanship of barrel-aged brewing
By Ray Stout Executive director of the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild What the heck is FoBAB? FoBAB is the Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer. Hosted by the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild, FoBAB is a one-of-a-kind celebration of the innovation and craftsmanship that defines barrel-aged brewing. In fact, Fobab is North America’s largest and most prestigious ... -
Illinois Brewing Insider: Chicagoland Brews Cruise owner Kirk Kilker on the passion shown by Alter Brewing and Whiskey Hill, appreciating the grodziskie style, and the Sidecar Supper Club in Batavia
Kirk Kilker Owner, Chicagoland Brews Cruise ChicagolandBrewsCruise.com Favorite breweries: I am blessed to have a number of great breweries near my home. Three of my favorites are Art History in Geneva, Brother Chimp in North Aurora and Sturdy Shelter in Batavia. Great beer, friendly staff and easy to get to. I love being able to support businesses close ... -
Spotlight on Two Hound Red: West suburban Glen Ellyn is home to this visually striking brewery with an innovative menu and a focus on lighter, simpler flavors of beer
Two Hound Red Brewing Co. 486 Pennsylvania Ave. in Glen Ellyn 2HoundRed.com Tuesday-Thursday: 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday: 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Sunday: 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. History in short: Head brewer Steve Woertendyke’s brewing career got off to a rather inauspicious start to be sure. Stationed at Ft. Lewis in Washington, he would drive around Washington and ... -
Brewer’s Choice: Old Irving Brewing’s Trevor Rose-Hamblin on discovering Pipeworks’ dortmunder, growing his own lager series, and a delightful cocktail-inspired sour from MORE Brewing
Trevor Rose-Hamblin Director of brewing operations/co-founder at Old Irving Brewing Co. 4419 W. Montrose Ave. in Chicago, IL OldIrvingBrewing.com The last really good beer I drank was… in a non-traditional drinking establishment. Pipeworks Brewing was kind enough to allow me to wash kegs for a few hours since our keg washer was down. They have a ... -
Small-business spotlight on Leaders Beverage: The experts in draft system designs, maintenance and beverage consultancy
Leaders Beverage 312-497-5602 LeadersBeverage.com History in short: Leaders Beverage was founded in 2012 by Drew Larson, a retired major and aeromedical Blackhawk helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army who, at the time, was serving as the beverage director at Hopleaf, a renowned beer bar in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago. Illinois law states that bars ... -
Spotlight on Scorched Earth Brewing: Head to NW suburban Algonquin for this cozy taproom, cavernous event space, live music and a variety of tasty brews (donuts, anyone?)
Scorched Earth Brewing Company 203 Berg Street Algonquin, IL 60102 ScorchedEarthBrewing.com Wednesday: 3-9 p.m. Thursday-Friday: 3-10 p.m. Saturday: 12-10 p.m. Sunday: 12-7 p.m. History in short: Greg Doyen was fully settled into a job in the corporate financial world, but he always had an itch to own a brewery and, like so many others out ... -
Spotlight on Door 4 Brewing Co. — This Decatur favorite offers a wide variety of beer styles, axe throwing, a popular stage, and even its own food truck
Door 4 Brewing Co. 1214 W. Cerro Gordo Street Decatur, IL 62522 Door4Brewing.com Monday: 3-9 p.m. Thursday: 3-9 p.m. Friday: 3-10 p.m. Saturday: 1-10 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. History in short: Located in Decatur in central Illinois, Door 4, which celebrated its fifth anniversary in December, was founded “with an approach to foster creativity, ... -
Breweries in bunches: West suburban St. Charles is booming these days, and at the center of its popularity is a quartet of fantastically unique breweries
By Trent Modglin Riverlands Brewing Company 1860 Dean Street in St. Charles RiverlandsBrewing.com Details: Jason Arges and Steve Marck were college roommates and friends with Eric Bramwell. In their 20s, the trio shared a place together in downtown Naperville and began homebrewing every weekend. Naturally, over beers during a 4th of July party in 2014, ... -
Spotlight on Mickey Finn’s Brewery: Expect great grub, award-winning beers, a stylish space and beer garden, live music and more at this long-time Libertyville favorite
Mickey Finn’s Brewery 345 N. Milwaukee Ave. Libertyville, IL 60048 MickeyFinnsBrewery.com Tuesday-Wednesday: 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Thursday: 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday: 11 a.m.-midnight Sunday: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. History in short: Mickey Finn’s just happens to be the oldest continuously operated microbrewery in Illinois. The original owners, Pat Elmquest and Bill Sugars, added one of the first ... -
From the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild: A journey toward direct-to-consumer shipping for Illinois craft breweries
By Ray Stout Executive director of the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild Ray@IllinoisBeer.com If we hopped in a time machine and headed back to 2011, it would be challenging to find a craft brewery in Illinois — particularly outside of Chicago. Tracking down an Illinois-brewed craft beer on a retail shelf would be nearly impossible. In ...
