Tag: Riverlands Brewing
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Inside Scoop: Beer Under Glass returns May 8, St. Charles Brew Tour, Streetz Artz Alliance shows, Old Irving’s Della Days April 9-12, Annual Maifest at Buffalo Creek Brewing May 8-9, and more
Illinois Craft Beer Week returns May 8-15; Beer Under Glass is back at Millennium Park May 8 Clear your calendar this spring because Illinois Craft Beer Week is back May 8-15. That means a full week filled with a quality lineup of festivals, events, beer releases and specials to engage craft beer enthusiasts throughout the state. Beer Under Glass (BUG), the cornerstone event for the ... -
Brewer’s Choice: Q&A with Mikerphone Brewing’s Mike Witkowski
Mike Witkowski Head brewer Mikerphone Brewing Company Elk Grove Village, IL The last really good beer I drank was… I’m always drinking so many new beers and we’re always doing fun collaborations, so it’s hard to narrow this one down to just one or two. I live in Humboldt Park in Chicago, where Suncatcher Brewing ... -
Last call: What’s the coziest Illinois brewery or bar for these cold winter days?
Hopleaf in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood As for cozy beer-centric bars, when we are in Chicago we almost always visit Hopleaf. The staff is super knowledgeable, and the beer selection unmatched (especially in terms of rare drafts and bottles). We love the old European beer signage, and the mussels are always ordered. They have been serving ... -
Illinois Brewing Insider: Bubblehouse Brewing’s Jon Miller
Jon Miller Brewer/Owner Bubblehouse Brewing Company 2121 Ogden Ave. in Lisle Favorite breweries: We are fortunate to have an abundance of amazing breweries in the great state of Illinois. I could wax poetic about so many fine establishments (that I rarely have time to visit), but a few that we find ourselves enjoying time and time again ... -
Movin’ on up: A handful of Illinois breweries are expanding with additional taprooms. And we couldn’t be more excited
By Trent Modglin Mikerphone adding a Park Ridge location in early 2026 In case you hadn’t heard: Mikerphone is on its way home to NW suburban Park Ridge, where Mike Pallen started home brewing from his house back in 2010. He opened Mikerphone Brewing in Elk Grove Village in 2017, and in the eight years ... -
Last Call: What’s your favorite Oktoberfest or fall beer?
The following version of our magazine’s popular Last Call section is from a special digital Oktoberfest issue we published in early September. Check it out here. The question: What’s your favorite Oktoberfest or fall beer? Every Oktoberfest beer is a good beer! The ones I make sure to grab every year are Lager Town from ... -
Inside Scoop: Check out some of the fun-filled craft beer Oktoberfest celebrations happening the weekends of Sept. 19-21 and Sept. 26-28
Sketchbook Brewing Company The following are some of the event listings from our special digital Oktoberfest issue. Check it out. Sketchbook Brewing’s Oktoberfest Sept. 19-21 Sketchbook Brewing’s annual Oktoberfest celebration will take place Friday, Sept. 19-Sunday, Sept. 21 at both the Skokie and Evanston taprooms. The free event will have live music, stein hoisting ... -
Illinois Brewing Insider: Beer on the Wall’s Elmhurst GM Luciano Fiore
Luciano Fiore GM at Beer on the Wall in Elmhurst 105 N. York Street WeHaveGreatBeer.com Favorite breweries: This is a pretty tough question to answer, as we are extremely spoiled for good suds here in Illinois. Some of the names that come to mind for me are Maplewood, Mikerphone, Half Acre, Roaring Table, Goldfinger and Art ... -
Spotlight on Brother Chimp Brewing in North Aurora
Spotlight on Brother Chimp Brewing 1059 W. Orchard Road North Aurora, IL BrotherChimpBrewing.com History in short: Steve Newman is not your typical brewery owner. Although he is a life long beer lover, he didn’t make his first batch of home brew until he retired from the corporate world in 2015. After being introduced to the ... -
Inside Scoop: Maplewood’s new kitchen, Beer Night at the Pistol Shrimp baseball game July 10, Lake Effect’s taproom, Streetz Artz Alliance upcoming shows, Tinley Park Ale Trail trolley and more
Maplewood Brewery’s new smash burger Maplewood Brewery & Distillery unveils new kitchen and expanded lounge at their Chicago taproom A new lounge and kitchen were officially opened for business in early June at Maplewood Brewery & Distillery in Chicago, and we came away impressed during a media sneak peek of the expanded space (larger sidewalk ...
