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  • Brewery Spotlights
    By Trent Modglin
    July 7, 2023
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    Brewery spotlight: The Old Bakery Beer Company in the historic town of Alton is the creation of a talented husband-and-wife duo focused on community, the environment and great beer

    Old Bakery Beer Company 400 Landmarks Blvd, Alton, IL 62002 OldBakeryBeer.com Sunday-Tuesday: 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday: 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m.  History in short: The Old Bakery Beer Company is the creation of the husband-and-wife duo of Lauren Pattan and James Rogalsky. Pattan’s mom gave her future son-in-law a home-brewing kit when he was, shall we say, ...
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  • IB Insiders
    By Trent Modglin
    June 13, 2023
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    Illinois Brewing Insider: Beermiscuous co-manager Phil Vasquez on becoming a Lukr tap fanatic, his love of a good ESB (especially Art History’s) and how Half Acre’s new lime lager will be a summer staple

    Phil Vaquez, co-manager at Beermiscuous in Highwood, IL 552 Sheridan Road in Highwood 2812 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago Beermiscuous.com Favorite breweries: The upside of my job is that I get to taste a little bit of what everyone is brewing. The downside is that it makes it so much more difficult to pick favorites ...
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  • Brewery Spotlights
    By Trent Modglin
    March 17, 2023
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    Spotlight on Analytical Brewing: Opened in 2022 by three neighbors, they’re churning out a balanced lineup of beers along Route 66 in Lexington

    Analytical Brewing 510 W. Main Street, Lexington, IL 61753 AnalyticalBrewing.com Thursday: 4-9 p.m. Friday: 4-10 p.m. Saturday: 12-10 p.m. Sunday: 12-5 p.m. History in short: One of the newest craft breweries in the state, Analytical opened June 25 of 2022. You could say things all started when two of the partners, Andy Arndt and Brian ...
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