2023 Brew Guide
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93 OCTANE BREWERY
Hugger Orange Whip
Inspired by the classic muscle car color Hugger Orange, this American orange Wheat Ale reminds us of another nostalgic piece of americana… the Dreamscicle!”
Style: | American Pale Ale Wheat |
ABV: | 5.2% |
IBU: | 16 |
Tailgate Amber
Style: | Red Ale – American Amber |
ABV: | 5.8% |
IBU: | n/a |
ART HISTORY BREWING
Isla
A juicy fruit cocktail with aromas of grapefruit, orange and tropical fruit. Dry hopped with the trio of Idaho, Simcoe, and Lotus hops with pineapple, peaches, and pine flavors. This delicious IPA is balanced with a biscuity malt character.
Style: | New England IPA |
ABV: | 7.2% |
IBU: | 18 |
Good Morning Munich
Easy drinking with a creamy white head and cracker-like taste. Brewed with German Pils malt and Hallertau Mittelfruh hops for a light Nobel hop character.
Style: | Helles Lager |
ABV: | 5.2% |
IBU: | 22 |
BLACK & GRAY BREWING CO.
B-Shift Blonde
Its Belgian yeast and hints of clove and banana assure you this is no ordinary blonde.
Style: | Belgian Blonde |
ABV: | 6.8% |
IBU: | 21 |
St. Maarten
Single-hopped with the amazing Sabro, coconut, pineapple, and vanilla.
Style: | IPA Imperial Double Milkshake |
ABV: | 7.5% |
IBU: | 30 |
BROKEN BRIX WINERY AND CIDERY
House Cider
A variety of heritage apples fermented to a crisp, semi-brut old-world cider. Enjoy and cheers to all!
Style: | Dry Cider |
ABV: | 6.9% |
IBU: |
Cherry Cider
Style: | Fruit Cider |
ABV: | n/a |
IBU: | n/a |
BROTHER CHIMP BREWING
Belgian Blonde
Belgian-style ale that is deep amber in color, with low bitterness and aromas of dark fruit. The flavor is driven by fruity, blueberry esters and caramel maltiness.
Style: | Belgian-style Ale |
ABV: | 6.6% |
IBU: | n/a |
BUBBLEHOUSE BREWING COMPANY
People Are Crazy
A delicate dry hop with Mandarina Bavaria gives just a kiss of citrus sunshine, beckoning for warmer weather.
Style: | Golden Ale |
ABV: | 4.7% |
IBU: | 14 |
20 Second Hug
Hazy Double Dry Hopped Double IPA with Citra, Mosaic, Amarillo & Mandarina Bavaria. Big aromatics of citrus and tropical fruit with a touch of pine. Deceptively smooth with just the right amount of bitterness to balance things out.
Style: | Hazy Double IPA |
ABV: | 8% |
IBU: | 45 |
BUFFALO CREEK BREWING
Angellic Helles
A clean, malt-focused German lager with a gentle, bready malt character.
Style: | Munich Helles Lager |
ABV: | 4.9% |
IBU: | 22 |
Half Nelson
Double Dry Hopped American Wheat with Nelson Sauvin.
Style: | Double Dry Hopped American Wheat |
ABV: | 5.2% |
IBU: | 16 |
CHURCH STREET BREWING COMPANY
Real Beer Continental
n/a
Style: | Golden Lager |
ABV: | 5% |
IBU: | n/a |
Holy Water Hard Seltzer
A light, refreshing, raspberry and peach taste.
Style: | Hard Seltzer |
ABV: | 5% |
IBU: | n/a |
CONRAD SEIPP BREWING COMPANY
Extra Pale Pre-Prohibition
One of Chicago’s original beers, a resurrected Pre-Prohibition pilsner modernized for today. Clean, crisp Bohemian hop character.
Style: | Pilsner |
ABV: | 4.5% |
IBU: | 35 |
Columbia
A bock originally brewed for the World’s Columbia Exposition of 1893. Described as “very dark in color and of unusual strength,” this recrafting is malt forward with a rich body and dry finish.
Style: | Bock |
ABV: | 6% |
IBU: | 25 |
ELMHURST BREWING
Julius Squeezer
A cloudy pale hop bomb of apricot, peach, mango, and grapefruit dominates this smooth fruity beer with almost no bitterness.
Style: | New England Hazy IPA |
ABV: | 6.6% |
IBU: | 26 |
To Helles and Back
Malty and sweet German-style lager brewed for the spring.
Style: | Maibock |
ABV: | 7.6% |
IBU: | 29 |
FUNKYTOWN BREWING
Gymshoe Weather
Notes of stone fruit, rye bread, candied date, and a mild Belgian ground pepper finish — a perfect, medium-bodied day drinker that any sneakerhead will love.
Style: | Belgian Pale Ale |
ABV: | 5.4% |
IBU: | 20 |
HHRB Vol. 2
Funkytown’s beer that started it all. Smooth and mellow with notes of citrus orange, fresh strawberry, and lychee. Crush responsibly.
Style: | American Pale Ale |
ABV: | 5.5% |
IBU: | 29 |
GO BREWING
Prophets Hazy
This Hazy IPA is a nod to the brightness that follows a storm. It’s not about waiting for the clouds to clear, it’s about pushing through despite not having clarity – for that’s when the finish line will emerge.
Style: | Hazy IPA |
ABV: | n/a% |
IBU: | n/a |
New School NA
This sour brew with the perfect amount of sweetness is an ode to creators. The new school—the ones who build new things, try new things and make the world more interesting with the shade of a pencil, the spray of a can, and the brush stroke.
Style: | Non-alcoholic Sour |
ABV: | .22% |
IBU: | n/a |
KISHWAUKEE BREWING
Sandhill Summer
Crisp & refreshing with a citrus & floral aroma.
Style: | India Pale Lager |
ABV: | 5.5% |
IBU: | 40 |
Pollinator Doppelbock
Mahogany colored with a bready-toasty body along with layered notes of dark fruits.
Style: | Bock |
ABV: | 7.7% |
IBU: | 30 |
MARZ BREWING
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Style: | TBD |
ABV: | TBD% |
IBU: | TBD |
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Style: | TBD |
ABV: | TBD% |
IBU: | TBD |
MISKATONIC BREWING
Vox
Simple pilsner malt, noble hops, and a classic German yeast strain cut through this clean, classic lager.
Style: | Pilsner |
ABV: | 4.9% |
IBU: | TBD |
Storm Giant
Generously hopped with El Dorado, Mosaic Cryo, Mosaic, Sultana, and Strata to pack quite a giant punch of citrus fruit overload. Big pineapple, mango, and grapefruit make way for softer tones of pear, strawberry, and stone fruit.
Style: | Double Hazy IPA |
ABV: | TBD% |
IBU: | TBD |
NIK & IVY BREWING
The Lake Life
Full of fresh blueberry aroma and flavor with a touch of vanilla and hops to compliment the fruitiness.
Style: | Blueberry American Pale Wheat Ale |
ABV: | 5.5% |
IBU: | 19 |
1853
Light and crisp with a smooth vanilla aroma and taste. This beer finishes with just enough hop bitterness to balance it out.
Style: | Vanilla Cream Ale |
ABV: | 5.5% |
IBU: | n/a |
NITEGLOW BREWING
CO2
features Sugar Creek Under-modified Malt, German Spalter Hops from Michigan Hop Alliance, and an undeniable favorite yeast from a storied brewery near the Rhine River in Germany, courtesy of Omega Yeast. We get subtle & lovely esters of pear on the nose with delicate notes of pan dulce from the malt. This balanced session beer finishes nice and crisp, ready for another pour.
Style: | Kolsch |
ABV: | 4.6% |
IBU: | 19 |
TO1 Catharina
A stronger Berliner Weisse, we brew ours with delicious Sugar Creek White Wheat, Red Wheat & Pilsner Malt. We ferment with our favorite house ale yeast. Our special lactobacillus culture adds a well-rounded and pleasantly tart acidity. We finish with juicy pink guava and prickly pear for tropical flavor and depth. On the nose, it’s lively and fresh with lovely floral aromatics of lime. In simpler terms- it’s delicious and the perfect gateway into sour beer.
Style: | Berliner Weisse Sour Ale |
ABV: | 4.3% |
IBU: | n/a |
NOSEY NEIGHBOR BREWING
Pacific Joyride
focuses on some of the classics like Chinook, Mosaic, and Amarillo along with new American hop Makenzie. Notes of fresh fruit, subtle pine, and zesty orange citrus.
Style: | West Coast IPA |
ABV: | 7.3% |
IBU: | n/a |
Kenosha All-Inclusive
Hazy IPA featuring Nectaron, Nelson Sauvin, and El Dorado hops. Notes of juicy citrus and stone fruit with just the right balance of bitterness.
Style: | Double Imperial New England Hazy IPA |
ABV: | 7% |
IBU: | n/a |
It’s 5 o’clock Somewhere
Strawberry Margarita-inspired sour featuring a burst of tart lime zest, juicy strawberries, and a hint of lime to round out a refreshing, thirst-quenching beer!
Style: | Margarita Sour |
ABV: | 5.8% |
IBU: | 6 |
Cherry On My Wayward Son
Cherry Cheesecake Sour loaded with Montmorency tart cherries, vanilla, and cheesecake.
Style: | Cherry Cheesecake Sour |
ABV: | 6.5% |
IBU: | n/a |
OBSCURITY BREWING & CRAFT MEAD
Crazy Soul
A coffee blonde ale brewed with coffee from Soul Loco in Maple Park
Style: | Coffee Blonde Ale |
ABV: | 4.8% |
IBU: | n/a |
Pilsner
American pilsner made with Vienna and Munich malts
Style: | Pilsner |
ABV: | 5.2% |
IBU: | n/a |
ODIOUS CELLARS
Secret History of All Things
Brett-fermented American Farmhouse Ale, lightly dry-hopped w/ Crystal & Saaz.
Style: | Saisson |
ABV: | 4.2% |
IBU: | 25 |
Ode to Whimsy
Indian & Moroccan coriander, Satsuma mandarin, & Meyer lemon
Style: | Witbier |
ABV: | 5% |
IBU: | 14 |
Tears of Ra
Biere de Miel brewed with raw Illinois Orange Blossom Honey from Heavens Honey & Honeysuckle Petals.
Style: | Honey Bier |
ABV: | 5.3% |
IBU: | 17 |
ON TOUR CELLARS
Drifting & Dreaming
Extra Special Bitters are an english style brewed to be well balanced between malt and noble English hops but not too bitter.
Style: | Bitter |
ABV: | 5.5% |
IBU: | 40 |
Sleepy Fire
A German-style once almost extinct, this one has fresh strawberry and basil added.
Style: | Berliner Weisse Sour Ale4. |
ABV: | 5% |
IBU: | 10 |
RIVERLANDS BREWING
Murky Waters
using one of our favorite hop combinations, Citra and Mosaic! These two hops lend complex aromas and flavors of orange citrus, mango, pineapple, and berries mixed with a little bit of pine.
Style: | New England Style IPA |
ABV: | 7% |
IBU: | n/a |
Rad Ski Goggles
Vermont Style DIPA is brewed with Mosaic, Strata, Centennial, and Chinook. A collab with our friends at Werk Force Brewing. Like a smooth ski day where the powder is perfect, this DIPA will have you feeling like you’re flying down the slopes at warp speed! Just don’t “French Fry” when you should “Pizza” bro, or you’re gonna have a bad time!
Style: | Imperial Double IPA |
ABV: | 8% |
IBU: | 80 |
San Carlos Especial
is an excellent beverage for Spring patio and beer garden drinking. Crisp and refreshing, this beer was brewed with Pilsner malt, Munich malt, and corn which all combine to give the flavor of a fresh corn tortilla.
Style: | Mexican Pale Lager4. |
ABV: | 8% |
IBU: | n/a |
RT. 66 OLD SCHOOL BREWING
Wildcat
Style: | Cream Ale |
ABV: | 5.5% |
IBU: | n/a |
Ludicrous Speed
Smooth – Roasty – Malty
Style: | Schwarzbier |
ABV: | 6.5% |
IBU: | 25 |
SEW HOP'D BREWING
Hey Hey Hazy
brewed with Huell Melon, Cashmere, & Citra hops. Delivers a juicy smooth taste.
Style: | New England Double Dry Hopped IPA |
ABV: | 7% |
IBU: | 40 |
Peach Pie
Sweet, succulent peach flavors pair perfectly with Hallertau Hersbrucker hops to create the most decadent dessert characteristics. Lactose gives it that ala-mode feel, while its subtle buttery flavor reminds us of the flakey, golden crust. Contains lactose.
Style: | Fruited Berliner Weisse |
ABV: | 3.9% |
IBU: | 10 |
SKELETON KEY BREWING
Pennyweather
Style: | Clementine Wheat Ale |
ABV: | 5.2% |
IBU: | 12 |
Migratry
Golden Ale racked over 50+ lbs of Toasted Coconut that we toast by hand ourselves!
Style: | Toasted Coconut Golden Ale |
ABV: | 5.6% |
IBU: | 16 |
SKETCHBOOK BREWING
Double Coastal
Style: | West Coast Double IPA |
ABV: | 8.5% |
IBU: | n/a |
Level Par
Level Par Lager has a clean, crisp body with a soft sweetness and a biscuit malt finish. The perfect beer for pizza, a round of golf, or a day relaxing in the backyard.
Style: | Helles Lager |
ABV: | 5.5% |
IBU: | 20 |
STURDY SHELTER BREWING
Batavia
Style: | Helles Lager |
ABV: | 5.5% |
IBU: | n/a |
Pulped Up Heavyweight
Citrus forward, smooth, hazy, slightly bitter
Style: | Imperial New England Double IPA |
ABV: | 8% |
IBU: | n/a |
TIGHTHEAD BREWING
Tres Izquierdas
Mexican-style Lager brewed with premium German pilsner malt and flaked corn for a light body with a subtle sweetness. Crystal and Saaz hops add a slight herbal spice note. Fermented with Mexican Lager yeast for a clean beer with a crisp finish.
Style: | Mexican Lager |
ABV: | 5.2% |
IBU: | n/a |
Scarlight Fire
The name is a reference to the often-played combination of Grateful Dead songs’ Scarlet Begonias and Fire on the Mountain. This beer features a great balance of malt sweetness from caramel malt and subtle toasty notes from roasted barley. Brewed with American Ale yeast, and East Kent Golding hops, it pays tribute to its heritage as an Irish Red Ale.
Style: | Irish/American-style Red Ale |
ABV: | 5.6% |
IBU: | 30 |
UNPOSSIBLE MEADERY
Mega Meme
Wildflower mead with blueberries and light lemon.
Style: | Mead |
ABV: | 6.5% |
IBU: | n/a |
WOLFDEN BREWING
Blue Gnome
light, effervescent, and extremely easy to drink. Naturally colored blue using butterfly pea flowers from Thailand.
Style: | Kolsch |
ABV: | 5.3% |
IBU: | 17 |
Kahula Calamity
Inspired by a certain Mexican Coffee Liqueur, this imperial stout is sweet & rich with notes of dark chocolate and coffee.
Style: | Irish/American-style Red Ale |
ABV: | 8.2% |
IBU: | 44 |