Support Your Local Brewer

[Alfalfa]

I will tack on Horse Thief Hollow on the southside of Chicago.... it is right near the border with Oak Lawn or Evergreen Park.

They brew some solid beers and make some really good BBQ IMO.

If you have not tried them, you should.

Thanks, I'll check them out!

 

[Ares]

Whatever. I'm just talking about beer I enjoyed


-- tapatalkin'!

Shut up!

 

[KittiesKorner]

Knock it off you blatt's light aficionado


-- tapatalkin'!

 

[Ares]

Knock it off you blatt's light aficionado


-- tapatalkin'!

Easy does it now friend

 

[Spunky Porkstacker]

Knock it off you blatt's light aficionado


-- tapatalkin'!

I don't think Blatt's is local either.

 

[winos5]

Blatz's and Meister Brau. Fond memories from my yewt of swiping sips from my Dad's beer.

 

[Spunky Porkstacker]

Blatz's and Meister Brau. Fond memories from my yewt of swiping sips from my Dad's beer.

Don't forget Falstaff, Dreweries, and from the land of sky blue waters....Hamms

 

[winos5]

Grain Belt, Stroh's, Schmidt.....

 

[Spunky Porkstacker]

Grain Belt, Stroh's, Schmidt.....

Schafer, Burgmeister(Burgy), and I'll raise your Stroh's with an Olympia.

 

[Heidenlarm]

Revolution - now that you can buy their beers in stores I don't see much reason to go to the brewpub unless they have something special on tap. Too many bros and hipsters when I've been there.

Rev taps a new beer every Wednesday and taps a one-off every Thursday.

 

[Alfalfa]

Rev taps a new beer every Wednesday and taps a one-off every Thursday.

Thanks, I'll have to keep an eye out - I've usually been there on a weekend. Maybe the keg had blown by then.

 

[Desperado34]

Worked out by Hammond, wnet to three floyds yesterday to pick up and get food.

Glorious.

 

[Heidenlarm]

Thanks, I'll have to keep an eye out - I've usually been there on a weekend. Maybe the keg had blown by then.

That's at the taproom, not the pub by the way. The one offs go super quick.

 

[winos5]

Had a Sam Adams 13th Hour Stout last night. Pretty tasty, but way expensive.

 

[Guess Who]

These local beers are good but pretty proud of themselves. For what they charge I'd rather have Guinness.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Spent a good portion of Saturday in Michigan City for the Shelf Ice Brewer's Fest. Really nice layout, and who could beat the weather? It was mainly beers from Indiana, with a few thrown in from Michigan and Illinois for good measure. I always like these things because of how much new things you can try. Revolution, Founders, and Bell was there, but why bother going there when you can get a lot of their stuff anywhere? Founders was actually gone by the time we got there, so I don't know if they actually even showed up. What was great is that most beer fests I've gone to have a set amount of tickets, but this one was unlimited. Some highlights:
Lafeyette Brewing Company: Big Boris Barleywine
New Holland: Hoptronix
Deer Creek: Cinnamon Bear
Zorn Brew Works: We, the People and Snowball Scottish Ale
Goshen Brewing Company: Boondocking and Che Fico
Crown Brewing Company: The Dude White Russian Java Porter
The Devil's Trumpet Brewing: My Ghetto
Taxman Brewing Company: Tax Holiday

 

[Spunky Porkstacker]

Upland is an Indiana brewery that has some good beers, surprised they were'nt there.

 

[Scoot26]

Spent a good portion of Saturday in Michigan City for the Shelf Ice Brewer's Fest. Really nice layout, and who could beat the weather? It was mainly beers from Indiana, with a few thrown in from Michigan and Illinois for good measure. I always like these things because of how much new things you can try. Revolution, Founders, and Bell was there, but why bother going there when you can get a lot of their stuff anywhere? Founders was actually gone by the time we got there, so I don't know if they actually even showed up. What was great is that most beer fests I've gone to have a set amount of tickets, but this one was unlimited. Some highlights:
Lafeyette Brewing Company: Big Boris Barleywine
New Holland: Hoptronix
Deer Creek: Cinnamon Bear
Zorn Brew Works: We, the People and Snowball Scottish Ale
Goshen Brewing Company: Boondocking and Che Fico
Crown Brewing Company: The Dude White Russian Java Porter
The Devil's Trumpet Brewing: My Ghetto
Taxman Brewing Company: Tax Holiday

Did you see Burn City there?

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Did you see Burn City there?

Burn 'Em Brewing, which actually was hosting an after party so we stopped over there for awhile. If you mean Burnt City on Lincoln, then no.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

BiL had a bottle share over the weekend, and I attended. I didn't get a chance to have everything, but here's a list of what I did have:
Bourbon County Brand Stout Backyard Rye, 2013
The Rare Barrel, Another World (Batch 2)
Dark Lord Quit Hitting Yourself, 2016
Toppling Goliath, Mornin' Delight
Cigar City, Bolita Doubt Nut Brown Ale
J. Wakefield Brewing, Golden Ticket
RAM, Chaos 2017
The Bruery PB&J Black Tuesday
Bourbon County Brand Stout Cherry Rye
Evil Twin, Imperial Biscotti Bourbon Maple Syrup Barrel Aged
Toppling Goliath, Assassin 2016
18th Street, Twisted Engagement
Alvarado Street, Minesweeper IPA
Birra Baladin, Xyauyu Riserva Teo Musso 2013
Westbrook, Mexican Cake