Brewery

The first Indoor Market of the season is Saturday, Nov. 2 at Grainology Brewstillery.

Werk Force Brewing, located at 14903 S. Center St. #101 in Plainfield, recently earned two silver medals at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival.

Check out these exciting family-friendly Oktoberfest celebrations happening during October in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

The competition is the largest hard seltzer judging event in the United States, attracting top producers who compete based on quality, taste and innovation.

Pedaling for pints along the Fox River Trail becomes a bikers’ paradise at breweries in Batavia, St. Charles

Werk Force Brewing Co. in Plainfield creates a new stein each fall, with the latest edition to debut at Werktoberfest from Sept. 19-22.

Guests can enjoy music, great food and of course, beer and hard seltzers brewed by Penrose.

Considering the volume and diversity of activities at bars and breweries – including live music, game and trivia nights, and food truck pop-ups – expanding the drink selection away from alcohol also can help cultivate a customer base.

Sturdy Shelter Brewing's second annual event will feature German food, drink, music and more in downtown Batavia.

The third annual Pints by the Pond Craft Beer Festival, hosted by Batavia Park District, returns to Peg Bond Center at Batavia Riverwalk on Sept. 21 for an afternoon of enjoying unique small-batch beer, live music and food trucks.

Metra will offer special service on the Heritage Corridor Line on six Saturdays this fall, so residents can explore the communities along the route that begins in Joliet and ends in Chicago at Union Station.

The Illinois Office of Tourism’s Illinois Made program has put the spotlight on more than 250 innovative small enterprises during the past seven years. Here's a look at a few unique local breweries, wineries and more.

Nik & Ivy Brewing in Lockport brings back the Makers Market on Saturday, as part of the brewery’s fourth anniversary weekend celebrations. The event will celebrate local artisans and will be held rain or shine.

Will County Brewing opened its Channahon location in 2023.

Summertime is for craft beer festivals, and here's a list of some fun events coming up in August.

The event kicks off Friendship Days, running Jul. 27 - Aug. 4.

Bronze winners included Crystal Lake Brewing for their brown porter Frozen Over; Sturdy Shelter Brewing in Batavia in the Munich-Style Dunkel category for Wilson Street Dunkel; and Double Clutch Brewing Co. in Evanston in the German-style Altbier.

Visit all 12 breweries along the trail to win some great prizes. The trail runs through Oct. 31.

The River Corridor Foundation of St. Charles will partner with Alter Brewing Company for a fundraising event June 19 that will feature unique craft brews, food, and cash bar,

The event connects local businesses with participants to strengthen community connection and share the love of beer.

Tangled Roots Brewery & Restaurants’ fourth location, Craft Beer and Kitchen, is scheduled to open Wednesday at Mellody Farm, Milwaukee Avenue and Route 60 in Vernon Hills.

STC Six will launch their 2024 Collaborative Beer, a California Common with a mix of smokey and sweet flavors.

Summertime is for craft beer festivals, and here's a list of some fun events coming up during the next few months.

Noon Whistle Brewing described the drink as having a lobster-like flavor.

McHenry County College students learned how to grow hops last year and saw their harvest used to brew two beers now sold for a limited time at a Woodstock brewery. An MCC graphic arts student designed the beer label.

Obscurity Mead Hall & Cidery is located in Elburn, across the street from Obscurity Brewing, their sister brewery and bbq joint, and The Corner Grind, a local coffee and sandwich shop from the same owners.

The line features three new flavors; Tart Cherry, Pineapple and Berry Rosé, which are the first sweet variety of hard ciders released by Obscurity.

A portion of the proceeds from the Feb. 17 event will raise funds for Random Acts Matter.

Owner Joe Lottino is opening Crooked Arm in Lisle as an extension of J & B Music, a music lesson academy and instrument shop in Joliet, where his staff has educated and outfitted thousands of local budding musicians.

Three friends and area residents, Justin Stange, Michael Grieve and Trevin Kennedy, opened Coal Creek Brewing Company in May at 430 S. Main St., Princeton.

Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling in downtown St. Charles will unveil the first in a series of “Beer, Charity and Music” events at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15.

Werk Force Brewing takes bronze medal at contest

From 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 30, Bittersweet Golf Club will host inaugural Bonfire and Brews: A Taste of Gurnee.

Village Vintner may be known for its house-made wines and beers, but the menu of upgraded bar food is certainly a reason to visit all on its own.

Essington Road Animal Hospital is hosting “Benefit for the Animals of Ukraine” from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Elder Brewing Co., 218 E. Cass St. in Joliet.

The back lawn of the Wilder Mansion will be the setting for Bags, Brew, and BBQ on July 22, presented by the Elmhurst Park District. It's just one of the district's programs oriented to adults.

The outdoor event at Hollywood Casino in Joliet will feature more than 100 varieties of beer and Bourbon available to sample.

New attractions and returning favorites will be part of the warm-weather fun in store.

Byers Brewing Company in downtown DeKalb is starting 2023 with plans to expand its brewery and take over the now closed Sixth Street Forge Brewhouse recently vacated after its owners retired at the end of 2022.

Stockholm's in Geneva, a restaurant and microbrewery, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.

Imperial Oak Brewing in Brookfield is the setting for the event, where guests can sample brews and flights of cheddar cheeses.

Crystal Lake Brewing will celebrate its eighth anniversary in two weeks with a weekend celebration that includes several limited batch beers, brewery co-owner John O’Fallon said.

With a menu focused on food slow-smoked in the wood-burning smoker daily, Obscurity Brewing has established a fun, welcoming collection of destinations in Elburn.

Pollyanna Brewing Company in St. Charles and Tunes for a Minute will host “In This Together” Brew-Aid, a livestream concert fundraising event to benefit the servers