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Lake Bluff Brewing Company – Lake Bluff, Illinois

Brews Travelers — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:43:35 +0000

A cold, snowy day and a bold cup of coffee, an action movie and some hot buttered popcorn, homemade biscuits and sausage gravy, Sonny and Cher. Obviously, these things go together and they make sense being together. Well, add Chicagoans and Craft Beer to the list too.

Recently, we traveled around the great city of Chicago and its surrounding communities. What we found were fantastic beer and great people. It’s not like we haven’t been here before, but it is worth repeating.

Nevertheless, [...]

Throwback Post:The Original Goose Island – Chicago, Illinois

Quench Wench — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:58:15 +0000

You know, we just thought it wouldn’t be a trip if we didn’t go to the “Original” Goose Island Brewpub. Once again, this location is only a few minutes from downtown off of the Red Line. Everytime that we take these trips, we only walk about half a mile from the train, if that.However, the address that they have listed is a bit misleading, but it’s still there. Goose Island is right across the street from a Best Buy and [...]

THE Ultimate Beer Bout @ Tribes Alehouse – Mokena, Illinois

Brews Travelers — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:01:16 +0000

‎“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.”— Oliver Wendell Holmes

Creativity is a BIG deal in the world of Craft Beer. I am not just talking about the breweries and their beer recipes, beer names or awesome labels. There are beer tastings, beer pairings, beer festivals and tons of creative beer blogs. Let us also mention beer books, beer ratings and beer lists. Now ladies and gentlemen, we have our first [...]

The Tribes Alehouse – Mokena, Illinois

Brews Travelers — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:19:39 +0000

We have been waiting a long time to bring a Tap Room to the pages of BrewsTravelers.com and here it is, The Tribes Alehouse in Mokena, Illinois.

We have been to quite a few places with great taps including The Map Room in Chicago and Hop Cat in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We just have not been ready for a full review on either of those places. Besides, we love to find the hidden jewel and it looks like we [...]