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ILLINOIS B CRAFT S EE IT R & SPIR ILLINOIS B CRAFT S EE IT R & SPIR Scratch Brewing Company Ava, Illinois Add an Illinois Made attraction to your next getaway. Taste beer that is foraged from a nearby forest. Savor dishes harvested from a farm down the road. And meet artisans who make everything from exquisite pottery and furniture to handcrafted bourbon and wine. Watch the films and see their stories at enjoyillinois.com/illinoismade © 2017 ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, OFFICE OF TOURISM, TTY: 1-800-785-6055 ii ILLINOIS B CRAFT S EE IT R & SPIR Greetings! It’s time to raise a glass and toast Illinois’ ILLINOIS amazing craft breweries and distilleries. Illinois is a wonderful B CRAFT S EE IT place to enjoy handcrafted brews andR &spirits SPIR thanks to the thriving maker industry. Choose from nearly two hundred distinctive establishments across the state. With over forty craft breweries and distilleries in Chicago and the surrounding metropolitan area alone, it’s easy to plan a quick getaway to explore big city brews and spirits. Want to experience more of the state’s local and unique flavors? Enjoy small-batch beverages from artisans all over the state—many who use specialty ingredients grown right here in Illinois. Their one-of-a-kind variations on traditional crafts result in products that are truly Illinois Made. Many of the craft breweries and distilleries across Illinois offer tasting rooms, restaurants and tours. I encourage you to meet the people behind the industry and salute their dedication to their crafts. This guide provides a user-friendly listing of craft breweries and distilleries across Illinois. I hope you enjoy discovering everything that the Land of Lincoln’s exciting craft brewing and distilling scene has to offer. Be sure to visit enjoyillinois.com for more travel ideas and event listings, as well as our Illinois Made section that celebrates the true maker spirit of Illinois. Cheers to an amazing visit to Illinois! Your friend in Illinois tourism, Cory M. Jobe Director, Illinois Office of Tourism enjoyillinois.com 1 Experience the Shawnee Hills 1-800-c-it-here • southernmostillinois.com Old Bakery Beer Company, Alton Blaum Bros. Distilling Company, Galena 2 ILLINOIS B CRAFT S EE IT R & SPIR The breweries and distilleries listed in this guide are arranged alphabetically by town. The number next to the listing name is the listing‘s numbered location on the map. The circular icons next to a listing detail what is ILLINOIS available at that location. Locations offering tours may charge a fee B CRAFT S EE IT and/or require an advance reservation.R & SP IREvents in this guide take place annually and are listed in the month in which they occur. Every effort was made to assure the accuracy of information listed in this guide. To ensure a safe and happy trip, please call ahead to verify or visit enjoyillinois.com for the most up-to-date information. We hope that you sip and savor Illinois made craft beverages, but always enjoy responsibly. Key for Icons Distillery Brewery Tour Restaurant Table of Contents 4 Event Calendar 18 Illinois State Map 19 Chicago Area Map 20 Distillery and Brewery Locations Advertisers 2 Southernmost Illinois Tourism Bureau 9 Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau Hardware, North Aurora 16 Peoria Area Convention & Visitors Bureau 17 Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau 26 Galesburg Area Convention & Visitors Bureau 26 Henry County Tourism Bureau 32 Aurora Area Convention & Visitors Bureau 41 Logan County Tourism Bureau 48 Heritage Corridor Convention & Visitors Bureau 57 ILLINOISouth Tourism 65 Great River Road in Illinois National Scenic Byway BACK COVER Galena/Jo Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau Cover images, clockwise from top right: Tangled Roots Brewing Company & The Lone Buffalo, Ottawa; Obed & Isaac’s Microbrewery and Eatery, Springfield; Scratch Brewing Company, Ava; KOVAL Distillery, Chicago; Blaum Bros. Distilling Company, Galena 2/2017 40M enjoyillinois.com 3 ILLINOIS B CRAFT S EE IT R & SPIR EVENT CALENDAR ILLINOIS January – December February or March B CRAFT S EE IT R IR Monthly & SP Month to be determined Nature on Tap Craft Beer Event Chicago Academy of Sciences - Burpee Museum of Natural History Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 737 North Main Street 2430 North Cannon Drive Rockford 61103 • 815-965-3433 Chicago 60614 • 773-755-5100 burpee.org naturemuseum.org/programs-events- Burpee.Museum and-camps/adult-programs/nature- on-tap TheNatureMuseum February Lake County Craft Beer Festival January Lake County Fairgrounds Celebrate Local 1060 East Peterson Road Western Illinois Museum Grayslake 60030 • 847-680-7200 201 South Lafayette Street lcfair.com Macomb 61455 • 309-837-2750 LCFairIllinois westernillinoismuseum.org WIMuseum Naperville Ale Fest – Winter Frontier Park Chicago Ale Fest – Winter 3380 Cedar Glade Drive Navy Pier - Aon Grand Ballroom Naperville 60564 840 East Grand Avenue napervillealefest.com Chicago 60611 • 312-888-2104 NapervilleAleFest chicagoalefest.com ChicagoAleFest Northalsted Frost Fest 3700 North Halsted Taste Fest Chicago 60613 Hilton Garden Inn northalsted.com/events/frost-fest 455 Riverstone Parkway Kankakee 60901 • 815-351-9068 kankakeecountychamber.com 4 ILLINOIS B CRAFT S EE IT R & SPIR March May Irish American Whiskey Fest Beer Under Glass North Shore Distillery ILLINOISGarfield Park Conservatory 13990 Rockland Road B CRAFT 300S North Central Park Avenue EE IT Green Oaks 60048 • 847-574-2499R & SPIRChicago 60624 • 312-746-5100 northshoredistillery.com NorthShoreDistillery Chicago Beer Classic Soldier Field The Chicago Beer Festival 1410 Museum Campus Drive The Field Museum Chicago 60605 1400 South Lake Shore Drive chicagobeerclassic.com Chicago 60605 ChicagoBeerClassic thechicagobeerfestival.com Chicago Craft Beer Week Vernon Hills’ Annual Various locations Craft Beer Festival Chicago Sullivan Community Center chibeerweek.com 635 North Aspen Drive Vernon Hills 60061 • 847-996-6800 Derby Day vhparkdistrict.org Frankfort Spirits VHParkDistrict 23320 South LaGrange Road Frankfort 60423 • 815-200-1192 Windy City BREWHAHA frankfortspirits.com Revel Fulton Market FrankfortSpirits 1215 West Fulton Street Chicago 60607 • 773-486-9010 International Music, Wine windycitybrewhaha.com and Craft Beer Festival WindyCityBrewhaha Mackinaw Valley Vineyard 33633 State Route 9 Mackinaw 61755 • 309-359-9463 April mackinawvalleyvineyard.com MackinawWinery Peoria Jaycees International Beer Festival Mash UP Exposition Gardens Downtown Ottawa 1601 West Northmoor Road 101 West Main Street Peoria 61614 • 309-676-5292 Ottawa 61350 • 815-434-2737 peoriabeerfest.com PeoriaJayceesBeerFest enjoyillinois.com 5 ILLINOIS B CRAFT S EE IT R & SPIR MAY June Pre Dark Lord Day Ballpark Ale Fest Flossmoor Station Restaurant ILLINOISRockford Rivets Stadium & Brewery B CRAFT4503S Interstate Drive EE IT 1035 Sterling Avenue R & SPILovesR Park 61111 Flossmoor 60422 • 708-957-2739 ballparkalefest.com flossmoorstation.com BallparkAleFest FlossmoorBrewCo Bloomington Beer Fest Quad Cities Beer Week Bloomington Center for the Various locations Performing Arts Illinois cities: Rock Island, Moline 600 North East Street qcbeerweek.com Bloomington 61701 • 309-434-2777 QCBeerWeek cityblm.org ArtsBlooming Starved Rock Craft Beer Festival Brew to Be Wild Downtown Ottawa Lincoln Park Zoo 101 West Main Street 2001 North Clark Street Ottawa 61350 • 815-434-2737 Chicago 60614 • 312-742-2000 lpzoo.org/brew-be-wild Uncorked in the Garden Anderson Japanese Gardens Chicago Ale Fest – Summer 318 Spring Creek Road Butler Field in Grant Park Rockford 61107 • 815-229-9390 Chicago 60601 • 312-888-2104 andersongardens.org chicagoalefest.com AndersonJapaneseGardens ChicagoAleFest Craft Beer Festival June – August The Morton Arboretum 4100 Illinois Route 53 Brew Cruise with Lisle 60532 • 630-968-0074 Shoreline Sightseeing mortonarb.org/events/ Chicago craft-beer-festival shorelinesightseeing.com 6 ILLINOIS B CRAFT S EE IT R & SPIR June June Grayslake’s Craft Beer Festival Summer Solstice Downtown Grayslake ILLINOISDowntown Yorkville 61 South Whitney Street B CRAFTMultipleS venues EE IT Grayslake 60030 • 847-223-6888 R & SPIYorkvilleR 60560 • 630-465-0623 grayslakebeerfest.com solsticemusicfest.com GLBeerFest SummerSolsticeYorkville Lincoln’s Pigs & Swigs Festival Summer Solstice Celebration Downtown Lincoln North Shore Distillery Lincoln 62656 13990 Rockland Road destinationlogancountyil.com Green Oaks 60048 • 847-574-2499 northshoredistillery.com Lombard Ale Fest NorthShoreDistillery Downtown Lombard/Metra Station 150 South Park Avenue Summer Solstice Craft Beer Lombard 60148 • 630-627-0099 & Wine Festival lombardalefest.com Blarney Stone Pub LombardAleFest 15400 South Cicero Avenue Oak Forest 60452 • 708-535-4800 Mundelein’s Craft Beer Fest blarney-stone.net Village Hall Plaza theblarneystonepuboakforest 205 North Archer Avenue Mundelein 60060 • 847-970-9174 Two Brothers Summer Festival mundelein.org RiverEdge Park MundeleinCraftBeerFestival 360 North Broadway Aurora 60505 Ottawa 2 Rivers Wine Festival twobrothersbrewing.com Downtown Ottawa 101 West Main Street Ottawa 61350 • 815-434-2737 July ottawa2riverswinefest.com Ottawa-2-Rivers-Wine-Fest Chicago Craft Beer Festival DePaul/Lincoln Park neighborhood Sheffield Avenue - between Webster & Fullerton Chicago 60614 chicagoevents.com/event. cfm?eid=255 enjoyillinois.com 7 ILLINOIS B CRAFT S EE IT R & SPIR July July Chicago Open Air Rivers Edge Home Brew Toyota Park ILLINOISFestiv-Ale 7000 Harlem Avenue B CRAFT RIBCOS