76 /100 1400 S. ADAMS AVE. Visited early January 2019. Big place kind of in the middle of nowhere. I was there late on a Saturday afternoon and it was hoppin with lots of locals - mostly rednecks and such. Big open concept place, lots of wood, not so metal and industrial like so many new breweries these days. I had prompt and friendly service, but didn't ask any beer questions. They even checked on me a couple of times as I enjoyed my flight. The beer is entirely forgettable, at least what I had was. Neat enough place, would stop by for ticks if passing by, but not going to be a destination brewery anytime soon. Pleasant experience, mediocre beer. |
84 /100 1400 S. ADAMS AVE. Post Great Taste brewery mini-tour stop #2. 8/11/15
Made it in time just before they closed to try most of the beers.
The brewery is very new and pretty big. The taproom was spacious and had a cool patio outside with some new hop bines swaying in the breeze. The crowd was decidedly young and inebriated on a Sunday afternoon, singing along to music. There was a large portrait painting of a cow on one wall that had some cool abstract touches of color. Behind the bar is a view into the cavernous brew house, which the bartender generously offered a quick tour of.
A good variety of beers, almost a dozen in all. The standouts were the oaked Irish ale and cherry/blueberry Berliner Weisse. A good variety including milds, APA, DIPA, Maibock, Porter, and a Berliner. Nothing too experimental besides the pretzel Amber, but the quality was good. They did have 3 barrels aging in the brewery, one was a Barleywine and the other was a rye Saison.
Seemed a little pricey, 9 samples and a half growler was $35. I didn’t get an itemized receipt to check, but the 5 oz. samples were $2 and the growler was $11 or so. I was just glad that they were accommodating and stayed open until we all left.
Overall worth a stop if in the Rockford area or heading out to Galena. Seemed to be the best thing going on in Freeport, aka Pretzel City. |
100 /100 Royal Liquor West (Beer Store) 306 N PARK BLVD Decent liquor store. Nice little selection of crafts. By and large the best craft stop in Freeport. Last time I was there I found a GI Juliet, which is simply no where else in town. I also grabbed some Stone, Lagunitas, Left Hand and some GI Christmas from 2009. Not to mention, totally stoked that I got the last BCS this year! They also have an awesome Mix-A-Six selection for $8. Check it out if you roll through town. |
66 /100 Royal Liquor West (Beer Store) 306 N PARK BLVD Just a liquor store, but it is attached to a pub. This store in the back corner has a good selections of different beers, you can also buy by the bottle of most craft/imported beers. |
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