Articles from the 'Brewing In The Burbs' series


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  • Getting crafty

    Ken Knutson|Updated Aug 2, 2019

    Craft breweries have been popping up at a head-spinning pace in recent years, pouring out inventive takes on trendy IPAs and old-guard Pilsners along with stunning stouts, crazy kolsches and other varieties offering taste sensations for those who come to belly up. Hinsdale residents have a wide array to choose from within a short drive, which we'll explore in this three-part, geographically organized series leading up to International Beer Day on Aug. 2. So raise a pint and qu...

  • Double IPAs? Sours? The new brews

    Ken Knutson|Updated Jul 31, 2019

    The final installment of our series on Hinsdale-area microbreweries ventures eastward to explore what's on tap at Blue Nose Brewery, BuckleDown Brewing and Imperial Oak Brewing. And don't forget - tomorrow is International Beer Day, the perfect occasion to pour a pint of something new. There are certainly a lot more crafters and varieties available within just a short drive than ever before. Perhaps one of the nine breweries we've profiled in this series has the brew for you....

  • Entrepreneurs pour passion into brewing

    Pamela Lannom|Updated Jul 26, 2019

    The number of microbreweries in Illinois has more than quadrupled in seven years, from 54 in 2011 to 229 in operation last year. Chicago is home to dozens of them, but Hinsdaleans don't have to drive that far to taste a quality craft brew. This article - the second in a three-part series - highlights three options, all within a 12- to 20-minute drive of Hinsdale. Black Horizon Brewing Co. Charles St. Clair walks out from behind the bar at Black Horizon Brewing Co. with a beer...