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Scotch Ale 9.1% ABV

This strong scotch-style ale has high maltiness, full body, low hop bitterness, flavor & aroma, low-medium fruity esters, very deep copper color, slight chill haze, clean alcohol flavor balancing the rich and dominant sweet caramel & dark roasted maltiness flavor and aroma with a very low level of peaty/smoky character from the addition of small amounts of peated malt. World Beer Championships Award: Silver Medal, 2011 

Belgian-Style Imperial Stout 11.64% ABV

In the spirit of the Franco-Belgian Military Accord of 1920, this beer unites a Belgian-style Imperial Stout with one-year aging in a French Cognac oak foudre, coalescing into aromas and flavors similar to dark roast coffee & dark chocolate,

black cherries, plums, hints of molasses and slight smoke, all pairing beautifully with the French oak tannins, medium

body, gentle warming and dry finish.

Belgian-Style Abbey Single Ale 

4.9% ABV

This is a Belgian-style abbey single crafted like those that Trappist monks brew for their own daily consumption. It is light bodied and pale in color with pleasant, spicy phenolics and subtle, fruity esters reminiscent of midwest heirloom fruit trees that give way to a floral and dry finish from noble hops and Belgian yeast.

Weissbier 7% ABV

Rules are meant for breaking when it comes to beer styles. This unrecognized beer style (Imperial Hefeweizen) is similar in flavor and aroma to our Weissenheimer Hefeweizen, but brewed with only the first-wort runnings for twice the strength and body.

Altbier 5.2% ABV

Altercation is a German-style altbier with a malty backbone, notes of caramel, and is satisfyingly full-bodied and well-hopped.

Belgian Strong Golden Ale 6.6% ABV

The best of both brewing worlds: A hybrid Belgian-American strong pale ale with golden-copper color, medium body and maltiness, low caramel/toasty malt flavor, floral and citrus-like American-variety hops used to produce high hop bitterness, flavor and aroma but some phenolic spiciness and high fruity esters from Belgian ale yeast.

Rye Wine-Style Ale Aged with Oak 

12.1% ABV

Evoking memories of our grandparents’ home laden with anitique oak furniture, ornate woodwork, pipe tobacco, toffee candies and perhaps an old, hidden bottle of sherry, Antiquity Rye Wine is a dark copper ale with a spicy/ peppery note from rye combining rich maltiness, oak character and aromas/flavors like melted caramel, toffee, vanilla, sweet chocolate and raisins in a full-bodied beer nicely balanced with a dry, hoppy finish. 

Imperial Pilsen-Style Beer brewed with Oak Spirals 10.2% ABV

Bela may sound like a sweet name, but she’s actually a little bitter. We use generous amounts of Czech Saaz hops in this Imperial Pilsner, showcasing the beautiful spicy and earthy noble hop aroma & flavor, with a hop bitterness that is balanced by a gentle warming, medium body, oak tannins & residual malty sweetness that still finishes dry but is just enough to remind you that Bela might have a sweet side to cozy up to after all.

American-Style Stout 6.7% ABV

An American Stout with medium malt sweetness, chocolate and roasted malt flavor and aroma, dry-roasted bitterness in the finish, full-body and assertive citrus hop bitterness, aroma and flavor.

World Beer Championship Award: Silver Medal 2011

Black IPA 7.2% ABV

An American-style Black Ale, with all the associated high hop bitterness, citrus/floral hop flavor and aroma, medium-high alcohol content and medium body one would expect with an IPA, but distinguished by its black color obtained by a unique mashing process that reduces the amount of burnt or roasted bitterness, astringency, flavor and aroma from black malts that would otherwise be expected in an American Stout. 

Belgian-Style Imperial Stout 11% ABV

Totally radical chocolate-like aroma masks subtle notes of cherries and oak as a prelude to amped up flavors of rich, bitter, dark-chocolate malt combined with tart cherries and oak tannins that most definitely electrify this Belgian-style imperial stout’s smooth, silky body and bone-dry finish. 

Belgian-Style Strong Dark Ale 9.5% ABV

This dark and eerie Belgian Strong ale is brewed with dark Belgian "candy" sugar, raw sugar and dark, special & aromatic malts. Full-bodied, rich & sweet maltiness, low hop bitterness, flavor & aroma, fruity complexity, deceiving alcohol strength and some phenolic spiciness...much better with food than Chianti ever was. 

Irish Stout 4.6% ABV

This medium-light bodied dry stout has an initial malt & light caramel flavor profile with a distinctive dry-roasted barley bitterness in the finish. Head retention and rich character are part of its visual character. This beer is served using a mixed gas of nitrogen & carbon dioxide.

English Porter 5.9% ABV

In honor of our brewmaster's grandfather who attempted to homebrew long ago back at the family farm, this beer is a full-bodied, London-style robust porter that has a black color with a deep-red tint and strong roast malt flavor balanced by high hop bitterness & aroma and fruity esters. To Pappy!

Belgian-Style Quadrupel 11.6% ABV

Our classic, Belgian-style Quadrupel ale greets you with a stunning chestnut-garnet color and rich aroma of figs followed by dark fruit-like flavors of currants, dates and black cherries which give way to toffee, molasses and hints of lightly roasted fruity coffee and then leaves you with its capstone, spicy dry finish.

American Amber Red Ale 

5.3% ABV

American-style red ale brewed in honor of our Illinois state bird. Medium caramel sweetness balances pleasant hop bitterness, aroma and flavor.

Farmhouse Ale - Saison 6% ABV

This Belgian-style Saison has golden/light copper color, light body, medium hop bitterness, flavor & aroma, medium-low malt flavor & aroma and spiciness from added coriander. Fruity esters dominate the aroma while complex alcohols, acidity, low Brettanomyces character and clove and smoke-like phenolics from Saison yeast.

Robust Porter with Pumpkin Added 5.8% ABV

Our seasonal Pumpkin Porter is made by using several hundred pounds of pumpkins. The beer is black in color with a slight dark-reddish tint. Cinnamon, coriander, allspice, ginger root and nutmeg combine for a beer you only wish your grandma could make.

Blonde Ale with Strawberry Added 5% ABV

This irresistible, fruited blonde ale has copious amounts of real strawberries added to provide flavors and aromas of fresh strawberries and strawberry jam in harmony with a beer that is crisp and dry, golden-strawberry in color, light bodied and balanced by low hop character and bitterness, light malt and fruit sweetness.

The 2012 Bronze Medal Winner - Fruit Beer - at the Great American Beer Festival®. 

Wheatbeer - Witbeir 5% ABV

Hints of fresh oranges and light pepper present aromatically to introduce our Sumner Wit. Presenting with a subtle haze and orange color, this Belgian-style witbier is a great companion to your next warm weather gathering. Between the medium body and dry finish, you'll be left wanting more.

India Black Rye Ale 6.1% ABV

An American-style Black Ale with the addition of rye in the grist for added spiciness and dryness. Assertive hop bitterness, citrus/floral hop flavor and aroma, medium-high alcohol content and medium body one would expect with a Rye IPA, but distinguished by its black color from debittered black malts and a unique mashing process that reduces the amount of burnt or roasted bitterness, astringency, flavor and aroma from that would otherwise be expected in an American Stout. 

Vienna Lager 5.1% ABV

This reddish to copper lager showcases the flavor of Vienna malt and has a distinct toasty malt complexity with just enough Noble hops to create a balance beer. Medium body and dry finish.

Brut IPA 6.9% ABV

The Brut IPA is extremely effervescent and dry, similar to Champagne. Featuring a pale straw color, this beer exhibits low levels of bitterness. Fruity flavors and aromas are achieved by late and dry hopping. It was brewed using a special hop blend from Pink Boots Society, which works to"assist, inspire, and encourage women beer professionals" and benefits a scholarship fund for women in the beer industry to advance their careers through education.

Belgian-Style Tripel 9.7% ABV

Our Belgian-style Abbey Tripel Ale approaches you with a pastoral, pale-colored serenity before unveiling its veracious labyrinth of mildly spicy, fruity and clove-like aromas & flavors, light-medium body and pleasantly sweet but well-attenuated finish. 

Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Thai Banana & Cassia Bark Added 14.6% ABV

This stout features flavors & aromas of sweet banana, bourbon, oak, vanilla & cinnamon, with a dry finish.

Double Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Vanilla 14.6% ABV

We aged this beer in Heaven Hill® bourbon barrels for several months before transferring it to bourbon barrels from Black Band Distillery (Peoria, IL), to age further, finally revealing its rich flavors like dark chocolate, toffee, black cherries and coffee along with robust & roasty maltiness that finishes dry.

Rye Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Cherry, Chocolate, & Vanilla Added 13.6% ABV

This stout brings flavors of tart cherries, dark chocolate & vanilla with a dry finish and pleasant spiciness from the barrel & added rye.

Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Nicaraguan Coffee Added 13.8% ABV

Featuring locally-roasted, direct trade coffee from Gold Mountain Coffee Growers in Nicaragua, for bold coffee flavors & aromas, notes of bourbon, oak & vanilla, with a dry finish. 

Bourbon and White Port Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout 13.8% ABV

Rich flavors like dark chocolate, toffee, black cherries & coffee along with a jammy, nutty finish from the port barrels. 

Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Coffee Added 14.6% ABV

In memory of Steve Fritzen, this stout features Red Dog House Blend coffee, locally roasted by Sirius Coffee Roasters (Bloomington, IL). Enjoy smooth, bright coffee notes, subtle sweetness from the vanilla, and a dry finish. Cheers, Steve.

Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Mint & Chocolate 13.8% ABV

This stout brings sweet notes of bourbon, peppermint, and dark chocolate together with a slight nutty, dry finish.

Rye Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Orange Peel & Cacao Nibs 13.6% ABV

This stout brings flavors of bright citrus & chocolate, a dry finish and pleasant spiciness from the barrel & added rye. 

Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Peanut Butter & Cacao Nibs 14.6% ABV

This stout features flavors & aromas of creamy peanut butter, dark chocolate, bourbon, oak & vanilla with a dry finish.

Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Toasted Cacao Nibs, Cinnamon & Natural Flavors 14% ABV

This Imperial Stout brings familiar notes of the campfire treat along with hints of bourbon & oak together with a dry finish.

 Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Toasted Coconut 15.5% ABV

We said Dosvidanya, or ʻgoodbyeʼ, to the hidden soul of this oak bourbon barrel-aged beer for several months before now revealing its rich, robust and roasty maltiness which pairs perfectly with added toasted coconut.

Rye Whisky Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Toasted Pecans 13.8% ABV

This stout brings sweet notes of bourbon, oak, pecan & vanilla together with a nutty, dry finish.