Featured selections of Craft Beers created by local Fox Valley area brewing companies.
Spooky Boots
Hazy IPA with Phantasm – 7.7% ABV. Returning with new innovative hop products, Spooky Boots is a bewitching blend of Citra, Mosaic, Erebus, and Nelson Sauvin SubZero Hop Kief, expertly crafted to deliver an unforgettable hoppy experience. It also holds a spectral secret, a dash of Phantasm powder sourced from the Marlborough region of New Zealand. The Phantasm powder, derived from the hallowed Sauvignon Blanc grape skins of Marlborough, possesses an otherworldly richness in Thiol precursors. When added to the fermenting beer, it conjures an enchanting transformation, imbuing your glass with an extra burst of Sauvignon Blanc grape, citrus, guava, and passion fruit. This spectral infusion weaves seamlessly into the beer’s hazy tapestry, creating an aroma that dances between the realms of wine and beer.
Penrose Brewing
509 Stevens St.
Geneva, IL 60134
Pollyanna Dreamsicle Flurries
5.2% ABV Wheat Ale with Orange & Vanilla. We miss our favorite pink beer, “Summerly,” in the Winter, so we decided to brew a winterized wheat beer to take its place. “Dreamsicle Flurries” is a wheat beer with loads of orange juice and vanilla bean added. It tastes so good we forgot how terrible Winter is for a few minutes!
Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling
106 S Riverside Ave.
St. Charles, IL 60174
Crypt Keeper
Imperial Pumpkin Porter 8.3%. After a glass of this beer is poured, allow it to warm in your hands. Imagine yourself on a bitterly cool night, lost in an overgrown section of ancient graveyard, amongst battered wrought iron and crumbling gravestones. A full moon is half obscured by a grey mist and eerie noises coming from the surroundings competing with the thumping of your own heartbeat. Dark is closing in…surrounding you. Your hands are cold and icy. It’s the time of year again when your imagination gets the best of you. Ok. How long has it been since you’ve been holding that glass? Is it time? Now close your eyes, draw in the beer’s aroma and slowly drink. The Crypt Keeper’s concoction of dark, rich chocolate, coffee, pumpkin and spices will only be revealed when he is ready. As you vanquish the Crypt Keeper with each drink, the icy chill of the night is melted away and his hold on your soul will be complete.
Scorched Earth Brewing Company
203 Berg Street
Algonquin, IL 60102
Gather Fresh Hop IPA
7.2% ABV. With a golden harvest hue and 200 lbs of Michigan Chinook and El Dorado fresh hops, this vibrant, botanically fresh IPA packs a pithy punch! Zesty grapefruit on the nose, delicate pineapple, and citrusy orange in flavor, with a firm and lasting bitter finish. Immerse yourself in the sensory experience of the fresh hop fields, all from your glass! Check out our reel on socials and watch the process!
Sturdy Shelter Brewing
10 Shumway Ave.
Batavia, IL 60510
Heavy Handed
Wet Hop IPA 7.3% ABV. Two Brothers is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Heavy Handed, our seasonal wet hop IPA! Filled with freshly-picked hops, Heavy Handed is an IPA lover’s dream. A generous helping of fresh Chinook wet hops are added immediately to the whirlpool, creating a distinct “wet hopped” flavor profile with bright fruity aromas. A Two Brothers tradition returns! Available on draft and in 12 oz cans.
Two Brothers Brewing
30W315 Calumet Ave.
Warrenville, IL 60555
