Illinois Brewing

The new summer issue of Illinois Brewing may be out, but this guy can’t let go of the spring features and insider info, even with all the people watching and boats cruising by on the Chicago Riverwalk.

Bonus: The Dovetail Brewery kolsch and the Pulaski Pils from Maplewood Brewery & Distillery tasted especially fine at TINY TAPP on the Riverwalk

Photo credit: Olivia Holmes

Enjoyed interviewing Jim Riggs and Mark Duchow, the award-winning brewers at Adams Street Brewery for our new summer issue, which is out this week. Look for the feature article on all their solid work inside The Berghoff Restaurant in downtown Chicago. Just steps from Millennium Park, the The Art Institute of Chicago, Michigan Avenue and plenty of hotels... this historic gem is not to be missed.

Date: Saturday, June 12
Time: 3:06 p.m.
Location: Mikerphone Brewing patio in Elk Grove Village
Tunes from the taproom: Classic '80s favorites
Favorite beers: Cat's in the Cradle double NEIPA, PB+Jam Juice fruited sour, 11 Years BA B BW barleywine

Illinois Brewing Insider Chris Baynes on the art of homebrewing, why Spiteful Brewing's grapefruit radler is perfect for summer, an old-school appreciation for Revolution Brewing, Sam Adams and Breckenridge Brewery, and the quality selection and recommendations at Beer on the Wall - Park Ridge

Read it all here: https://illinoisbrewing.com/2026/06/13/illinois-brewing-insider-homebrewer-chris-baynes/

If you’re a fan of Beer Church Brewing Co. in New Buffalo, Michigan, and a fan of Key West as well, you’re in luck.

Check out this news.

The best way to recover from your annual neighborhood block party is to dive into your stocked beer fridge the next day with your neighbors and enjoy a few gems like Mikerphone Brewing's Sus Sus Pseudio double NEIPA, More Brewing Co.'s Czech pilsner and Homewood Brewing Company's Conversations Mexican lager.

Spotlight on St. Charles: A handful of fantastically unique breweries call this popular west suburb home. And you can hit them all on the trail with the St. Charles Business Alliance

https://illinoisbrewing.com/2026/06/05/breweries-in-bunches-in-st-charles-a-handful-of-fantastically-unique-breweries-call-this-popular-west-suburb-home/

Dear Wrigley Field and the Chicago Cubs

It may be time to rethink the $18 IPA.

This Saturday, June 6, is Keg Grove Brewing Company - Bloomington’s annual Summerfest and Pub Club Rotary’s BBQ Smoke Show

Gather your friends and come thirsty to this popular Bloomington brewery’s second annual event that brings together craft beer, BBQ competions, live music and community.

Keg Grove Brewing Company
Saturday, June 6. Doors open at noon.
712 E. Empire Street in Bloomington
KegGroveBrewing.com

One of the more than 350 locations you can find a copy of Illinois Brewing is the legendary Piece Pizzeria & Brewery in the heart of Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood, where they're famous for their New Haven-style pizza, award-winning beers (like the 2026 World Beer Cup gold medal winner Dark N' Curvy dunkelweizen) and celebrating 25 years in business this summer.