Richard S.
Yelp
This unimpressive exterior is just a facade. The interior is great and a very comfortable place to get a local brew! Bartenders were extremely knowledgeable and helpful in getting me started on my flight of awesome brews.
With a wall of stone and a sizable sitting area, you can quickly find a place to sit and enjoy some of their staples. If you enjoy Hazy IPAS as much as I do as well as a very nicely balanced imperial stout, then this is the place for you.
One thing that I am happy about is that they still aren't as known as More Brewing in Villa Park, or Mikerphone in Elk Grove, or Hop Butcher on the south side. Which means when they drop a great beer as they did the afternoon I was there, it's actually available with little to no worry of it being sold out by the time I get there.
For years I've been saying St. Charles/Geneva/Batavia have needed some breweries and now they do! With Riverlands, Penrose, and Energy City, these places have great local beer to match the wonderful food selections close by.
Though this place does not offer much other than small snacks, you can have most anything delivered straight to the brewery so that you can eat and drink.
Beer Snob Time: This place has some of the better Hazy IPA's i've ever had. Every selection they had was on point and easily a 4/5 caps on Untappd. Their imperial stout, First Catch, is going to be at FOBAB this year as a BA version and I cannot wait to try it as this is one of the best Imperials i've had as a non-barrel aged stout. Out of 10 draughts, this place had at least 6 that I would drink multiples of without problems of being bored.
Kuddos!