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Karl recently made a jaunt to Chicago’s suburbs to look at some of the best brewpubs you may have never heard of.\u00a0 You can find his “Beer in the Burbs” article in September’s Chicago Magazine, which is now available on newsstands and online.<\/p>\n

Here’s an excerpt:<\/p>\n

Chicago\u2019s beer renaissance focuses on city brewers such as Metropolitan, Half Acre, Revolution, and the soon-to-open Haymarket. But standing on the shoulders of Two Brothers and Three Floyds, suburban craftspeople are quietly closing the gap. Here are five operations that keep the burbs hopping.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. LIMESTONE BREWING COMPANY<\/strong> Bringing some character to an otherwise dreary stretch of Route 59, Limestone has been a beer destination for the southwest suburbs since it opened in December 2009. Running the gamut from a standard golden ale (on hand for those asking, \u201cWhat\u2019s the most like Miller Lite?\u201d) to obscurities like a beautifully balanced India brown ale and a mellow, roasted, 2.7-percent-alcohol-by-volume \u201csmall\u201d stout, Limestone doesn\u2019t dumb down the offerings.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Continue reading Beer In The Burbs…<\/a><\/p>\n

Below, Karl expands on his trips to the likes of America’s Historic Roundhouse Brewing, Lunar Brewing and Stockholm’s<\/strong>. Who knew you could find a good tiny brewery in what looks like an old-man bar in Villa Park?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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