{"id":3260,"date":"2011-04-28T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T14:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=3260"},"modified":"2018-02-06T14:25:24","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T20:25:24","slug":"save-their-craft-rolling-meadows-brewery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/save-their-craft-rolling-meadows-brewery\/","title":{"rendered":"Save THEIR Craft: Rolling Meadows Brewery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In central Illinois there exists, what we would consider, a craft beer desert. Sure, you can find beer from the likes of Schlafly and Boulevard – two Missouri based breweries – on store shelves and on tap at bars, but there is no local brewery or brewpub in the state’s capitol of Springfield. In fact, in order to find locally brewed beer you would have to drive at least an hour and a minimum of 75 miles in any given direction from Springfield to find it.\u00a0 But that will soon change.\u00a0 Rolling Meadows Brewery<\/a>, which is located on a family farm outside of Springfield, has been ramping up plans to open a production brewery and – depending on how the current craft beer distribution legislation in Springfield pans out – hopes to have its beer on tap at bars and restaurants in central Illinois in a month or so.<\/p>\n

Rolling Meadows is a family run brewery, operated by a mother and son – Caren and Chris Trudeau.\u00a0 According to the breweries website they’ll initially be brewing three different beers:<\/p>\n