Today, I took SWMBO and the kids up to Aurora for a family roadtrip. We went to the Roundhouse to see the Walter Payton museum (lame . . . especially since I am a Packers fan), but more importantly to sample the brews at America's Brewpub in the Roundhouse.
I was pretty impressed. I had the "Sweetness Stout" (football fans will get the name here). It was a fairly good milk stout - not too bold. Then I had a seasonal red they had - very impressive and drinkable. After dinner, I had a snifter of the Bourbon Barrel Cherry Imperial Stout
Whoa! That is one great beer!
While I was drinking it, I was admiring the setup when the main brewer, Mike Rybinski (sp?) invited me in for a tour. He was brewing a Pilsner at the time and showed me the whole set up. He was super friendly and very open about his techniques, recipes, etc.
Aurora/Chicagoland folks, you have a great place at the Roundhouse.
I was pretty impressed. I had the "Sweetness Stout" (football fans will get the name here). It was a fairly good milk stout - not too bold. Then I had a seasonal red they had - very impressive and drinkable. After dinner, I had a snifter of the Bourbon Barrel Cherry Imperial Stout
Whoa! That is one great beer!
While I was drinking it, I was admiring the setup when the main brewer, Mike Rybinski (sp?) invited me in for a tour. He was brewing a Pilsner at the time and showed me the whole set up. He was super friendly and very open about his techniques, recipes, etc.
Aurora/Chicagoland folks, you have a great place at the Roundhouse.
