Walter Payton's Roundhouse

[SkewedBrewing]

The other weekend I went to awesome Aurora, IL with SWMBO (who likes casinos, which I don't get) for a night of fun outside of the city (i don't know why, but whatever).

To my chagrin, I noticed that there wasn't a whole lot going on there, although the city itself has some cool locales/visuals for sure. This was until I noticed our hotel was situated right next to a place called Walter Payton's Roundhouse.

It was pretty cool, it was a neat old mill or something that he converted into an amusement park for adults with three bars and restaurants and stuff. On top of that there was a brewpub inside! I thought, "great now there's something for me and the SWMBO," until I tried the beer...

It was... alright to be forgiving but for a place that had its brewery on premise I found a lot to be desired after tasting all they had to offer.

Anyone else ever been here or tried it/hated it?

 

[GreenwoodRover]

I used to work out that way. I'd stop in after work every now and again. It was always jusk O.K. (in terms of food and beer). I guess it's better than the usual miller lite and wings places. They used to have a nice cigar room (i don't know if it's still there post ban) and you could bring your beer over and have a stogie. It used to get real crowded. The outside patio was nice in the summer sometimes the live music was good...

 

[jezter6]

My buddy's wedding was out there and we stayed in the same hotel you're staying in.

Town of Aurora - CRAP.
Roundhouse - Slightly better than crap.
Casino - CRAP + PEE

 

[Lovell407]

I've been there a few times to see bands. The beer there isn't awful, but I mostly stick with the Sweetness Stout as I'm normally there to see irish bands. They also have a comedy club on sight, and a pretty extensive collection of Walter Payton memorabilia in the museum (I understand his super bowl ring was returned).