Mushroom Beer Tapping for Chicago Craft Beer Week

You all met our Assistant Brewer Bill last month when we tapped his Belgian Dubbel well he's back with his second brew a Mushroom beer!  What?! Mushroom? You only eat mushrooms on pizza.  No way says Bill this beer is made for drinking. He wanted to do something a little different this time around and this is not your average Abbey style beer.  The beer has a light malty body, a bit of sweetness and some fruity notes that come from the 45.5 lbs. of Hedgehog mushroom that were used.  Also, look for some spicy characters that play off of the Belgian yeast that was used.  For those of you not familiar with the Hedgehog mushroom it is edibile, with a sweet, nutty taste, and a crunchy texture.  No need to worry there are no floaties in this one!  Coming in with a 8.5% ABV and 23 IBU this just might be the summer Belgian you're looking for! Tapping will start at 5pm Monday May 20th for Mug Clubbers and 6pm for general public. Cheers!

All Aboard

We've bringing you something new this Monday a Euro-Hopped Belgian IPA, Hop Centraal. Rail cars of hops from Germany, Czech, and Slovenia meet in our Hop Centraal to add a spicy/herbal complexity to this Belgian Strong Ale. Brewed to showcase the flavors of a Belgian Trippel, this highly hopped Belgian IPA has a fuller body but still finishes dry coming in at 61 IBUs and 7.9% ABV. Across the world millions of people meet in the station to take a train to their destination.  Why don't you come on down to Flossmoor Station and ask your server to take you to Hop Centraal.  We'll be tapping this at 5pm for Mug Club Members and 6pm for general public.  Cheers!

Mushroom beer

Leaning on Chef Edvaurdo's knife skills. Chef chops 45 lbs of yellow foot mushrooms for our us to make an extract to add to our upcoming beer Mycetes!

Tapping Belgian Dubbel on Mon. 4/29

Bill is tapping his first production beer! Who's Bill you ask? Bill is Flossmoor's Assistant Brewer and he's brewing up some excellent specialty beers. Bill started as an avid homebrewer in 2006 which became a regular habit of his. Bill started hanging around Flossmoor on a regular basis which lead him into a job as Sales Rep with them. While doing Sales for the brewery Bill attended Siebel and got his Degree in brewing in early 2012 with the hope of moving into a brewing position. That dream became a reality when then Head Brewer, Nick Barron, moved on.  This allowed for a shift in positions and Bill became Flossmoor's newest Assistant Brewer. This brings us to now and the official release of Bill's first production beer, a Belgian Dubbel. This Belgian Dubbel is your typical Belgian style with rich complex flavors.  You might also taste the caramel notes and a hint of  raisin with the dry finish.  Bill wanted to makes this Belgian a bit more sessionable with an ABV of 7.5%.  This might be a bit high for some for a session beer but with the more dry finish it leaves you wanting another because of the lack cloying sweetness to it.  The release is set for Monday April 29 at 5pm for Mug Club Members and 6pm for the general public.  This will be a brewpub only release.  Look for more of Bill's brews in the future; possibly a 2nd barrel aged version of this..

Pre-DLD Day

Calling all craft beer fans. We will be releasing our Barrel Aged Thundersnow on Friday April 26th. in a Pre- Dark Lord Day event.  You do not want to miss this release, we will sell out of our special release beer.  The event starts at 4pm here at the brewery with the release to start at 5pm.  Bottles will be sold for $15 each, with a 6 bottle limit per person.  We will have some special beers on tap; think back to last years party....  As stated you do not want to miss the premiere event leading in to Dark Lord Day.  You must be 21 to attend and tickets are not required but bottles will be sold on first come basis, so get in line early. Bottle sales are cash only. Pay attention to facebook and twitter for updates.

NRDC Craft Beer Tasting

Come out Monday April 22, 2013-Earth Day and support NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and the Clean Water Act at Galleria Marchetti for a fundraising event.  This is the official launch of "Brewers for Clean Water" campaign.  There will be six local breweries in attendance: Flossmoor, Goose Island, Finch's, Revolution, Wild Onion, and Half Acre.  The breweries will be on hand to promote the fact that great tasting beer requires great tasting and clean water. Also in attendance will be Vosges bringing Wild Ophelia Chocoalte, yum! Tickets must be purchased for $50.  The ticket will include samples from all six breweries, hors d'oeuvures, Vosges chocolate, music by Gemini Club, and a souvenir pint glass.  You must be 21 to attend.  Location: Galleria Marchetti 825 W Erie, Chicago, IL 6-9pm  Hope to see you there showing your support. Purchase Tickets here: http://www.nrdconline.org/site/Calendar?id=100581&view=Detail

Delasser Tapping Tonight!

Delasser, our Belgian Pale Ale will be tapped tonight at 6pm.  There will be a private tapping for Mug Club Members in the Pub room from 5-6pm.  We brewed Delasser, a low gravity Belgian Pale Ale to grow our new Belgian Schelde yeast culture.  We will be using the yeast from Delasser to brew higher alcohol Belgian beers.  The first of which will be a Belgian Dubbel, my assistant Bill's first commercial release!

Delasser is refreshing to drink and will quench your thirst as the warmth of spring arrives.  It's the perfect companion for relaxing outside on a sunny day.  The spice and fruit flavors characteristic of the Belgian Yeast Strain bring complexity to this beer while the low gravity and gentle malt sweetness make it easy to drink

Cheers! 

The Chicago Beer Festival Union Station

If you missed out on Stout Fest over St. Patty's weekend here's your chance to make up for it if you have already purchased your tickets as this event is SOLD OUT.  The Chicago Craft Beer scene is growing at a rapid speed and that means you need to have your finger on the mouse and ready to go at an instant if you want to score the best tickets around. The Chicago Beer Fest is happening Saturday March 30th 1-4 and 6-9pm at Union Station's Great Hall.  The event will feature over 60 breweries, lots of local favorites: Goose Island, Lagunitas (soon to be local), Half Acre, Bells, and of course US!  We'll be bringing along some favorites for you to sample, Pullman Brown Ale and Panama Red Ale.  There will be food for sale so don't forget cash; there may be limited ATMs.

210 W Canal St. Chicago, IL 60606 1-4pm 6-9pm 21+ MUST have ticket to get in.  Please be responsible  and take a cab or public transportation Blue Line (Clinton) Brown/Orange/Pink Line (Quincy/Wells) Brown/Orange/Pink Line (Washington/Wells)