Beer Tourism

Millpond releases newest in its ‘Body Of Water’ series

  The town of Millstadt, Illinois has strong roots as a farming and milling community. At one time the town boasted three mills, and in a rare arrangement, these three mills shared the same millpond. […]

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The Sunday after Thanksgiving is Small Brewery Sunday. Here’s how Third Wheel is celebrating

I agree, there are too many National Day’s of ‘crap’. But, there is room for one more, for sure. The Brewers Association has declared the Sunday after Thanksgiving as Small Brewery Sunday, to celebrate small […]

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Warm up for MWBBF with the Baller Belgian Beer Blowout Banger!

What the heck is a Belgian style beer? Unlike other beer styles, Belgian style actually lacks it, meaning there really is no style to define.  There are no set ‘colors’ or ‘ingredients’ or ‘tastes’ but […]

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New collab debuting during Great Rivers & Routes Craft Beer Week

Five of your favorite Illinois craft breweries are coming to together to create one special new collaboration beer – Farmhouse 66, in honor of the Great Rivers & Routes Craft Beer Week May 10 – […]

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Beer Bash is perfect introduction to the Southern Illinois Beer Trail

Beer crawls are alive and well, but another mobile experience has been gaining in popularity in recent years. “Beer Trails” are the new darling of the beer tourism movement, and in my opinion, more fun […]

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Get ‘buzzd’ with Old Bakery and their new Rum Barrel-aged Belgian Quadrupel

It just seems like yesterday. One of my first articles posted on this blog back in 2015, was about the new brewery in Alton, Illinois. The brewery, Old Bakery Beer Company was unique in that it […]