Light The Lamp Brewery

 

 

 

They have moved to a new location down the street from their original tap room. They have several tables, a longer bar and a kitchen. They have a variety of items on the menu - small plates, large plates, sandwiches, flatbreads and snacks. They also serve wine. It is quite a step up from their original location, much more roomier!

Smaller taproom, a bit loud and packed at mid day, parking is slightly limited. Beers were decent. Bartender knew his beers. Upper scale customers. I heard it can get more lively during Blackhawk games. I saw lots of bicycles park outside.

Stopped here while passing through, ironically this hockey-themed brewery was hosting an annual amateur hockey tournament today, and it was packed with sweaty dudes and hockey equipment, locker room style. Hot dog station up front, bar inside straight ahead on the right. A few communal tables around the windows, it wasn't a big space. I was told they're looking to move into a bigger space and open a brewpub.

Beer selection was ok, the NEIPA was average and the passionfruit kettle sour was pretty good. Nitro stout was good. The rest of the selection was your standard IPA, Amber, Red, Wheat lineup. Staff were friendly and chatted with us even though we were just passing through. Overall it was a good experience, no great shakes but worth a try.

friendly staff and owners...great selection for a small brewer and....they are moving to a new location, so even better and greater things around the corner.

Love this little brewery in my hometown. But I hope they can expand and get a little more adventurous and improve the taproom.

 

 

 

 

Local families partnered up to form this brewery. Good people. The current brewmaster is obsessed with quality. As a result, the beer is currently as good as it has ever been.

Stopped in here a few weeks after their grand opening to give a new local brewery a shot. It's a smallish place located in what seems like a quiet part of Grayslake (I'll admit my experience with the town is severely limited, though) on the ground floor of an apartment building. Inside, the bar area is lined with hockey paraphernalia, from local schools' teams to classic NHL throwbacks. A handful of flat screens sit in corners, waiting to blare some rink action (or, in the case of my visit, the exploits of the gridiron). Honestly, it all kinda feels like a brighter, more professionally-done version of a major hockey fan's basement den, complete with walnut bar. I bellied-up to said bar and ran the place's gamut of offerings. The beer selection is generally what you'd expect from a new brewery, nothing wild and crazy, but things are still generally well done. The staff all seem like genuinely nice and amiable folk and were more than willing to talk about the beer and the game that the Bears were trying hard to lose. Being somewhat early on in both the day and the brewery's existence, the place was fairly quiet and empty, but I've seen pictures of how crowded they can get (and with the NHL back in session, I imagine it happens a bit more often). Icing on the cake: the staff shared some salsa and tortilla chips they had bought. It's the little things, people. Overall, this is a nice place to visit, grab a pint, and enjoy a game or something. While the beers are still on the safe side, I'm interested to see where they go with their recipes in the future. I'm definitely going back whenever I can to see how they're coming along.