Top 5 Illinois Breweries

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  1. REVZEB

    REVZEB Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,686) Mar 28, 2013 Illinois
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    Was passing through a bar that was working on an Illinois breweries bracket for the summer and is having people nominate their 5 favorite and will form the bracket based on the votes. So let's have some fun, who would you nominate?
     
    #1 REVZEB, Jun 7, 2019
  2. Jplachy

    Jplachy Pooh-Bah (1,848) Feb 12, 2012 Illinois
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    Gun Craft
     
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  3. Bburns87

    Bburns87 Zealot (690) Jun 11, 2013 Illinois

    I like guns and I like beer so lets put guns on beer and then other people who think guns are cool will buy them!
     
    #3 Bburns87, Jun 7, 2019
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  4. Jplachy

    Jplachy Pooh-Bah (1,848) Feb 12, 2012 Illinois
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    When I get shot at church I want it to be while I'm enjoying an AK-47 Stout.
     
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  5. REVZEB

    REVZEB Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,686) Mar 28, 2013 Illinois
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    Some men want to watch the world burn :joy:
     
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  6. REVZEB

    REVZEB Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,686) Mar 28, 2013 Illinois
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    In all seriousness, and knowing that the usual suspects like Goose Island, Half Acre, Pipeworks, and Revolution will get a ton of votes, my 5 would be in no particular order
    1. Afterthought
    2. Hop Butcher
    3. Hailstorm
    4. Mikerphone
    5. Imperial Oak
    Though I could be talked into a bunch others, was harder to decide than I thought. What a time to be alive, cheers!
     
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  7. RickBelgique

    RickBelgique Crusader (447) Jul 16, 2014 Illinois

    Dovetail. And Old Irving Brewing.
     
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  8. REVZEB

    REVZEB Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,686) Mar 28, 2013 Illinois
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    Love dovetail, almost put them down. Need to try more Old Irving
     
    #8 REVZEB, Jun 7, 2019
  9. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
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    In no particular order: Rev, Pipeworks, Spiteful, Dovetail, White Rooster,
     
    #9 FBarber, Jun 7, 2019
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  10. MikeJet32

    MikeJet32 Aspirant (261) Apr 14, 2017 Illinois
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    In no particular order:

    Half Acre
    Hop Butcher
    Maplewood
    Revolution
    Old Irving
     
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  11. Ferocious

    Ferocious Pundit (864) Nov 17, 2012 Illinois
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    Pipeworks
    More
    Off Color
    Old Irving
    Cruz Blanca
     
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  12. REVZEB

    REVZEB Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,686) Mar 28, 2013 Illinois
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    White rooster is one that I agree is fantastic, yet flies under the radar around here at least
     
    #12 REVZEB, Jun 7, 2019
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  13. flat_lander

    flat_lander Pooh-Bah (2,490) May 11, 2016 Illinois
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    Do they make a Double Barrel AK-47?
     
    #13 flat_lander, Jun 7, 2019
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  14. Jplachy

    Jplachy Pooh-Bah (1,848) Feb 12, 2012 Illinois
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    It'd be unconstitutional if they didn't.
     
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  15. michaelsmith11

    michaelsmith11 Maven (1,336) Sep 20, 2012 Illinois
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    This is hard but I'll go with
    Hop Butcher
    Half Acre
    Revolution
    Noon Whistle
    More
     
    #15 michaelsmith11, Jun 7, 2019
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  16. REVZEB

    REVZEB Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,686) Mar 28, 2013 Illinois
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    Right on! Whenever we have friends visiting the city, I tell them Cruz Blanca is a most stop for beer AND the food
     
    #16 REVZEB, Jun 7, 2019
  17. Jplachy

    Jplachy Pooh-Bah (1,848) Feb 12, 2012 Illinois
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    Fine I'll do this for real.

    Half Acre
    Pipeworks
    Goose Island
    Cruz Blanca
    Off Color
     
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  18. REVZEB

    REVZEB Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,686) Mar 28, 2013 Illinois
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    Agreed! I thought it would be easy, but once you start to think about it whittling down to 5 is tough
     
    #18 REVZEB, Jun 7, 2019
  19. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    Hop Butcher
    Half Acre
    Pipeworks
    Goose Island
    Piece
     
    #19 HouseofWortship, Jun 7, 2019
  20. thewimperoo

    thewimperoo Maven (1,358) Oct 1, 2006 Illinois
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    Half Acre is my clear #1 since they are top 3 in pretty much every style.

    Off Color
    Afterthought

    Dovetail
    Pipeworks

    Rev just misses because I pretty much only drink the BA cans from them these days. But those cans are really damn good.
     
    #20 thewimperoo, Jun 7, 2019
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