My sister lives in Round Lake, and is just getting into the craft beer scene. Being from Seattle, I can't help her out with a personal recommendation. Any advice for bottle shops and pubs that get great stuff near her? It's easy to find recommendations for stuff downtown, or at specific breweries, but she's looking for something a little more convenient to her home. Somewhere she could easily stop by when she sees something great on draft or something special that came in at the bottle shop. Thanks in advance!
Best pub in the area is probably The Firkin in Libertyville. Shops: Wine Knows in Grayslake, Antioch Fine Wine & Liquor in Antioch. Check out the Places directory and beermapping (map link) for more info...
Thanks! Firkin's tap list looks very solid. It looks like Antioch Fine Wine & Liquor has relatively good Facebook updates, so that's cool. Wine Knows has a website, but very little beer info. I wish every beer shop had a great Twitter feed .