Rockford IL Bottle Shops, breweries

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    SlapMaster Aspirant (227) Oct 28, 2011 Illinois

    Anything worth checking out in the rockford scene? I'm going there for business.
     
    #1 SlapMaster, Aug 14, 2012
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    yeahnatenelson Pooh-Bah (1,952) Feb 8, 2010 Illinois
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    As far as bottle shops go, Artale Wine has a pretty good selection. They usually have the most recent Lost Abbey 375mL release long after Chicagoland is cleaned out. I go every time I'm out in The Screw visiting family. I always seem to find something there I can't find in Chicago. Also check out the Woodman's down the street from Artale.

    As far as having a drink somewhere, Oasis Micro-Pub is nice. Kind of a hole-in-the-wall, but good beers at crazy cheap prices. Carlyle Brewing has had some interesting stuff here and there -- especially their Black Walnut Stout. Pig Minds Brewing just opened up, but it'll be a bit of a drive - it's in Machesney Park, just outside of Rockford.
     
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    yeahnatenelson Pooh-Bah (1,952) Feb 8, 2010 Illinois
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    ...Oh yeah, Ballast Point distributes to Rockford. Maybe you'll get lucky and find a case of Victory at Sea.
     
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    SlapMaster Aspirant (227) Oct 28, 2011 Illinois

    Thanks for the heads up. This will help. I'll be there off and on for a month. I'll make a few stop at these places.
     
    #4 SlapMaster, Aug 14, 2012
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