Stunt Brewing in Glenview, IL

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  1. eppie82

    eppie82 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,377) Apr 19, 2015 Illinois
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    Not sure if anyone's heard of them or been there, but in a word I'd describe my experience as impressed after I finally got a chance to check it out this past Friday. Although the number of taps isn't large, the quality of their beer and guest taps is quite nice, as is how friendly the owner/bartender is with the patrons. He brews very small batches, and you can tell that in the quality of Take Two, Action! NE IPA.

    https://www.stuntbrewing.com/
    ... on Waukegan, about a half mile north of Lake.

    Taps currently, all between $4-$8 for pours:
    • Stunt - Take Two, Action! - New England Style IPA with Citra Hops. 7% abv
    • Stunt - Mango Smooey - Smoothie Style Fruit Ale. Prepare to be mesmerized by Mango. 4% abv
    • Mikerphone - Flux Capacitor - Berliner Weisse with Passionfruit and Tangerine. 5.25% abv
    • Humber Forager x Horus - Fishing With Horus - Imperial Coffee Stout with roasted hazelnuts, toasted coconut, maple syrup, and mostra coffee. 13% abv
    • Revolution - Straight Jacket - Bourbon Barrel-Aged Barleywine. 15% abv
    • Other Half - Tremendous Creme - Triple Oat Cream IPA with Mosaic, Citra, &Idaho 7 Hops. 10% abv
    • Modern Times - Dungeon Map - West Coast IPA. 7.2% ABV 12oz cans
    • More - Clamp and Gasket - Double Dry Hopped IPA with Amarillo, Citra, Strata & Idaho & Hops. 7% abv
    • More - Coral Riff - Smoothie Style Fruit Ale with Pink Guaval. 6.2% abv
    • Local Option - Outlawger - Perfect Deustch Pilsner. 5.5% abv
    In the North burbs, where it's a relative brewery dead-zone, it's nice to see someone like this start up. I'm just giving them a shout out in hopes that others will stop bye and give them a try.
     
  2. ShawnoftheD3ad

    ShawnoftheD3ad Savant (1,078) Mar 20, 2016 Illinois
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    Just came back from getting my haircut in Niles. You couldn’t of posted this sooner!?:wink:
     
  3. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Another strip mall brewery! It's a growing trend! :grin:
     
  4. eppie82

    eppie82 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,377) Apr 19, 2015 Illinois
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    Haha, yeah, it's really tough to actually even see. It's right in the corner. I didn't even know it existed until my wife made a comment a couple of weeks ago. She asked if I had heard of Stunt Brewing, and my response was 'who?'. I checked them 'on the line' and saw a very interesting tap list so a buddy of mine and I decided to give them a go. It's not very big, but it's very nice. They had some impressive taps in the past too apparently, like Angry Chair and such. I'm not sure how this brewer gets those kegs but hopefully he keeps it coming!
     
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  5. GuyFawkes

    GuyFawkes Grand Pooh-Bah (5,630) Apr 7, 2011 Illinois
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    Any growler / crowler to-go options?
     
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    eppie82 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,377) Apr 19, 2015 Illinois
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    That's a good question. I didn't ask but will do next time I go.
     
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  7. RickBelgique

    RickBelgique Crusader (447) Jul 16, 2014 Illinois

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    RickBelgique Crusader (447) Jul 16, 2014 Illinois

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  9. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Add Yard House?
     
  10. RickBelgique

    RickBelgique Crusader (447) Jul 16, 2014 Illinois

    ^ I was thinking breweries, but, yes, I would add Yard House to a Glenview Pub Crawl.
     
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  11. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Yeah, figured *pub* crawl made for a wide scope. :wink:
     
  12. eppie82

    eppie82 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,377) Apr 19, 2015 Illinois
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    Those are some very long crawls, from Ten Ninety to Yardhouse. :grin:

    But last Friday we did start of at Macushla's, which has a great outdoor area and is right next door to Hackney's, before heading to Stunt. T'was a mini crawl!
     
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  13. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Allows for recovery time. :wink:
     
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  14. eppie82

    eppie82 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,377) Apr 19, 2015 Illinois
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    Was at Stunt yesterday for work happy hour. Few new taps. Their Wave Change is the hazy IPA. I preferred Take Two, Action! they had on last month but it's nice that the Wave Change isn't overly sweet. Bit drying too at the end.

    Guest taps added are:
    Weldwerks - Apricot & White Peach Cobbler - Sour ale w/ apricot, white peach, milk sugar, vanilla and graham crackers - 6.2%
    The Veil - Doom Volume (cubed) - Triple dry hopped IPA w/Citra, Strata, Galaxy and Citra Incognito Hops - 6%
     
  15. eppie82

    eppie82 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,377) Apr 19, 2015 Illinois
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    Sadly, this brewery is closed. The brewer's lease at the location had run out and there just simply wasn't enough traffic, even though this place was very fun. Solids brews and guest taps whenever I was able to go. Head brewer was also a very nice guy. Definitely a bummer.
     
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  16. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Well, that's certainly rotten news. Hopefully they can rebound somewhere, somehow.
     
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