Limestone Brewing Company

It saddens me to be writing that Limestone Brewing Co left Plainfield, Illinois for Aurora. I read about it here. It sounds like there were a lot of factors that contributed to the move. mainly the fact that they were forced out of their current location. While this news upsets me, I can't exactly blame the owners. I will continue to visit the brewery, it will just be a much longer ride. The beer is worth it though.

The reason I've decided to write on this story though is because the area I live in in Illinois is now without a solid local craft brewery. I think one of the great things about craft beer culture is taking pride in your local brewery and repping local beers. I have to say that Limestone moving to Aurora has kind of left a hole in my heart because now when I want to go get a quick growler fill I won't know what to do. I'll feel like a little kid separated from his parents in the supermarket, lost and alone.

That being said I wish Limestone all the best at their new location. The area they're moving to is a very busy locale, so I'm sure it'll be a great move for both business and getting the Limestone name out there. From the tone of the article above, it sounds like the new establishment is going to be a very nice place to visit this summer. I just hope someone in the Joliet area gets the ball rolling on opening something local that I can frequent on dry nights.

Update

I've been doing a terrible job of keeping up with this blog during my hiatus from drinking beer. A few updates include me getting a couple tickets to Dark Lord Day 2012. I can't wait for that, its probably the biggest thing on my plate right now. I'm also planning a bit of an impromptu brew day tomorrow. Ill be brewing 6 gallons of brown ale, a gallon of which I hope to sour with peaches. Im pretty excited to try my first sour beer. I went with a gallon because I really want to get a feel for the fruit, oak, and Brett before I try a full batch. I hope to blog about that a lot. Ill also be making a post about tomorrow's brew day with the new set up that I've built. I can't wait to start blogging regularly again. I have a lot of tastings and brewery tours I want to get on top of once Easter comes around. I have some big things planned for this Spring/Summer. I definitely feel out of touch with the world of craft beer and can't wait to get back into it full time. Cheers!

Dark Lord Day 2012

I'm sure by now anyone who knows even a little bit about the craft beer world has heard the most recent Dark Lord Day news. Tickets go on sale March 17. They're 15 bucks and the limit is two per person. The link is here. I know I'll be furiously re-clicking refresh that afternoon hoping and praying for tickets to an event I still haven't been lucky enough to attend.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Dark Lord Day, it is an event held once a year at the Three Floyds Brewery in Munster, Indiana. The event is held as a sort of release party for Three Floyd's Dark Lord Imperial Stout. I have yet to attend this event or try this beer, so I can't tell you a whole lot about it from a first hand perspective. All I can say is that the event is supposed to be a blast and the beer is supposed to be amazing (Google it). They also release some special versions like a barrel aged variety among others. I think it will be interesting to see what this year's even brings. Every year for the past 3 years I have tried and failed to either get tickets to the event or procure a bottle for tasting. This year I will prevail!

I wish everyone best of luck in getting tickets and their bottles of Dark Lord this year. This will definitely make or break my St. Patrick's day (at least until I drown myself in Michael Collins and Boulevard Irish Ale.) Cheers!