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Destihl describes the new IWU Brew as an “American Golden Ale that embodies the rich tradition and vibrant energy of Titan pride, with subtle malt sweetness balanced by a crisp, clean finish.”
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Craft beer is all about the flavor. Even after small brewers have found a niche, they keep experimenting, running test batches, and sometimes finding the next big thing their customers like. It's not so easy, though, to predict the next big thing.
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In the last 15 years, McLean County has gone from one craft brewery to eight, and another just over the county line in Fairbury. There are six in Bloomington-Normal alone. At some point, craft brewers will start competing and there won't be room for more — but not yet.
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The reasons Illinois specialty farmers are slow to embrace hops production include a high risk for crop failure — no federal crop insurance is offered to cover hops production in Illinois — and an underdeveloped statewide market for their harvested crop.
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Bloomington-Normal's largest brewery has won a gold medal at this year's Great American Beer Festival. The award for Destihl comes as brewing continues to boom nationwide.
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Heartland Community College’s Challenger Learning Center is tapping into local beermaking expertise for a unique immersive Escape Room experience this…
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PMP Fermentation Products is a company with some 50 employees operating on the Peoria riverfront, overlooking a public housing project and the RiverPlex...
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The pandemic has hurt so many businesses in central Illinois. But not, apparently, some alcohol producers.Lil Beaver Brewery on the south end of…
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Surrounded by farmland as far as the eye can see, Lincoln Slagel showed off a crop you don't see too often here in central Illinois: hops.His mostly…
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McLean County could soon be getting its fifth craft brewery—and its first in Uptown Normal.Plans are underway to open the Fiala Brothers Brewhouse at 127…