Imperial Oak Brewing - Willow Springs

My cousin stumbled upon them a few months ago, and I've probably been three times now. They typically have 7-8 of their own brews available. 4-5 are constant, 3-4 vary and are made in small batches. Nothing fancy, but the type of place I've been searching for to be a regular at for a while. I don't drink a lot of beer, I go for the flight-sized samples at $2.25-$3.25, try a couple of things over the course of 90 minutes, and head out. Decor is "warehouse/factory," complete with the huge garage door for if they were shipping out product with a loading dock.

My cousin is the beer drinker in the family, and he thinks favorably of them. There was a group of six of us there last weekend and everybody seemed to think the beer was reasonably good.

There are food trucks there on Friday and Saturday nights, I think until 9pm. They also have a small amount of wine and hard liquor. It's surprisingly close to 55 given that LaGrange Road is freeway speed coming south of 55 down to Archer. Only trick is that it's located "under" the intersection of Willow Springs and Archer - go one block west, make two rights after the gas station.

Imperial Oak Brewing ( http://www.imperialoakbrewing.com/ )
501 Willow Blvd
Willow Springs, IL 60480
708-559-7311
Hours: M-W 3-11, Th 3-1, Fr-Sat 12-1, Sun 11-11

Great stuff. Best brewery in the area in terms of beer quality, and the taproom is really nice with TVs so you can catch a game and really friendly bartenders. They also have a full bar and wine, which is helpful when you go with people who arent beer drinkers.

This fall, when they opened, they had the garage doors open and picnic tables set up outside in the parking lot. Its also really convenient to the I&M canal bike trail (the trailhead is literally across the street), so I can see it being a nice end to a bike ride.