Davis Pastry

In a Chicago suburb, a brewery with a fiery name proves dreams—at least with some savvy guidance from a saintly wife—do come true

They start with the best herbs, fruits, spices and grains they can find and turn them into award-winning distilled spirits and cocktails.

Ripping through a handful of trees and original farming structures, a tornado turned most of the farm to rubble. But buried under the disaster, Susan saw her opportunity to transform the farm into a family-first vineyard.

Forbidden Root is more than just a brewpub: you can taste the ethos of this greater chemistry between restaurant and brewery in fresh, seasonal dishes created to heighten each crafted brew.

Two brothers walk away from their day jobs to follow their dream of making handcrafted spirits together.