Illinois rocks root beer. Brewpubs, stores and stands sell local variations on the dark, frosty nectar, including alcohol-added versions that pack a spicy punch.
Illinois brews up some fantastic root beer. You'll find local variations all throughout the state at breweries, roadside stands and local eateries.
Illinois rocks root beer. Brewpubs, stores and stands sell local variations on the dark, frosty nectar, including alcohol-added versions that pack a spicy punch.
Locally brewed root beer in fantastic flavors is available all over Illinois.
During Prohibition, the beer maker stayed afloat by selling Bergo, a root beer-like draft soft drink. For years, Berghoff worked with Filbert's Old Time Draft Root Beer in Chicago, which has made its own beloved brew since 1926.
The tradition of syrup-making in a historic sugar maple grove near the company’s headquarters inspired the flavor.
The flavor won a Gold BevStar Award from Beverage World magazine.
The bottle label features Bigfoot, a nod to the Big Muddy Monster of local lore.
Founder Tim Kovac caught lightning in a bottle with his spicy yet potent alcoholic brew. In a few years, it shot from local fave to national best-seller.
Brand owner Gale Gand, a James Beard Award-winning chef, adds touches of cinnamon and ginger.
Enjoy it at the restaurant or take it home in a 64-ounce growler or 32-ounce howler.
Drink a frosty mug of local root beer in the ambience of a drive-in or stand.
At the counter or in the car, the root beer is just as tasty at this favorite south of Peoria. Try it in a float with chocolate ice cream.
Opened in 1940, the family-owned, family-run drive-in off Interstate-57 south of Chicago brews the root beer it serves.
When it gets nice out, Lou’s opens for the year. Since 1953, it has served brewed-on-site root beer from a wooden keg.
Taste vanilla and maple syrup in the root beer made and served at this place in a Mississippi River town north of St. Louis.
Part store, part soda fountain, this Main Street shop sells root beer in bottles to go or in a mug to drink right there.
The self-billed world’s first root beer saloon features an eye-popping display of antlers and taxidermy.
Classic car shows add to the retro feel of this stand. Opened in 1959, it retains the look of its A&W past.
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