🌑 WINTER SOLSTICE — DARKEST BEER (DAYS) OF THE YEAR
December 19–21 • All Weekend Long
The darkest weekend of the year deserves the darkest beers we can find — and we’ve built a lineup worthy of the Winter Solstice. From barrel-aged monsters to decadent pastry stouts and once-a-year rarities, this is THE event for serious stout drinkers, cellar raiders, and dark-beer explorers.
Come celebrate the season with heavy pours, rare bottles, limited crowlers, and one-of-a-kind releases from some of the Midwest’s best breweries.
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🍻 THE LINEUP
NARROW GAUGE BREWING
Draft + 4pks:
• Old Town Porter
• Galaphobia Milk Stout
• Atlantic – English Barleywine
• Kofe – Imperial Stout
• King Copra – Imperial Stout
Onsite Bottles (Extremely Limited):
• Abeyenace Blend– Only 3 bottles available. Must be purchased with a friend so two people can enjoy this together. Bring a friend — this will go fast.
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STREETSIDE BREWERY
Draft + Limit 7 Prefilled Crowlers:
• Cinnamon Toast Cereal Demogorgan (Cinnamon whiskey barrel-aged)
2pks Only:
• Apple Brandy Barrel-Aged Fata Morgana – Belgian-style Quad w/ Walnuts & Raisins
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TRANSIENT ARTISAN ALES
Draft + Bottles:
• 2024 Buckley – Imperial Breakfast Stout with coffee, vanilla & maple syrup
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HOPLORE BREWING
Draft + Bottles:
• BA Soviant Occupation – Blend of 2024 BA Occupation & Fresh 2025 Occupation with chocolate, cinnamon & chili peppers
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BUTCHERTOWN BREWERY
Draft + Limit 7 Prefilled Crowlers:
• Elements of Time 2025 Blend – Barrel-aged stout blend conditioned on five different vanillas
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MAPLEWOOD BREWING
Draft + Limit 7 Prefilled Crowlers:
• BA Cuppa Vanilla Rye Saz
2pks:
• Morbidly Obese Pug – Chocolate Mousse Imperial Stout
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MIKERPHONE BREWING
Draft + Bottles:
• Werk Force Blends A-Lot - Blend of 3 Barrel-Aged Imperial Stouts picked by Werk Force Brewing, 15.17% ABV
1)Imperial Wheat Stout Aged for 36 Months in an Old Fitzgerald Bourbon Barrel
2)Imperial Rye Stout Aged for 37 Months in an Elijah Craig Bourbon Barrel
3)Imperial Rye Stout Aged for 44 Months in a Willett Rye Whiskey Barrel
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❄️ THE VIBES
Dark beer. Cozy taproom. Holiday season. Shortest days of the year = darkest nights of the year.
This is our favorite annual tradition — and the perfect weekend to grab a pie, settle in, and explore the deepest corner of the beer world.
Come early. Bring friends. Share pours.
Once these kegs kick… they’re gone.
