ORANGE CREAM STRATUS
Brewer: Hailstorm Brewing Company
Location: 8060 186th St. Tinley Park, IL. 60487
Style: Hazy IPA with orange and mango ABV: 8%
Review: Color very light orange golden tan, very cloudy- nose orange cream almost no head. Tight small bubbles when swirled carbonation is Champaign like. orange creamsicle front end - creamy finish with a smack of hops at end - not bitey and leaves orange cream in mouth (lactose) as aftertaste. The carbonation blended with orange cream creates a flavor bomb yet refreshing dry finish - outstanding beer
Rating: 5 mugs
A BUSHEL OF APPLES
Brewer: Phase Three Brewery in collaboration with Affy tapple
Location: 932 Donata Ct. Lake Zurich, IL 60047
Style: Golden Ale with taffy apple ABV: 6%
Review: Color - yellow orange, hazy with white head. Mild peanut nose. First sip - front is full peanut, then mild tart apple with caramel, finishes with mild peanut - hit caramel taffy apple on the mark.
Med carbonation with smooth mouthfeel. Mid beer - all three flavors - peanut, caramel and apple blend very nicely - caramel begins to strengthen mid way with slight tart apple finish - head laces nicely on glass
Finish - you feel like you are drinking a taffy apple beer.
Rating: 5 mugs
ELEVENSES FRENCH TOAST
Brewer: Steam Hollow Brewing Company
Location: 450 S Spruce St Unit C, Manteno, IL 60950
Style: Brown Ale with cinnamon and maple ABV: 5%
Review: Color brown with ruby and nose is maple. This is a mild brown with mild to medium carbonation and creamy mouthfeel. Maple is present but not overpowering so the best of brown ale comes thru with a French toast like finish from the cinnamon and maple lingering on tongue.
Rating: 4 mugs
BAM BAM LOVES FRUITY PEBBLES
Brewery: Will County Brewing Company
Location: 1142 W. Jefferson St. Shorewood, IL 60404
Style: Fruit Wheat ABV: 6%
Review: Color is a clear yellow and it with a large white head. Nose is fruity and yeasty. Very carbonated yet smooth, fruity flavor is up front but not overpowering with a nice wheat malt background giving it a cereal type taste. Mid beer the creaminess comes through and blends beautifully with the fruity cereal taste. Its Mid beer that you fully taste the fruity flavor and grain giving it the taste of fruity pebble cereal. Quite amazing. The flavor is consistently maintained throughout the beer balancing the fruitiness and cereal maltiness. You know at all times this is a beer not some fruit juice type drink.  This is a world class snack beer !
Rating: 5 mugs