Two Brothers Brewing

Two Brothers Brewing Company
Location 30W315 Calumet Ave.
Warrenville, IL 60555
United States
Opened 1996
Annual production volume 8,000 US beer barrels (9,400 hL)[1]
Active beers
Name Type
Domaine DuPage French Country Ale
The Bitter End American Pale Ale
Ebel's Weiss Hefeweizen
Prairie Path Ale Golden Ale
Cane & Ebel Red Rye Ale
Resistance IPA India Pale Ale
The Long Haul Session Ale
Seasonal beers
Name Type
Monarch White Belgian White Ale (Anniversary beer)
Dog Days Dortmunder-style Lager
Heavy Handed IPA India Pale Ale
Northwind Imperial Stout Imperial Stout
Hop Juice Imperial IPA

The Two Brothers Brewing Company is a microbrewery founded in 1996 in the western Chicago suburb of Warrenville, Illinois. The brewery produces a range of beers for retail sale, and also sells homebrewing supplies. The owners operate their own beer distribution company, Windy City Distribution.

Two Brothers expanded their business to include small batch coffee roasting in December 2012.[2]

History

The company was founded in 1996 by brothers Jim and Jason Ebel,[3][4] who run the Brewer's Coop homebrew supply store and Tap House restaurant at the Warrenville site. Windy City Distribution, their distribution company,[5] delivers to bars in the Illinois and Wisconsin area.

Products

The company produces a range of beers, including Domaine DuPage, a 5.9% abv Bière de Garde style beer,[6][7] named after DuPage County; Prairie Path Ale, an American blonde ale named after the Illinois Prairie Path; The Bitter End an American pale ale; and Ebel's Weiss[8] a hefeweizen which established the company's reputation.[9]

They also have four seasonally produced beers: Monarch Wit beer for the brewery's March anniversary; Dog Days Dortmunder Export lager in the summer;[9] Heavy Handed IPA in the Fall; and Northwind Imperial stout for the winter. The Northwind Imperial stout was known as Iditarod prior to threats of legal action by the Iditarod race organizers.

They have also been producing a line of artisan beers. The first was Bare Tree Weiss Wine, a strong wheat ale.[9] Other offerings have included Hop Juice Double IPA,[10][11] Incinerator Blonde Dopplebock, Cane and Ebel Rye beer, and Philosopher's Stone Black Saison.[12]

In 2010, they released Oktoberfest beer "Atom Smasher", named after the largest particle accelerator laboratory in US Fermilab, right next to their brewery.

Festivals

On 26 March 2007, Two Brothers Brewing celebrated its 10th anniversary at Charlie's Ale House in Wheaton, Illinois with the tapping of "Project Opus 10", a lambic-style sour ale.[13]

On 6 June 2009, Two Brothers Brewing celebrated the 2009 release of its Hop Juice Double IPA with a festival held at the brewery, called "For the Love of Hops". The festival featured special beers from craft breweries across the US, including Surly Brewing Company, Dogfish Head Brewery, Stone Brewing Company, Allagash Brewing Company, and Ska Brewing.[14]

Purchase of America's Historical Roundhouse

On Tuesday May 2, 2011 Two Brother's Brewing Company announced via Facebook and Twitter that they had acquired America's Historical Roundhouse in Aurora Illinois.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Our Story". Two Brothers Brewing Company. 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  2. ↑ "About Us - Two Brothers Coffee Roasters". twobrotherscoffeeroasters.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Gary Gibula (December 4, 1996). "Hometown brew on the horizon for Warrenville". Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois).
  4. ↑ Tracy Dell'Angela (November 24, 1996). "Beer Enthusiasts Tap Homebrew Market". Chicago Tribune.
  5. ↑ Siddhartha Vaidyanathanand; J.H. Freeman (May 28, 2009). "Craft brew is booming, but Illinois lags national trend". Medill Reports. Northwestern University. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
  6. ↑ "Two Brothers Brewing Company". Timeout New York. Week of April 9 to 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-13. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ↑ "Two Brothers Domaine DuPage from Two Brothers Brewing Company". RateBeer. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
  8. ↑ "Two Brothers Tap House doubles pleasure of pub patrons". Daily Herald (Arlington Heights). May 6, 2009.
  9. 1 2 3 Robin Shepherd (October 15, 2003). Breweries & Brewpubs Of Illinois: Searching For The Perfect Pint (1st ed.). University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 243–244. ISBN 0-299-18894-9. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
  10. ↑ "Recent Picks at Chalet Party Shoppe". Elkhart Truth. 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  11. ↑ http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/Event?oid=1117105 Chicago Reader
  12. ↑ Archived July 4, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ http://76.74.254.221/beer/two-brothers-project-opus-10/71416/14573/
  14. ↑ "For the Love of Hops | Two Brothers Brewing Company | Drink Events | Chicago". Chicagoreader.com. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  15. ↑ "Article". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on May 7, 2011.

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