Adventures in Beer Tasting: Three Floyds Brewery & Dark Lord Day

Three Floyds branded brewing vat (photo courtesy of NK) // Cask brewed Zombie Dust

Three Floyds was my first craft brewery visit and has remained my favorite.

Brewpub

The food is absolutely delicious. Nick and I had the bacon fat popcorn and white cheddar mac'n'cheese with bacon. As you can see, if it has bacon, I'm on board. Everything on the menu looked scrumptious as well. When we visited in September of last year, they had a special batch of Zombie Dust that was aged in a cask. Yum. If you're not a heavy metal fan, be warned. It's their music of choice.

Brewery Tour

The brewery tour itself was pretty underwhelming, but it's understandable with such a small facility. And it's free! It was about 20 minutes long, and we entered through a garage door to view the facilities. It's a nice add if you're there, but I don't think I'd do the tour again.

Adventures in Beer Tasting: Half Acre Brewery

I'm sure many of you in the Chicago area have had a Daisy Cutter or twenty.

Half Acre makes some pretty delicious beers. I had gone with my friend Danielle and tried a few beers in their brewery store. And when I took that first sip of Taco Day, I was in love.

Their creative brews with stellar artwork (by local artist Phineas Jones) were things that kept drawing me into this place. And on top of that, their staff was a blast. I noticed that they offered tours, so I put it on my list of things to do.