Welcome to stop #135 on the Brews and Choos project.
Brewery: More Brewing, 121 W. Railroad Ave., Bartlett
Train line: Milwaukee District West, Bartlett (Zone 4)
Time from Chicago: 59 minutes
Distance from station: 50 m
The original More Brewing in Villa Park was stop #24 on the Brews and Choos Project, back in March 2020. It was, in fact, my penultimate review before Covid-19 shut everything down for 3½ months, making the disappointing brewery that much more disappointing.
I have to say, the Bartlett location, which opened on 30 June 2023, was not disappointing. I wound up trying 4 beers (one of them a full pint, because why not get a Happy Hour beer on a Friday afternoon?) and an order of gigantic Buffalo wings.
I first tried the Lil' Moreover New England Pale Ale (5.5%), which had nice Citra, banana, and apricot notes and was "better than I remember from Krap Alliv." (My Brews & Choos Buddy couldn't make it on this trip but her spirit and its feelings about her home town came along anyway.) Next up: the Pioneer American Pale Ale (5.4%), hop forward and slightly dank; the Chai Tide Milk Stout (12%), rich, creamy, very sweet, chocolate and whipped cream, lots of flavor, and should only be drunk in 5 oz. glasses; and a full pint of the Rude Resin American IPA (7.5%), a very hoppy, very dank, very West-Coast beer that hit hard and my B&CB would have hated.
The brewery also has a huge outdoor space on the roof, so I imagine it would be a better trip in the summer than on December 26th. Still, I'd go back, with Cassie, if we found ourselves that close to Elgin and needed to stop for beer.
Beer garden? Rooftop
Dogs OK? Outside only
Televisions? Yes, unavoidable
Serves food? Full menu
Would hang out with a book? No
Would hang out with friends? Yes
Would go back? Yes
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