BrickStone Restaurant & Brewery , the suburban Chicago small town brewery that debuted in 2006 as a tiny, 5 barrel brewing system, just took gold at the Beverage Testing Institute’s 2015 World Beer Championships as it sets to debut a new fully-automated 50 BBL brewhouse and tasting roomthis Spring.
BrickStone Restaurant & Brewery’s Dark Secret Russian Imperial Stout secured a gold medal in the Stout, Porters, & Strong Ales category, drawing a rating of 92 (exceptional) for its “dense aromas and flavors of dark roasted coffee beans, burnt sugar and nuts, caramel cream, and honeycomb with light oak.”
Each year, BrickStone Restaurant & Brewery releases its Dark Secret on Black Friday. This year’s variance was aged in Dark Matter El Rosaro coffee beans which were barrel-aged then roasted to a medium dark and blended with Giant Step dark roast.
“We’re very proud of this brew,” said Brickstone BrewMaster Tommy Vasilakis. “We are extremely fortunate to have collaborated with Dark Matter and their fun and talented team. We knew from the first sip of coffee that we just had to work with them.”
The World Beer Championships are considered one of the major beer judging events throughout the world. BrickStone was also named “Best Brewery” at the 2014 American Beer Classic and has secured gold medals for its BrickStone APA and Belgo-APA.
BrickStone’s new fully-automated brewhouse will allow for the production of 9,000 – 12,000 kegs of award-winning craft beers each year and be distributed throughout Illinois in both kegs and cans.
About BrickStone Restaurant & Brewery
BrickStone Restaurant & Brewery opened as a small-town brewery in 2006 in Bourbonnais, IL., using a tiny, 5 barrel brewing system. By 2008, its hand-crafted microbrews – featuring the finest hops and malts – had gained such popularity that BrickStone expanded to a state-of-the-art Newlands Brewhouse with a capacity of 25 BBL brews.
Today, BrickStone is best known for its diverse selection of award-winning craft beers, including its 2012 Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal and 2012 World Beer Cup Bronze Medal winning BrickStone APA and 2013 Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal winning Belgo-APA.
In Spring 2015, BrickStone Restaurant & Brewery will further expand by adding a separate, fully-automated 50 BBL Brewhouse. For more information, visit http://www.brickstonebrewery.com.
Note: The above was taken from an official press release
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