Riverlands Brewing Company

Riverlands Brewing Company is a brewery in South Elgin, IL. It opened in 2019 as a taproom and brewery focused on brewing ales and lagers, and it holds a rating of 4.80. The taproom pours a range of styles, from crisp, clean pilsners and hazy IPAs to fruited sours and dark stouts. There is no kitchen, so the brewery books food trucks and pop-ups on weekends and keeps locally made snacks on hand. Live music on weekends is part of the regular schedule, along with general trivia on Thursdays and an Oktoberfest event. Groups of ten or more are asked to contact the brewery before arriving. Beer is available to go, and the taproom keeps normal hours of 4pm to 8pm Monday and Tuesday and 12pm to 10pm Wednesday through Sunday, with last call thirty minutes before closing.

The brewery is owned and operated by family and close friends, a story that began at a Fourth of July barbecue. The team brews the beer it loves rather than following a single style or the latest trends, working across clean lagers, hop-forward New England style IPAs, thick-flavored stouts, and tart, fruity sours. Each batch is developed from the recipe onward. Several members of the team grew up in the Fox Valley and still live there.

It is located at 1860 Dean St Unit A, just west of downtown St. Charles at the intersection of Randall and Dean.

The 4.80 rating reflects a positive response from the customers who have reviewed it.