We went for our first visit, all I can say is amazing experience. Friendly and attentive staff,…read morevery knowledgeable and helpful in the tasting room. Overall a fantastic experience.

My favorite place to hit when I'm in Bloomington! These guys are amazing and the bar is like…read moresomething you would see in Chicago. You can tell they put a lot of work into making this place somewhere many people would love to go. They also have an amazing selection of bourbons that you can tell they take a lot of time researching before bringing them in. Shop local y'all!

Ash and Jen are awesome. They are knowledgeable, friendly and great at recommendations!…read more The shop offers diverse and plentiful selections and the tasting room is a great way to sample new wines without the commitment of the whole bottle!

Fun little wine shop with an energetic, sociable, owner-couple. Also offer simple lunches of chili…read more The shop has a wine coravin serving machine and a half dozen small tables. One can pop in with a friend and enjoy sampling an array of their wines.

Checked out this local brewery in Bloomington. It has quite a surprising amount of variety on the…read morebeer list. Keg Grove is a good place for groups and hanging out. Far away enough from the craziness of the college campus and downtown bars but still not too far away. They have events and food trucks, so there's some good times to be had. A brewery that's located in a shopping plaza with a patio and indoor area. It's bigger than it looks. There's arcade games and even more tables upstairs. For sure anyone can find something fun. It's about $7 a pint. Last time I got the Show Me Your Stem. Good one. This is a pumpkin pie wheat. On the rim is graham crackers. The rest of the beers include IPAs as well as wheat beers in flavors such as blueberry and peach. For sure we could come here again. It's located on Empire Street in a shopping plaza. There's no food menu but usually there's a food truck.

My husband and I were just in Bloomington/Normal for a conference and decided to hit up the local…read morebreweries. We enjoyed all of our stops, but Keg Grove continued getting recommendations from locals. As a result, we had to stop by. And, in the end, Keg Grove WAS our favorite! From the moment we walked in, we were greeted with a kind warm welcome from the bartender. The space was also welcoming. It was wide open, clean, and spacious. My husband each got our own flights (see pictured). We loved all 8 of the beers that we got, but here were our 4 favorites: 1. #3 Malo Pina Colada Wheat, 2. #1 Holey Jeans Blueberry Wheat with a sugar rimmed glass, 3. #11 Love is Love Orange Guava Passionfruit Hard Seltzer, and 4. #7 Cornfuzed Corn Ale. There was not a bad beer and there were several more we would have loved to try. We ended up getting a 4 pack of the Hokey Jeans because the Malo was sold out. Prices are great, portions are reasonable, and presentation was solid. There was nothing to complain about and much to praise. We will definitely be back at Keg Grove the next time we are in town! Thanks for a great visit!

First time here.. friendly service. We sat upstairs patio area..we had chicken nachos.. very good…read more Luv the patio

Checked out this local brewery in Normal close to the ISU campus. Fiala Brothers often isn't as…read morecrowded as you may think. It may be because the students are at the dive bars and other crap shacks drinking Natty Ice, PBR, and whatever. All cool to be honest. That leaves us with the good stuff. Bad thing is the stuff isn't actually that good. It's better than the mass produced crap beer to be sure. This just isn't that impressive for local craft stuff though. Had a few. It's about $7 a pint. Best one of these we had was the Stay Golden PonyBoy, an IPA. This is an average tasting IPA with not a lot notable. Also there's food. Just basic stuff. It's $3 for Cajun Fries. These help absorb the alcohol so you can drink more, but the fries just taste like the seasoning and not much else to be honest. For sure it's okay for a few beers. It's just not a good place if you want some good ones. The food is pretty much average and not worth coming here just for getting some fries or whatever.

Located outside of the Peoria Illinois area,this winery produces over 20 different wines in a…read moregorgeous setting. Thru out the year they offer summer concerts as well as host many weddings. They have a small gift shop as well as a tasting room. Tastings are only 3.00 for 3 selections! Since my wife and I love reds that are not sweet,we were able to try 6 different wines. The pours are served in small plastic containers and we each were given water as well as a wine glass to sample the wines. We ended up purchasing 2 bottles and we're glad we stopped.

We always have an end of the summer gathering at the Mackinaw Vineyard, and I'm not exaggerating…read morewhen I say it's one of my favorite memories from the entire summer!! Adorable venue, great property, and plenty of space. Perfect for a potluck, a concert night, evening stroll, or an opportunity to dance on the dance floor. Would recommend if you're in for a good time!!

Fun place for trivia with the work team. Loved all the beaver themed art, photos, logos, and merch…read more I didn't dine however there were no complaints from the group. One member took home some brewery specialties beers to go. Fun time at a cute spot!

The vibe is welcoming the moment you walk in, and the space is very clean with fun beaver art…read moreeverywhere you look. It gives the place a light and playful feel without being over the top. For food, we had two vegan options to choose from. I went with the vegan steak with vegan mozzarella and a side salad. It was flavorful and satisfying, and I appreciated having a good plant based option at a brewery. My husband ordered the smash burger and really enjoyed it. Our server was knowledgeable and efficient, which made the whole visit even better. Overall, a fun stop with great service and good food, and I would be happy to come back.

The outpost is one of Eureka College best eating places. Pizza is very good the bar patrons are…read morevery friendly. The Barbecue specials are soon the best in the area.

The cheese fries are the best I've ever had. The fries stayed perfectly crispy. Cheese sauce served…read moreon side. The pizza is good too. Tried the corned beef dinner on St. Pat's. It was strangely in a sweet sauce. I prefer salty corned beef. My dad wasn't happy about being given mostly fat. But, they rectified it. They advertised $2.5 Harp on St. Pat's. Yet, no employee knew where any was. They eventually found a bottle from the store. I like the atmosphere, especially the booths in the back room. The bar is a lot bigger than I ever noticed before.

Lexington, Illinois ---…read more "Dat Bar" is a TRUE neighborhood bar with great atmosphere, friendly interactive customers who will welcome the Route 66 roadies & super bartenders (Chanda being a "Run-A-Way Bill" Favorite ). "Dat Bar" offers some very unique features: 1. FREE peanuts (shells on the floor) & if you find one shaped like a duck (& stands up) it gets mounted on the Dat Duck wall. 2. drink coasters are blue jeans' back pockets ... really cool. 3. the "gin bucket" ... flip your beer can tab in the mini bucket hanging on the ceiling and you are a winner! Not sure what you win, but lots of fun! Tasty-riffic food specials each day after 5 ... quality, quantity & fair pricing. Plenty of parking for this corner bar. I mention corner parking because you ask "Where is Dat Bar?" since the sign blew down "kinda" recently. "Dat Bar" was bar 417 of the "Run-A-Way Bill" "666 Bars of 2017" and was one-of-the BEST! "Run-A-Way Bill" was here! #RunAwayBill #DUSA2018 #Bars #BarsUSA #BAR_RAB #BarsRAB2018 #Route66 #Route66RunAwayBill #HistoricRoute66 #USroute66 #MotherRoad #Ruta66 #WillRogersHighway #MainStreetOfAmerica #RAB66_2018.2 #FoodUSA #FoodRAB 09.17.18

This is a great bar I always have an awesome time when I go here. They also have a great menu and…read morepool table and dart boards. Thers is not a better place to go in Lexington. Friendly staff and patrons.