The newest installment to our beer travels took us to Emmetts Tavern and Brewing Company in Downers Grove on August 30, 2008.
Now that Illinois is entirely non-smoking in bars and restaurants (whoo hoo!) we are able to sit in the bar and enjoy the entire bar atmosphere without developing emphysema. The big screen TV had the University of Illinois football game on and the crowd was really into it. That kind of energy always makes beer taste better.
However, the beer and the food at Emmett's were good and our server was great.
We started with a McCarthy Red Ale and a Victory Pale Ale (pictured left to right) and both were very good.Appetizers included the Great Lakes Walleye Bites (which sounded disgusting to me but actually were better than some fish and chips I've had) for Tony and a 1/2 order of the salad wedge for me.
After the larger than usual appetizers we opted to split the Brew House Angus Burger.
For dessert, we split the Double Barrel Oatmeal Stout. This is probably one of the best, most complex oatmeal stouts I've had in a long time.We agreed that Emmett's is worth the trip. We'll go back!
