National Beer Day: Drink Local At These Geneva Area Breweries

GENEVA, IL — Cheers! National Beer Day is Thursday, celebrating when President Franklin D. Roosevelt reversed prohibition in the United States in 1933.

Prohibition began in 1920, banning the sale, production, import, and transport of beverages with more than 0.5 percent alcohol.

The 1933 Cullen-Harrison act legalized wine and beer with a low alcohol content — 3.2 percent, historical records say.

"I think this would be a good time for a beer," Roosevelt said upon signing the act into law on March 21, 1933. It had been 13 years since it was legal to drink even low-alcohol beer in the U.S.

Now, National Beer Day is celebrated across the U.S. every April 7. Whether you prefer a lager, ale, stout or another type of brew, here's a list of Geneva-area breweries to consider raising a toast at.

Penrose Brewing Company

• Address: 509 Stevens St. in Geneva
• Hours Thursday: 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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Art History Brewing and Taproom

• Address: 649 W. State St. in Geneva
• Hours Thursday: Noon to 10 p.m.
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Stockholm's Restaurant & Brewery

• Address: 306 W. State St. in Geneva
• Hours Thursday: 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
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Solemn Oath Brewery

• Address: 1661 Quincy Ave. in Naperville
• Hours Thursday: 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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2 Fools Cider

• Address: 1665 Quincy Ave. in Naperville
• Hours Thursday: 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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93 Octane Brewery

• Address: 1825 Lincoln Highway in St. Charles
• Hours Thursday: 11 a.m. 10 p.m.
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Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling Company

• Address: 106 S. Riverside Ave. in St. Charles
• Hours Thursday: 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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D and G Brewing

• Address: 303 N. Fourth St. in St. Charles
• Hours Thursday: 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Riverlands Brewing Company

• Address: 1860 Dean St. in St. Charles
• Hours Thursday: Noon to 9 p.m.
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Energy City Brewing

• Address: 917 First St. in Batavia
• Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday only
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Brother Chimp Brewing

• Address: 1059 W. Orchard Road in North Aurora
• Hours Thursday: 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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Hardware

• Address: 2000 W. Orchard Road in North Aurora
• Hours Thursday: noon to 10 p.m.
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