Hickory Creek Brewing Celebrates Grand Re-opening

NEW LENOX, IL — Hickory Creek Brewing is set to celebrate the reopening of its taproom in its new location, with live music, beer deals, and food Friday and Saturday.

The brewery, 1333 S. Schoolhouse Rd., reopened in its new home last month. Owner Gary Meyer and staff will spend the weekend Live music kicks off Friday at 6:30 p.m., with Todd's Acoustic Thing until 9:30. Saturday's music is by Dan Jeslis. Auntie Anne's Pretzel Truck will be on-site 1 to 6 p.m., with Pizza Di Farfalla from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

All pints are $6 all weekend.

First started in 2018 in a strip mall on Laraway Road in New Lenox, Meyer had been eyeing a new spot for the "little brewery that could"—his brainchild that first began brewing in a 150-year-old watershed on his New Lenox Township property. Specifically, he had hopes of moving into the very space where it's now landed.

Meyer had been facing a higher rent in the Laraway Road location, and would not have been able to carry on operations there, he previously told Patch.

The 7-barrel brewing system at the previous location enabled them to brew seven barrels per batch, or between 1,000 and 1,500 barrels per year. The microbrewery later expanded beyond just beers, with live music offerings and a chicken food truck stopping by regularly for patrons.

Customers should note that pets are not permitted in the new tap room.

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