Border Town Pub Brewery & Eatery - Momence, Kankakee Illinois

07/22/2018

It's a sad day. We are closing the brewery. The pub has been sold. The new owner is big on craft beers and knows good beers, but she has decided that the brewery is too much of a challenge with everything else going on. In our 5 year tenure, first John and Tom and then Don brewed some amazing beers. We had people from all the surrounding states visit us and enjoy the beers we were brewing. The equipment will be making its way down to Florida as we expand our other brewery, the Great Chicago Fire Brewery & Tap Room, Leesburg Florida. If you are in the Orlando area, please come visit us. We have paired an authentic Chicago beef/hot dog stand with a pretty awesome brewery with Brewmaster Todd at the helm.

10/01/2017

07/22/2017

New brews!! :)

06/27/2017

06/13/2017

DID YOU KNOW THERE IS A BREWERY IN MOMENCE ILLINOIS?

Our Nano-brewery is currently the only one in our area and one of only two breweries in the county. You may ask what is a Nano-brewery?

Nano-breweries: A new and increasingly popular segment of the craft brewing world that are intentionally kept very small. These breweries usually don't brew more than one batch at a time. They are taking producing and drinking craft beer locally to the next level.

Our small brewery setting lends us the option to be creative with many specialty brews throughout the year. We pride ourselves in brewing small batches; 10 gallons at a time. Our beers change regularly and we rarely brew the same beer twice. So every time you come visit us, it's a new tasting experience. We always have 5-6 of our own hand crafted beers on tap along with a few guest taps where we feature other local small breweries.

Besides our beer, we have a great food menu; Italian Beefs, Chicago Dogs, ½ Pound Burgers, Philly Cheese Steaks, Fried Chicken, Wings and more.

Our hours are from 11am daily, serving food from noon till 6pm. (There is late-night menu available too). Our website is www.BorderTownPub.com. We can accommodate private parties up to 30 with advance notice in our dining room. Just call us @ 815-472-4340

I hope this was enough to peak your curiosity, and we hope to see you soon. Did I mention I am firefighter and we have a unique firefighter themed motif inside our establishment!

Border Town Pub Brewery - Firehouse 28 Cafe - Momence IL - Kankakee IL The only nano-brewery in Kankakee County

05/04/2017

It's what's on tap from our in-house nano brewery @ Border Town Pub - Firehouse Twenty-Eight Restaurant Momence, IL

04/13/2017

Just Tapped - Workin' Man Cream Ale

Summer is coming and you are looking for a lighter brew to knock down after working in the the yard. Well this is your answer - Workin’ Man Cream Ale. You don’t see many cream ales in Illinois, but if you travel to Michigan in the summer they are all over the place. During prohibition a lot of breweries in Canada started brewing cream ales. They also became very popular in the United States after prohibition ( and probably during). Making a cream ale is quicker than making a tradition German lager and this helped brewers keep up with the post-prohibition demand. Well, I morphed the two styles together making a cream ale, but conditioning the beer at lagering temperatures. This beer is low in hops and at 5.5% ABV, it will help you relax after your weekend chores are done. Enjoy!

04/07/2017

It's not to late to celebrate National Beer Day. Come on down and have a pint of something awesome brewed right here in our brewery!!

04/05/2017

NEW ON TAP - TANGLED UP IN BREW IS A BELGIAN RYE ALE.

It combines the spiciness of rye with the funkiness of a Belgian producing a bold beer that pours amber in color. Candied sugar has been added during the brewing process, in a traditional Belgian way, to boost the ale to a 5.9% ABV. In all, 10 different grains were used in the brew adding to it’s complex profile.

04/02/2017

New Belgium Rye Ale on tap from our in-house brewery.

03/15/2017

Happy hour will change from 6-9 starting next week!

03/14/2017

Just Tapped - IKO IKO IPA - Hop hunters this one’s for you. We just tapped our new double IPA and it's generously hopped with a combination of Columbus, Simcoe and Centennial hops. Our brewmaster also dry hopped this bad boy twice. When he calculated the IBUs, they came out to over 200!! (Yes we know you can't really taste much over 110, but it's there) With a ABV of 8.5%, it has a big enough malt backbone to carry the load and even though it is very hoppy, does not come off harsh. Enjoy!