Beer

5 Rabbit To Open Brewery and Taproom Near Chicago Fire Stadium

Josh Noel’s mystical power to grow breweries has struck again. The Tribune beer reporter reports that 5 Rabbit Brewing, the Latino-flavored brewer which launched last spring with legendary beer writer/graphic designer Randy Mosher among its partners, has signed a deal on a brewery facility in southwest suburban Bedford Park, about a mile from Toyota Park. With its attention-getting use of Latin spices and flavorings, the brewer grew quickly after last year’s launch, but contract brewing proved problematic (co-owner Isaac Showaki complains of the difficulty of scheduling and overseeing six different brewers in three different states) and so the brewery decided to gamble on its facility sooner than expected. They hope to have a 30-barrel brewing system up by August and to open a taproom by next spring. [Tribune]

5 Rabbit To Open Brewery and Taproom Near Chicago Fire Stadium