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Beer Genesis: Mesozoic Porter Series
Beer Genesis: The story behind our Mesozoic Porter series.
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Beer Genesis: Ursa Major
This is the story of our Ursa Major Draft Dry Mead w/ Berries. The recording & organizing of groups of stars as constellations is a prehistoric exercise. Our earliest artifacts designating constellations date back to 3000 B.C. Mesopotamia. The wonder of these celestial bodies—the power they possess, the greatness of the cosmos juxtaposed against our…
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“Don’t Recycle” Bottle Reuse Program
From its inception, we’ve wanted Modal Community to be a leader in environmental responsibility and conservation for the brewery industry. We are starting now, at the beginning of our beginning, with an ambitious goal: With your help, to reuse 100% of all Modal Community glass bottles. Here’s how. 1) {EDIT} We will accept any amber-colored pry-off…
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Miles APA Series Release at Shop & Hops Event
Come join us on April 28th from 3-7 PM for a special beer release event at Jay and Megan Mkrtschjan’s house in St. Charles! Sample the brand-new Modal Community beers, hang out, and shop for Mother’s Day! Featuring fair trade artisan goods by Trades of Hope. RSVP and share our Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/681980298927278/ Our latest…
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Beer Genesis: Mondrian Saison Series
By now many of you have had a chance to enjoy our Mondrian Saison Series beers. Four variations on the same base malt theme. With each new beer release, we plan to do a little write-up like this one, explaining the story behind the series name and each of our new beers. Kinda cool, I…
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Saison’s Greetings!
We’re feeling pretty good after brewing our last batch of beers—Saisons! That banana Belgian-y smell mixed with a good dose of hops (more than your average Saison). We’re planning to bottle on Saturday 12/22 and release on Sunday 12/23, first to our mailing list (GET ON IT if you aren’t already!) and then to the…
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25,000-Ounce Beer Giveaway Begins
With the release of our very first batch of beer produced on our 1-barrel commercial brewing system, we have officially started what will prove to be a massive endeavor to give away 25,000 ounces of beer to our friends, family, and neighbors ahead of our taproom grand opening. Beer. For free. This sort of costly…
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Free Pours This Saturday!
This Saturday, November 10th, from 3-8 PM, we will be pouring tasters at a pop-up art and craft show in the home of Jay and Megan Mkrtschjan. Come join us and support local artists! Address: 512 S 11th Ave, St Charles, IL 60174 Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/158887408379088
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We Bought a Thing
Hey. We got serious. We bought a thing. We bought a brewery. No, not a place. A thing. It’s the name of the thing that makes the beers. The system we bought can make a whole barrel of beer (31.5 gallons) at a time. Some day soon, we’d like to brew at capacity; but we…