MODAL COMMUNITY BREWING

Author: Jay Mathes

  • Beer Genesis: Mesozoic Porter Series

    Beer Genesis: The story behind our Mesozoic Porter series.

  • 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…

  • Beer Genesis: Miles Pale Ale Series

    From the beginning, I knew that each geometric shape within our brewery’s logo would represent a different style of beer we make. Our IPA’s (including Doubles and Triples) take the upper-left fox ear, in red, and our saisons take the lower right chin, in blue. So what’s next? We will be outlining our plans to…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Free Pours This Saturday!

    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

  • 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…

  • What’s Your Favorite Style?

    Creating beer recipes is pretty difficult to do. I mean, it’s actually not difficult, but what’s difficult is predicting how your equipment and ingredients used will affect flavor. It’s been said that beer brewing is equal parts science and art, and I believe that. We are taking our time to really dial in recipes that…

  • All the Boring Stuff

    Hey! I met with members of the Saint Charles economic development team this past week and guess what!?!? They think opening a space like Modal is a great idea! Who would have thought? Oh wait…. I showed up to the meeting with a nice, simple business canvas and made sure to let them know about…