Brew-Cruise - DESTIHL Restaurant & Brew Works

Beer batter bacon?! Really?

A mere two hours from Chicago (2 ½ from the West burbs), is a gem of a brewery, DESTIHL Restaurant & Brew Works, located in Champaign, IL. Our visit started in the bar with a nice view of the brewery in a glassed in room.  DESTIHL has a sweet setup for tasting beer and plenty of great tasting beers to choose from. The atmosphere is comfortable and inviting, and if you happen to have Trent or Laura waiting on you behind the bar, you’ll enjoy hearing about the history of the brewery, where it’s headed and all you want to know about the different beers.

A nice change from many brewery tasting bars, DESTIHL gives you the choice of 4oz, 12oz, or 16oz glasses. This is great for anyone looking to try several beers (we tried 10), or for those coming back for their favorite flavor. Prices range from $1.25 to $2.00 for the 4oz. and you can order just one if you like, as opposed to having to buy a flight. Better yet, if you’re really unsure about a beer to try, you can get a 1oz taster.


All this made for an enjoyable evening, but that was only half the fun. After a two and a half hour drive to get to DESTIHL, we were hungry and in the mood for something different. Different is exactly what DESTIHL has to offer. Beer batter bacon… seriously?! This had to be tried. DESTIHL offers dishes that tantalize and challenge your pallet. Our waiter Matt described the menu as eclectic and he was very helpful in explaining our options along with what beer would best complement our choices. Every one of the staff was knowledgeable, the beer and food was great, and the facility offered an interesting and pleasant décor.

Whether you’re local to Champaign or looking for reason to get out of town DESTIHL is worth the trip.

Brewing System Manufacturers and/or Suppliers

Starting a brewery can be a daunting yet thrilling experience.  With new breweries popping up left and right it’s an exciting time to be in the beer making business.  While this trend has been building for several years, if you've got the ambition, now seems to be a great time to bring your own rich tasting brew to the public for sale. But if you’re one of many dreaming about taking that next step from the Home Brew, there’s much to do in the way of planning.

Before you make any beer for sale, you will have to come up with answers to determine financial risk, how to raise the funds, where you will house the new brewery, what equipment to purchase, how you will get your equipment installed, federal and city registration and permits, your sales and marketing plan… and many other important things like… a killer recipe.

As movers and installers of machinery and equipment, here at American Industrial Werks, aside from taste testing, (we’re not much help in the way of that killer recipe) we can help you get the equipment off the trucks and installed.

We've loaded, offloaded, set, leveled, and anchored all kinds of tanks in our time, small 8’ tanks to 40’ silos. There are lots of options to choose from, so if you’re struggling with what brewing tanks to get and where to get them, here are a few suggestions that may get you on your way.


Pacific Brewery System Tech - Diamond Bar, CA
http://www.pbstbeer.com

Premier Stainless Systems - Escondido, CA
http://www.premierstainless.com/breweries.html

United Industries Group, Inc. - Lake Forest, CA
http://unitedind.com/category/shop-fabricated-welded-tanks

Neal H. Knapp, LLC - Cape Coral, FL
http://nealhknapp.com/Microbrewery-Equipment/Beer-Brewing-Supplies.aspx

Ziemann USA, Inc. - Miami, FL
http://www.ziemann.com/cms/index.php?idcatside=133

Allied Beverage Tanks, Inc. - Chicago, IL
http://www.alliedbeveragetanks.com/brewpubsys.shtml

G & F Manufacturing Co., Inc. - Oak Lawn, IL
http://gandf.rtrk.com

pico-Brewing Systems Inc. - Ypsilanti, MI
http://www.pico-brewing.com

DCI, Inc. - St. Cloud, MN
http://www.dciinc.com/products/food.php#beverage

Minnetonka Brewing & Equipment Company - Minnetonka, MN
http://www.mtka-bec.com/brewing.html

Custom Metalcraft, Inc. - Springfield, MO
http://custom-metalcraft.com/wine-distilling-brewing-equipment-1

Paul Mueller Company - Springfield, MO
http://www.muel.com/productdivisions/processingsystems_equipment/beverage/beer


Specialty Products International - Chapel Hill, NC
http://addabrewpub.com


American Beer Equipment - Lincoln, NE
www.americanbeerequipment.com

Gusmer Enterprises, Inc. - Mountainside, NJ
http://catalog.gusmerenterprises.com/category/brewing

Silver State Stainless - Mound House, NV
http://silverstate.homestead.com

Micropub Systems, LLC - Rochester, NY
http://www.micropub.com

Brew Magic - Toledo, OH
https://brewmagic.com/brewing-systems

AAA Metal Fabrication - Beaverton, OR
http://www.aaametal.com/breweries/index.html

Ager Tank & Equipment - Portland, OR
http://www.agertank.com/industry/brewing

JVNW, Inc. - Canby, OR
http://jvnw.com/Industries/BeerTanks.html

Practical Fusion - Oregon City, OR
http://www.practicalfusion.com

Spokane Industries - Spokane Valley, WA
http://www.spokaneindustries.com/stainless-steel-tanks/wine/index.php

Walker Engineered Products - New Lisbon, WI
http://www.walkerep.com/products/products-by-industries/food-dairy--beverage.aspx

W.M. Sprinkman Corporation - Franksville, WI
http://www.sprinkman.com/industries/craft-brewers/Default.aspx

Quality Tank Solutions - Pewaukee, WI
http://www.qts4u.com