Brewery Plans Late Summer Opening in Downtown Evanston
Construction work has already begun at 1615 Oak Ave. downtown, where Smylie Bros. Restaurant and Brewery is expected to open in August or September.
It’s a new day in Evanston—once a dry community and the national headquarters of the temperance movement—where a gin distillery is up and running, a bar devoted to craft beers just opened downtown and what could be the city’s first brewery is slated to open at 1615 Oak Ave. this summer. Smylie Bros. Restaurant and Brewery will serve a variety of craft beers brewed in house, as well as barbecue and wood-fired pizza, among other offerings. “Considering that Evanston was dry…it’s really the first brewery in its history, which is pretty cool,” says owner Michael Smylie. The brewpub is also the first restaurant venture for Smylie, who left a career as a commodities trader to become a chef. “It’s been a dream of mine for a long time to do …
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April Troy
2:04 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
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