Forest City Brewers is a social group of home-brewers and craft beer enthusiasts in the Northern Illinois area, that meet regularly in Rockford, IL. Our club strives to help out our fellow brewers to create better beers and cultivate appreciation of the science and culture of beer through education. To find out more about club
Forest City Brewers 2026 Great Taste of the Midwest Bus Trip! We’ll be heading into Madison on Saturday, August 8th to go tasting! Tickets will be available for members plus 1 guest until the end of the May 6th meeting, after that, tickets will be made available to non-members, until all tickets are sold.
FCB Northwest Illinois Ale Trail Bus Trip On Saturday, April 25, the club will be taking a bus trip to visit breweries that are part of the Northwest Ale Trail. You can use the PayPal link below to pay with. Otherwise, you can pay an officer in person at a club event with cash or check
Members can now enjoy 10% off at The Music Box Listening Lounge in Rockford! Be sure to check out Member Discounts page for all offers available to our members.
Forest City Brewers 2025 Great Taste of the Midwest Bus Trip! We’ll be heading into Madison on Saturday, August 9th to go tasting! Tickets will be available for members plus 1 guest until the end of the May 7th meeting, after that, tickets will be made available to non-members, until all tickets are sold.
FCB Quad Cities Brewery Bus Trip On Saturday, June 7, the club will be taking a bus trip to visit breweries in the Quad Cities. You can use the PayPal link below to pay with. Otherwise, you can pay an officer in person at a club event with cash or check or mail a check to
Forest City Brewers Fall 2024 Michigan City Bus Trip! We’ll be heading into Michigan City on Saturday, November 9th to go brewery hopping. Breweries details to follow… The cost for a seat on the bus will be $40 per member/member guest, $45 for non-members (Paypal fee will be extra $3 per seat). All other purchases
Forest City Brewers 2024 Great Taste of the Midwest Bus Trip! We’ll be heading into Madison on Saturday, August 10th to go tasting! The cost for a seat on the bus with entry ticket will be $100 per member/member guest (paid via Check/Cash at club meeting). There will be a $3 charge per
Forest City Brewers Spring 2024 Chicago Bus Trip! We’ll be heading into Chicago on Saturday, March 16th to go brewery hopping. Breweries details to follow… The cost for a seat on the bus will be $40 per member/member guest, $45 for non-members. All other purchases at the establishments will be up to you. The bus
BEER SENSORY CLASS – OFF FLAVORS The club will be holding an off flavor sensory class on February 10th, 12:30pm – 2:30pm, at Pig Minds Brewing Company. The cost is $10 per member, $20 per non-member (Get your membership renewed!) The sign-up / payment link is below: Off Flavor Sensory Class Member $10.00 USD Non