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 membership click here. Forest City Brewers also has an active community with numerous gatherings, events, and educational opportunities. To see our upcoming events click here.
Our monthly brewer meetings are open to the public, if you’d like to learn more about us, please feel free to attend!
Since we are halfway through the 2023 year, we now allow NEW MEMBERS to sign up for half price! (Must not have been a member since 2020!) Here are the payment links: Co-Hab (2 person) Membership $25.00 – Enter Both Names and Email: Single Membership $17.50 – Enter Full Name and Email:
We have setup a cafe press store that offers different shirts, hats, and other items for order. There are a few styles and color combinations available. Forest City Brewers shop on Cafe Press
Forest City Brewers Great Taste Bus Trip! We have LIMITED entry tickets for this event The cost for a seat on the bus plus entry ticket will be $100 per person. All other purchases at the event will be up to you. The bus is beer friendly and there is a bathroom on board. […]
Forest City Brewers Spring 2023 Milwaukee Bus Trip! Our first bus trip of the year is officially on the calendar. We’ll be heading into Milwaukee on Saturday, April 15th to go brewery hopping. Breweries we will be stopping at: Central Waters Explorium Brewpub Indeed Brewing Supermoon Beer Company New Barons Brewing Component Brewing Torzala Brewing […]
Forest City Brewers Spring 2022 Chicago Bus Trip! Our first bus trip of the year is officially on the calendar. We’ll be heading into Chicago on Saturday, April 30th to go brewery hopping. As of right now, we have no itinerary set. As is customary, we’ll be stopping at around 5-6 breweries/meaderies/distillers/places of beer worship, […]
2022 Style Tables Given all the uncertainties surrounding 2020 and 2021, the officers decided to temporarily set aside the monthly brewing table contests. However, the club is bringing back both table contests in 2022. The styles for each month in 2022 are as follows: January 2022: Cider (any style) February 2022: 19A American Amber Ale […]
FCB Quad Cities Brewery Bus Trip On Saturday, June 5, the club will be taking a bus trip to visit breweries in the Quad Cities. This is an all day trip that will leave from a the old Kmart parking lot in Rockford, at the corner of East State St and Mulford Rd. If you purchased […]
In 1988, May 7th was announced before Congress as National Homebrew Day. The American Homebrewers Association created Big Brew as an annual event to celebrate National Homebrew Day around the world. Big Brew is always held on the first Saturday in May. Homebrew clubs and individuals get together all across the globe to brew beer […]
FCB Quad Cities Brewery Bus Trip ***THIS TRIP HAS BEEN POSTPONED. MEMBERS WILL BE UPDATED AS SOON AS MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE*** On Saturday, November 14, The club will be taking a bus trip to visit breweries in the Quad Cities. This is an all day trip that will leave from a predetermined place in Rockford. […]
We’re going to be hosting a Big Brew/Brewer’s Guild event Saturday, July 18 at Hairy Cow Brewing. The club will be brewing 15 gallons of an imperial stout that will eventually be bottled/canned and donated to Screw City Beer Festival later this year. If you are new brewing or have been thinking about entering the […]
