Here are the payment links: Members can now pay their yearly club dues online via PayPal below (you can use your debit/credit card as a PayPal guest, or you can sign up for a free PayPal account HERE if you do not already have one). 2024 Single one-year membership fees are $35 for NEW and RENEWING members NOTE: Please fill in the blank with both your name and preferred club […]
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. When: Saturday, August 12th, Event time 1pm to 6pm (bus times TBD, but plan […]
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 Company Twisted Path Distillery NOTE: a group of 4 breweries/distillery are located in the same […]
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, etc. If anybody has any suggestions for stops, we’re very much open. Click here for […]
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 March 2022: 15C Irish Extra Stout April 2022: 27 Roggenbier May 2022: 34A Clone – […]
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 a ticket last year before the trip was postponed, it will of course still be […]
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 and celebrate the hobby of homebrewing. If you are new to or interested in home-brewing, […]
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. A minimum of 30 tickets must be sold by October 14 in order to secure […]
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 hobby, this event is perfect to attend. You can come and watch a batch of […]
