Typical brewery tour, but wasn't a bad experience....

Typical brewery tour, but wasn't a bad experience. A short film about the history of the company and then off to the bottling area. Very informative presentation and staff.

They show you a HUGE warehouse and explain how much of it goes to Chicago alone... It's astounding to think of that much beer being consumed every day just by the city.

Toward the end, you can go up the stairs if you want to experience the boiler. I did not personally go, but many of the group did and all came down sweaty and saying how hot it was at the top. They all appeared to be glad they did it.

They end with a brief trip down into the old school caves where they kept the beer cold. You don't go very far, but it's neat to see where they would store it before refrigeration.