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Upscale Casual Fare & Award Winning Handcrafted Beer.

When it was completed in 1871, the Hunt's Block building was a relative skyscraper among the wooden structures of West Dundee. As the decades passed, Hunt's Block grew into a location worthy of its listing on the National Register of Historic Places. It was home to a number of flourishing businesses, including Dundee's first bank, a dry goods store, doctors' and lawyers' offices, a billiard hall, a ballroom...but never a fine-dining establishment. That all changed in 1998 when Andrew and Matthew Burns and their father, Timothy, purchased Hunt's Block. They completely renovated the classic building and crafted it into a restaurant named after a man of honor and dignity, Timothy's father, Emmett Burns. Today, Hunt's Block is home to Dundee's first small brewery, where award-winning handcrafted beer and outstanding food is created and enjoyed every day. In the years since we opened we have also opened and operated two more restaurants in the historic downtowns of Downers Grove and Palatine. In 2004, Emmett's won the prestigious Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Landmarks Illinois Preservation Award for Adaptive Use for the work done on restoring Hunt's Block.
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HenrikSoegaard (22320) reviewed
Robust Porter from Emmett's Brewing Co.
11 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Creamy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Strong chocolate notes. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Dec 2014 at 08:50
yespr (55614) reviewed
Robust Porter from Emmett's Brewing Co.
11 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
12 fl oz bottle. Pours pitch black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted dark malty and breadish. LIght chocolate. Overripe fruity. Bitter and roasted dark malty finish.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Dec 2014 at 08:50
Edwgallo (6793) ticked
Red Ale from Emmett's Brewing Co.
12 years ago
7/10
Tried on 01 Apr 2014 at 20:53
Edwgallo (6793) ticked
Pale Ale from Emmett's Brewing Co.
12 years ago
7/10
Tried on 24 Feb 2014 at 18:03
McDermottDrink (4736) reviewed
Quintennial IPA from Emmett's Brewing Co.
12 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Draft at DG. $6.50 in a small tulip. Quite dark, but with a thin IPA head. Smell of mango and a bit of pine. Strong malty taste, plus up front dry hop character. Strong, but not "hot" alcohol, and had I known this had not been added yet, I’d have gotten that abv measure. Hop bitterness gains strength, especially in the aftertaste. The palate adds some mint and a bit of pineapple going further down. Manages to turn into a quite complex hop monster for a single-hop beer.
Tried from Draft on 02 Dec 2013 at 10:10
McDermottDrink (4736) reviewed
Honey Rye Ale from Emmett's Brewing Co.
13 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draft nonick at Emmett’s Downers Grove. Amber color, thin clingy ale foam at the top.Smell is just of general malt, ho real hint of honey. Taste is very forward with rye: spicy malt, again, not that sweet, with just a suggestion of honey flavor. I get a lot of fresh hops, but then I was picking hops this morning, and the smell may be on my hands. But those hops are in the taste as well. Dry finish but for the hops on the tongue and the spicy malt on the palate.
Tried from Draft on 08 Sep 2013 at 15:02
nuplastikk (10801) reviewed
Robust Porter from Emmett's Brewing Co.
13 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
12oz bottle. A pretty well done, classic Porter. Brown-black body, hints of burgundy. Steady, creamy beige head. Has a touch more chocolate character than typical. Roasted, chocolate, caramel malt showcase. Medium bodied, never overwhelming on the palate. Sweet finish..not much hop character.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2013 at 01:42
jmagnus87 (3303) reviewed
Victory Pale Ale from Emmett's Brewing Co.
13 years ago
8.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 9
12oz bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a slightly cloudy dark copper with minimal head. Aroma of pine, grapefruit and citrus with a strong caramel malt backbone. Taste is medium bitter. Pine and grapefruit. Medium bodied with a slick texture. Lively carbonation and a long finish. Overall, very solid. Ill have to seek out more from this company.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2013 at 20:05
McDermottDrink (4736) reviewed
Barrel Aged Belgian Dubbel from Emmett's Brewing Co.
13 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
22 oz. bottle from Emmett’s Downers Grove, bought around 2009. Carefully pulled the wax from the crown and opened, to see a lcork. Kind of overkill here, I think. Finally get the cork out (from Lynfred Winery, and a little cap of foam starts coming at me. Not a gusher, though, I divert it to my glass. This had sat for a while, and the sweetness has taken over the nose, but with a definite bit of red wine in the rear. Dark brown in color, once in the glass, there’s just a thin layer of foam leaving some nice lacing. So the flavor comes across with the sugar of the usual dubbel, and some warmth and dryness from red wine. In fact, there’s an overnote of grape juice to it, as well. Frothy, bubbly texture helps make it more enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jan 2013 at 20:33
deyholla (23111) reviewed
Summer Bock from Emmett's Brewing Co.
14 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at the Mundelin beer fest. Pours a clear gold with a white head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has a grassy note with backing grains and light sweet fruit. Flavor has sweet grains throughout with a nice grassy note and a slight hint of earthy fruits.
Tried from Draft on 12 Jun 2012 at 12:53