Energy City Brewing

Client Brewer in Batavia, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2017

Contact
917 1st St, Batavia, IL, 60510, United States
Description
Microbrewery that started out on a small one-barrel system in 2017 but due to demand has been contract brewing at various breweries around Chicagoland. Currently beers are being brewed at Great Central Brewing in Chicago.

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6.1
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can.

A- Dull yellow color, opaque liquid, no head.

A- Lemon, vanilla.

F- Lemon pudding, milky.

T- Light body, creamy texture, flat carbonation, milky finish.

O- More smoothie nonsense. I was hoping for an actual Berliner with some flavor. No, this was a smoothie.Taste was a bit unbalanced. Not terrible but disappointing.

Tried from Can on 16 Jan 2026 at 22:18


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7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Chocolate Cake nose under the tab. Pours brown to black with a huge fizzy head that swiftly falls away. Taste has what was promised: chocolate, vanilla, and yes, strawberry. At some point it tastes like strawberry lipstick. Nice note of alcohol that needs no aging or wood to bring out. Cozy dessert flavor ahead of any that's been on a barrel.

Tried from Can on 09 Dec 2025 at 04:56


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

(can 1 pint from CraftBeer Solniční (Brno))
* Very good impression of After Eight chocolates. Tasty. *
Black color. Minimal, pale brown head. Strong mint and chocolate, medium sweet, slightly roasty. Medium body, sticky texture. Light warm, light sweet finish.

Tried from Can at Craftbeer bar & bottle shop Solniční on 03 Nov 2025 at 19:51


3

Magus hapu maasikamorss. Mehh.

Tried from Can on 11 Oct 2025 at 20:13


3

Lääge, arbuusine, puuviljane, hallitus. Õlut ei ole.

Tried from Can on 19 Sep 2025 at 17:59


6.9
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

16 oz can from Orange & Brew. Pours a kind of brownish, ochre, and opaque color. Thin bit of foam at the start. Does have a nice strawberry soda nose. Taste is a big fruity cocktail of strawberry, with watermelon off to the side. Only slight Berliner tartness, outrun by some creaminess. Have to admit I like the Bistro Cabanas

Tried from Can from Orange & Brew Bottle Shop & Tap Room on 19 Sep 2025 at 03:16


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

7th September 2025
Panda thanks to Wingman. Clear dark brown beer, small bubbly tan head. After Eight on the nose Light palate, a mild dryness, decent fine minerally carbonation. Smooth mild chocolate, darkish chocolate but not over dark. Smooth mint in decent balance. Light smooth finish. Yeah the body could be a little richer but the after eight vibe is absolutely spot on.

Tried on 07 Sep 2025 at 19:26


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7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can at the strait and narrow Lincoln. Suggested ABV was 6.5. Thick smoothie pale yellow colour with no real head. Aromamad taste are sweet to slight tart lemon. Some vanilla. Cream and smoothie type body.

Tried from Can at Strait And Narrow on 06 Sep 2025 at 13:30


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5.6
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Dark rose color, kind of like pureed baby food, with a bubbly head, leaving fruit pulp behind. Banana smell hits first, then the berry nose. Taste is fully fruity. Not great, but just nice. I usually like their fruity Bistro Smoothies a lot more, but the banana kind of throws it off.

Tried from Can from Orange & Brew Bottle Shop & Tap Room on 03 Sep 2025 at 02:29