Destihl Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Normal,
Illinois,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2013
Contact
Description
At DESTIHL, we brew more styles of beer because we have a passion for brewing & because you have a passion for unique, craft beers. Cheers!
DESTIHL was founded on the promise of supporting flavor and boycotting bland. We're an independent, production brewery that was established in 2013 in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois to brew beyond the confines of typical beers. Our team combines centuries-old global brewing traditions and new American craft brewing ingenuity & artisanship to produce a wide array of beers for every palate. We brew more styles of beer because we have a passion for brewing and because you have a passion for unique, craft beers. The result is a diverse offering of intensely flavorful beers that are anything but bland, from our award-winning WiLD SOUR Series, barrel-aged Saint Dekkera® Reserve Sour Ales and Dosvidanya® Russian Imperial Stout, to our many Belgian-style beers, IPA's, other wood-aged beers, classic styles and exciting seasonals. DESTIHL has become a brand, but we have not strayed from our roots. We take pride in our values and will continue to grow and support our local community. We promise to deliver on these uncompromising beliefs. Every beer we brew is unique. So, whether you share it or hoard it, we hope you enjoy it. After all, you deserve it.
DESTIHL was founded on the promise of supporting flavor and boycotting bland. We're an independent, production brewery that was established in 2013 in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois to brew beyond the confines of typical beers. Our team combines centuries-old global brewing traditions and new American craft brewing ingenuity & artisanship to produce a wide array of beers for every palate. We brew more styles of beer because we have a passion for brewing and because you have a passion for unique, craft beers. The result is a diverse offering of intensely flavorful beers that are anything but bland, from our award-winning WiLD SOUR Series, barrel-aged Saint Dekkera® Reserve Sour Ales and Dosvidanya® Russian Imperial Stout, to our many Belgian-style beers, IPA's, other wood-aged beers, classic styles and exciting seasonals. DESTIHL has become a brand, but we have not strayed from our roots. We take pride in our values and will continue to grow and support our local community. We promise to deliver on these uncompromising beliefs. Every beer we brew is unique. So, whether you share it or hoard it, we hope you enjoy it. After all, you deserve it.
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a three finger off-white to khaki foamy and bubbly head. Dissipated to leave some light lace.
Aroma: big roasted malt character, some coffee tones, subtle ash/char; some cocoa nibs, sly earthy hop backing
Flavor: moderately sweet with lots of roasty tones, some earthy and toasty qualities; quick roasty aftertaste
Texture: almost medium bodied but seemed to be just a touch under; some sessionability about it; some smoothness but also some roasty grip on my tongue; finishes fairly roasty/ashy and earthy
Overall: not a bad stout, but nothing truly over the top, perhaps again if someone handed one to me.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a three finger off-white to khaki foamy and bubbly head. Dissipated to leave some light lace.
Aroma: big roasted malt character, some coffee tones, subtle ash/char; some cocoa nibs, sly earthy hop backing
Flavor: moderately sweet with lots of roasty tones, some earthy and toasty qualities; quick roasty aftertaste
Texture: almost medium bodied but seemed to be just a touch under; some sessionability about it; some smoothness but also some roasty grip on my tongue; finishes fairly roasty/ashy and earthy
Overall: not a bad stout, but nothing truly over the top, perhaps again if someone handed one to me.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jan 2026
at 20:55
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4.5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Sample, thanks oh6gdx! Hazy, spritzy golden. Citric nose. Lightly bodied with clean mouthfeel. Citri with lemon and mild apricot. Tolerable but simplistic modern sour.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2026
at 21:15
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Slightly hazy golden yellow with minimal head and moderate effervescence. Dill, cucumber, biscuit malt, and straw aroma. Mildly sweet dill pickle, biscuit malt, mildly sour vinegar, mildly salty, and minimally bitter straw flavor. Good body - nice balance. Way better than I expected.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jan 2026
at 04:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Sample, thanks oh6gdx! Black, mid sized head, Aroma of dark chocolate and coffee. Dry with medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Firm, roasty malt. Licorice, ash and coffee. Very bitter finish.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2026
at 23:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Total Wine in Vacaville, CA. Pours translucent gold with a moderate foamy white head. Citrus/pine aroma. Med body or better. Sort of a slick mouthfeel. There's enough malt to show, but it's fairly towards dry. Lots of hop, but somehow it's not bitingly bitter. Citrus/pine and white berry. Suddenly some dankness seems to appear. Strong ale!
Tried
from Can
from
Total Wine & More - Vacaville, CA
on 01 Jan 2026
at 01:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Can web SB 2025-12-17 Göteborg
AR: roasted malt, pumpkin meat, cinnamon, nutmeg
AP: dark amber, creamy beige foam
F: roasted malt, pumpkin meat, cinnamon, nutmeg
AR: roasted malt, pumpkin meat, cinnamon, nutmeg
AP: dark amber, creamy beige foam
F: roasted malt, pumpkin meat, cinnamon, nutmeg
Tried
from Can
from Systembolaget webbeställning
on 17 Dec 2025
at 19:45
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can black colour with fluffy beige head.Aroma is spicy with flavour of cardamom and pumpkin nice roasted and toasted taste mild and well balanced taste mild and creamy finish.
Tried
from
Systembolaget Hansa (Malmö)
on 01 Dec 2025
at 07:36
7/10
Can. Kindly shared by bergstaden. Pleasant spice addition to a solid porter base. Cardamom, cloves, roasted malts, ginger, dark chocolate and some toffee. Quite pleasant this one, a good mix of porter and spices. 747414 251130
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2025
at 18:12
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Olmost black with a brown head - Malt with hints of roast and spices in the aroma - Malt body with some roasted flavours, coffee and with a spicy flavour - Spicy flavours goes into the finish - This was nice
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2025
at 15:32
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
YGE. THX to Bergstaden. Dark brown color with a beige head. Aroma and flavor is roasted malt, coffee, alcohol, spices, cardamon, cloves, ginger, chocolate, toffee.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2025
at 11:28