Riverlands Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Saint Charles, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

Contact
1860 Dean St Unit A, Saint Charles, IL, 60174, United States
Description
The beginning of Riverlands Brewing Company is a story that captures everything that we love about not only beer, but life. We started dreaming up this brewery at a Fourth of July BBQ on a beautiful sunny day surrounded by family, friends, and of course, great beer. Our brewery is owned and operated by family and close friends, and our beer is best enjoyed in the company of such. When you visit our taproom, you'll be included in that family feel of our brewery, and you'll enjoy some great beer too.

At Riverlands, we brew the beer that we love. We're inspired both by balance, and the lack thereof. We appreciate huge hop aroma and flavor of a New England Style IPA, thick flavored stouts, and tart sours equally with the delicate balance of a well constructed lager. You'll find all of that with us and everything in between. We pour ourselves into each batch we make, each glass we fill. You'll never find a beer from Riverlands that was not obsessed over from the time the recipe was constructed, to the moment it finds its way to your table.

We are located in St Charles, Illinois, just a couple miles from the Fox River. St Charles' motto is "The Pride of the Fox." We are truly part of this community, with several members of our team growing up and still residing here. We embrace the saying, "Brewed With Pride, Enjoy The Ride" in the same way. We are proud of every one of our beers and the work that went into them. We're proud of the hard work each of us put into our brewery. Mostly, we're proud to be part of the ever growing community that is craft beer, and we will always bring our unrelenting enthusiasm for what we do to all of you.

Cheers.

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8.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Can from Tavour
Appearance: cloudy gold with a white head
Aroma: citrus, white grapes, herbal
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: average carbonation, creamy feel, medium body, long finish
Tasty
Tried from Can from Tavour on 29 May 2026 at 21:59

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Can shared by Adam, thanks! Pours a hazy dull orange gold with white head that dissipates to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has light mango and sweet citrus with a hint of rind and sweet grains backing. Flavor has light sweet citrus and a bit of rind with some flora, sweet grain and mango supporting.
Tried from Can on 20 Apr 2026 at 21:10

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Can from Tavour. Pours clear dark brown with a very large foamy tan head that persisted and laced. Aroma is chocolate. Med body. Flavor is dark malt with notes of chocolate and grass/spice. Fairly dry with enough bitter for balance. Good.
Tried from Can from Tavour on 15 Apr 2026 at 23:16

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can, from Beermiscuous, Chicago IL. Pours hazy dull dark yellow with a small frothy off-white head, citrus-peach aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter peach-citrus peel taste, mango flavor, faint alcohol undertones, thin body, long finish. Flavorful double IPA.
Tried from Can at Beermiscuous on 01 Apr 2026 at 00:10

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Aromas are slightly old resin, citrus pith, wet grain and funk. Flavors are similar to nose. Citrus and other overripe fruit stand out. Slightly more sweet up front going towards bittersweet. Full body and good carbonation. Not bad but also not quite right.
Tried from Can from Tavour on 04 Feb 2026 at 04:50

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Hazy yellow pour with a thick white head. Nose has just a hint of tropical fruit, though pineapple becomes more pronounced in the glass. Taste is nove on tropical fruit juice, just a little bit tart. Carbonated fruit juice taste builds up in a nice way.
Tried from Can from Orange & Brew Bottle Shop & Tap Room on 15 Dec 2025 at 04:13

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Aromas are mildly bitter, dusty, dry grain. Flavors are somewhat similar to nose but lean a bit sweet with good carbonation and body for the style. Decent but nothing special.
Tried from Can from Tavour on 02 Dec 2025 at 01:30

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
22oz @ Brian's shared with Ryan and Phill.
Aroma: some dark fruits, American oak, caramel, some vanilla.
Taste: along the same lines, nice body and malt depth, some nice dark fruits, a bit boozy.
Overall: very pleasant and nicely balanced.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2025 at 08:50

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Poured from 650mL bottle (red wax). Very slow (surprising) gush on opening. Very dark brown with dissipating beige head. Very nice, balanced bourbon with syrupy dark fruits and sugars. Never tried this brewery before, but this is very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2025 at 08:27

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can, from Beermiscuous, Chicago IL. Pours clear golden with a small foamy off-white head, very faint piney aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter citrus peel taste with light piney flavor, smooth body, long finish. Smooth, not very flavorful.
Tried from Can at Beermiscuous on 12 Nov 2025 at 02:12