About
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.
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.
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Sampled from the tap at Gillerson’s. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a light sweet smoke with a bit of wheat and a touch of straw. Flavor has a great smoke note throughout with a bit of straw and wheat supporting.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Aug 2021
at 17:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
16oz can pours out hazy straw topped with a white head. Nose is light citrus pineapple notes. Taste is more of the light citrus touch of tropical notes and not much else.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Aug 2021
at 20:29
This is fantastic. Straight fire. Thanks 👑🍻!
Tried
from Can
on 08 Aug 2021
at 23:37
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
16oz can from Tavour. Hazy yellow pour, thin, creamy white head. Faint fruity aroma. Taste is subdued, barely there citrus, lemon zest. I made sure I got to the bottom of the can, hoping there was some sediment to add any character to this, but no luck. Very unexciting.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jun 2021
at 01:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
16oz can from Tavour. Yellow golden pour, soft, white creamy head. Light citrus peel aroma. Tangy juicy citrusy flavors, orange and grapefruit. Silky, creamy feel, almost feels and tastes like lactose. Easy on the palate.
Tried
from Can
on 04 May 2021
at 02:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
16oz can from Tavour. Hazy yellow pour, small foamy head. Aroma features soft citrusy notes, grapefruit. Taste offers some nice bready malts, hint of sweetness and then gives in to the citrusy hops for a nice zesty bite.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Apr 2021
at 05:00
8/10
Bought this on a whim. Really good one! I used to hate coconut but now I almost seek it out (in beers at least).
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2020
at 21:22
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours a hazy, dark golden yellow, with mid-sized, fluffy white head. Aroma has some citrus, tropical fruit, bread, grass. Flavor is citrus and tropical fruit, biscuit, bread, grass. It has a sweetness to the body and a fairly bitter finish. Alcohol content is fairly noticeable in the flavor.
Tried
on 03 Apr 2020
at 20:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a very hazy, mustard-golden yellow, with big, thick head. Aroma has citrus, pine, some tropical fruit. Flavor has a strong grapefruit element, with some grass, pine, bread. Soft, full mouthfeel. Has a fairly bitter finish.
Tried
on 03 Apr 2020
at 19:00
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
The last beer in the taster tray still has a thin layer of foam on top. This has the most chocolatey nose of the batch, partly accentuated by the raspberry addition. The mouthfeel at first sip is a little less thick than the others, but still pretty full-bodied. The raspberry flavor is pretty big here, but like the others, its tempered by a side of chocolate. All the malts on all the beers have a clean smooth roast as stouts go. This one is adding to the alcohol of the previous beers, which gives this a finish like a fruit cordial.
Tried
on 22 Feb 2020
at 17:33