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Welcome to stop #136 on the Brews and Choos project. Brewery: Polyanna Brewing, 245 E. Main St., RoselleTrain line: Milwaukee District West, Roselle (Zone 4) Time from Chicago: 49 minutesDistance from station: 800 m She may not look like much, kid, but she's got it where it counts. After 135 Brews & Choos stops in the Chicago area and another 13 in the rest of the world, I finally missed a train. The Milwaukee District West line runs hourly on weekdays. I planned to stay only half an hour at Polyanna...

Welcome to stop #135 on the Brews and Choos project. Brewery: More Brewing, 121 W. Railroad Ave., BartlettTrain line: Milwaukee District West, Bartlett (Zone 4) Time from Chicago: 59 minutesDistance from station: 50 m The original More Brewing in Villa Park was stop #24 on the Brews and Choos Project, back in March 2020. It was, in fact, my penultimate review before Covid-19 shut everything down for 3½ months, making the disappointing brewery that much more disappointing. I have to say, the Bartlett...

Welcome to stop #134 on the Brews and Choos project. Brewery: Suncatcher Brewing, 2849 W. Chicago Ave., ChicgaoTrain line: Milwaukee District West, Milwaukee District North, and North Central Service; Western Ave (Zone 1) Time from Chicago: 9 minutesDistance from station: 1.2 km Suncatcher opened just 13 months ago on land and in an unused supply shed rented from a garden supply store. This means they have an amazing outdoor space that I will take Cassie to visit at some point when the sun is out and...

The Brews & Choos Project will celebrate its 6th anniversary on February 7th. When I started in 2020, I thought I would get most of it done that year. I managed to visit 25 breweries by March 7th (Lunar Brewing in Villa Park was 25th), before pausing in the pandemic panic until breweries with outdoor seating opened up again. It turns out, I only have 9 places to visit within the Chicago city limits, and another 13 in the Metra zone outside Chicago. Short of another pandemic or massive economic...