Ben Finch, founder of Finch's Beer Co. in Long Grove, stands in the future retail space.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Something new is about to start brewing in Long Grove.
Finch's Beer Co., which has called Chicago home since 2011, is bringing some of its operations to the old Geimer Greenhouse location, 2727 Route 53 in Long Grove.
The craft beer company is already operating a warehouse at the Long Grove location, and company founder Ben Finch, a Long Grove resident, says a retail to-go location is "coming soon," possibly in time for Christmas.
He says brewing operations will be coming to Long Grove late next year into early 2017, with brewing operations in the existing Chicago location at 4565 N. Elston Ave. continuing through the end of 2016, and possibly even after the Long Grove location starts operating.
Finch says the company plans to incorporate the existing greenhouse structures into the plans.
He talks in detail about his plans in a story in the front news section.
This is one of the buildings of Geimer Greenhouses in Long Grove. The business started in 1928 in Arlington Heights and the third generation of the family moved it to 14 acres in Long Grove in 2002. The greenhouses closed in 2010.
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Ben Finch of Finch's Beer in Long Grove points to part of the Geimer Greenhouses property.
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These are some of the products sold by Finch's Beer Co.
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These tanks are at Finch's Beer Co.'s existing Chicago location, which opened in 2011. It will continue operating at 4565 N. Elston Ave. through the end of 2016, and possibly even after the Long Grove brewing location starts operating.
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This is some of the signage used at Geimer Greenhouses, soon to be reused by Finch's Beer Co. in Long Grove.
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This is irrigation equipment used in one of the greenhouses of Geimer Greenhouses, which closed in 2010.
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This is part of the 14-acre greenhouse property that Ben Finch is converting to Finch's Beer Co. operations in Long Grove.
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This is a well in one of the buildings at Geimer Greenhouses.
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