Local Artisans Display Their Wares At Mickey Finn's Brewery's First Spring Indie Faire On May 1; It's Early Mother's Day Shopping Time
LIBERTYVILLE - Local artisans, just in time for Mother's Day, are displaying their wares at the first Spring Indie Faire on May 1 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Amber Room at the new Mickey Finn's Brewery, 345 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Libertyville.
Attendees can shop early for Mother's Day gifts from ENAZ On The Park women's clothing and accessories (or artisan jewelry, jewelry designer Allison Fiutak, Art by Keri, Cottage Industries, Jennie Cornell Jewelry, Jenny Sweeney Designs, PRS Design, Sweet Cherries, and Wine and Whimsy Candles. ENAZ On The Park will provide free signature gift wrapping. ENAZ On The Park, located around the corner at 111 W. Church Street, that night also is offering 20 per cent off one item in their store, free metallic tattoos, wine, and more.
Mickey Finn's Brewery is celebrating one year at 345 N. Milwaukee Avenue, which owner Brian Grano smartly renovated. It is located one half block south of its former location. Mickey Finn's Brewery is Lake County's largest microbrewery with an expansive menu for customers of all ages, heavily-in-demand banquet facility, popular free weekend entertainment featuring original bands, and ramped up sports bar atmosphere.
The new, urban/industrial designed restaurant features a solid oak custom built 60-foot bar featuring 26 tap handles as well as eight 70" LED TV's, a brand new stage and sound system in the restaurant for everyone to enjoy live music in the bar and restaurant every Friday and Saturday for no charge. Also added was a 65-seat beer garden with huge fire pit; an expanded beautiful banquet facility; same brewpub food favorites; and Finn's award winning craft beer.
Mickey Finn's Brewery continues to serve such brewpub favorites as the Mickey Burger, Pat E. Melt, Reuben, and brisket sandwiches; natural gas-fired pizza; and Finn's signature hot wings. New to the menu are gluten-free pizza, gluten-free Organic beef burgers, and gluten-free chicken tenders, as well as Finn's Cobb salad and blackened chicken salad, and brisket chili.
The menu is complemented by Mickey Finn's Brewery's award winning, hand-crafted ales and lagers, including a full array of its Amber Wheat, Stout, IPA, and multiple Seasonals. Its most popular creation, Santa's Magic, comes out the day after every Thanksgiving.
The brewpub's massive remodeling of the existing 15,000 square foot office building includes a main dining room with seating for 175, banquet facility serving up to 250 guests, kitchen double the size of the old one boasting state-of-the-art equipment, beer garden, all-you-can-eat Friday fry free weekend entertainment, bigger capacity brewery. There is much more parking available at the new location.
The much needed banquet facility filling an obvious void in Lake County. Bookings for weddings, rehearsal dinners, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, private parties, sales training meetings, and fund raisers are up significantly from a year ago in the previous building. The banquet room, which includes a view of the brewery, can be partitioned for parties of 150 or 25 people.
Long regarded as the anchor of downtown Libertyville as well as the epicenter of Lake County, Mickey Finn's Brewery has received accolades and many awards for its beer and food offerings.
Most recently, Mickey Finn's Brewery was the only suburban Chicago brewpub and one of only
four in the entire Chicago area to be honored in Zagat's 2014 edition of "Between The Bun - Must Try Burgers Across The Country." In addition, Mickey Finn's Brewery's was voted "Best Burger, Best Microbrewery, and Best Beer Garden in "Northburbia."
Mickey Finn's Brewery, whose motto is "Life, Libertyville, And The Pursuit Of Happiness," is open Tuesday through Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:15 a.m., and Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The brewpub is closed on Mondays. For more information, please visit www.mickeyfinnsbrewery.com, or call (847) 362-6688.
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