Goldfinger Brewing Company: A Lager beer brewery and taproom located in Downers Grove, Illinois.
We only brew lager beer.
Goldfinger Brewing Company
The Goldfinger Brewing Company is a lager focused microbrewery located in Downers Grove, two blocks northwest of the Fairview Metra station.
The Goldfinger family knows beer! From the mid-1800s till the early 1900s, Goldfingers across Central Europe sold hops, malted barley, and crafted beers on brewing equipment that they designed and manufactured. At their St. Philip Street brewery and pub in Krakow, in a bygone era, locals would exclaim, “na Zdrowie!” as they clinked together mugs filled with their crisp brews.
Today, the robust brewing tradition of our ancestors is reborn at Goldfinger Brewing Company of Downers Grove, Illinois. Combining traditional European methods with American creativity and innovation, a genuine descendant of the Goldfingers crafts only the most aromatic and deliciously flavorful lager style beers. Made with the finest raw materials and persevering care, Goldfinger Brewing Company promises beers of the highest quality and subtle complexity.
Come Have A Lager With Us!
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Goldfinger Brewing Company
A revived 19th century brewery specializing in lager beer. A true Lager house. DRINK MORE LAGER.
We get to wake up everyday to the fact that we are able to brew the beers rooted in family history and the beers that we love, all thanks to you; our fans and supporters. You carried us for six years, and we’re dedicated to maintaining that mutually beneficial relationship for six more. Your commitment motivates us to continue to refuse to cut corners on the quality of our beer. It encourages us to level up time and time again. Thank you.![]()
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Join us July 18th for a toast to six years of local, fresh, hand crafted lagers.
Our brewery is named after Marcus Goldfinger and our Goldfinger ancestors who operated breweries and a brewing equipment manufacturing company in the late 19th century Poland and Czechia. The building that they operated out of in Krakow is still standing, and very recently, thanks to research done by our friends @pinta.craft.beer we have reason to believe the underground caves used to store Goldfinger beer are still resting underneath the building. ![]()
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To say our sixth Lagerversary beer is special would be an understatement. This beer is an homage specifically to the entrepreneurial spirit of Marcus Goldfinger who was at the cutting edge of European lager brewing, even being listed in a meeting of brewers with the head brewer of Anton Dreher’s brewery whose Vienna lager is often credited as the first pale lager brewed.![]()
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Our Polish lager combines Moravian Pilsner and Vienna malts with three of our favorite classic Polish hop varieties: Marynka, Lubelski, and Tomyski. At 5.2%, this unfiltered lager is soft, sweet up front, and delightfully dry on the finish making it highly quaffable. ![]()
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We could think of no better partner to work with on this beer than our friends @schillingbeerco who graciously invited us last year to brew Wilhelm, an homage beer to their European brewing roots.![]()
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Featured on this can is a depiction of Marcus Goldfinger’s 19th century manufactured Zwickel sample valve which we have in our possession. ![]()
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We hope you will join us on July 18th to ring in this special 6th Lagerversary.
Early last month we had the honor of hosting our friends from @piecechicago to brew a beer for their 25th anniversary. Piece has long been a favorite brewpub for us at Goldfinger, in fact, we had one of our staff holiday parties at Piece a few years ago. From their award winning beers to their unique and delicious New Haven style pizza, it has been an incredible staple of the Chicago brewing and culinary scene. It was truly a pleasure to be included in a short list of breweries they have assembled to ring in their 25th year.![]()
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We brewed and French Pils using a French origin malt variety from @sugarcreekmaltco , and two French hops. Our goal was to create a beer reminiscent of baguettes with an orange marmalade spread, using only water, malt, hops, and yeast. Tomorrow, at our First Tuesday Stichfaß Tapping from the Cellar, you get to see how the beer is coming along, by tasting a young version of it. The finished beer will debut at Piece’s anniversary celebration. C’est delicieux! Tapping is at 5:30.![]()
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This beer is draft only and will be available exclusively at the Piece and Goldfinger taprooms.
Happy Monday! We’ve got a packed week of production as we commission our new tanks, brew more beer, and get other beers ready for packaging.![]()
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Tonight in the taproom we cheer on team USA! Tomorrow is our First Tuesday Faß Tapping from the cellar featuring a preview of a brand new beer. We have food trucks scheduled from Thursday-Sunday so stay tuned as we will post the schedule on our website shortly. Have a great week and we look forward to hosting you!