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.

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Goldfinger Brewing Company

Goldfinger Brewing Company

A revived 19th century brewery specializing in lager beer. A true Lager house. DRINK MORE LAGER.

Festbier is on the rise. Perhaps the Germans were onto something when they reimagined the lager style of the largest party: Oktoberfest. The numbers are in, and across 16 days, 6.7 million liters of beer was consumed at the Munich Oktoberfest. Thats roughly 116,000 American kegs. The vast majority of that was Festbier, not Märzen. Don’t get us wrong, we love Märzen (as if tying up our tanks all summer long for it didn’t prove that), but there is something to be said about Festbier’s drinkability. Goldfinger produces more Original Lager (helles) than any other Goldfinger beer, so it stands to reason that a slightly maltier and higher alcohol pale lager would go over extremely well too. Our Festbier delivers flavors reminiscent of Märzens, but in the context of a helles/dortmunder adjacent lager with a slight pop of Callista hops. Come enjoy it this weekend and buy some to go to share with your friends. #festbier ... See MoreSee Less
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Seasonal can update:We are down to our last few four packs of Oktoberfest Märzen. We have plenty of Festbier on draft and in cans to go since we didn’t distribute it, so make plans to come visit! We have a couple of kegs of Honey Kellerbier and some cases left.#seeyoulager ... See MoreSee Less
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Join us tomorrow for First Tuesday Stichfaß Tapping from the Cellar featuring a young version of Baltic Porter (released on Black Friday).Our esteemed guest Eric of @neuronovabrewing will drive the faucet into our German gravity keg at 5:30pm! ... See MoreSee Less
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It’s a beautiful day for lager beer. Come enjoy a few by the glass expertly poured by our friendly staff, and take some home. Here are a few beers we canned fresh this week. ... See MoreSee Less
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6 days ago

Goldfinger Brewing Company
Today is the release of our honey Kellerbier collaboration with @lyman_woods !There are many ways to use honey in beer, after all, it is an easily fermented sugar for brewing yeast. Our goal with this beer was to allow the aromatics of the honey to carry through and serve as a wonderful pairing to the bready malt character of this unfiltered lager. In order to do that, we have to add the honey in the cold part of the process, timing it just right so the yeast can consume its sugars while leaving behind the unique aroma. As an added complement, we hopped this beer using Mt. Hood hops from Wisconsin. At 4.8% abv this lager is light bodied yet full flavored. Also available in four packs to go.We hope you enjoy! ... See MoreSee Less
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