The Roundhouse in Aurora is a historic building that was originally used by the railroad to build trains. It fell into disuse, until Chicago Bear Walter Payton bought it and made it into the Roundhouse restaurant. It is now owned by Two Brothers Brewery and operates as both a distillery and a restaurant.
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- Welcome to the Roundhouse!
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- We are at the right place.
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- Also a Heritage Site!
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- The Round is being prepped for a wedding
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- You can still find 34 here.
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- This Budweiser Bar was made for the 1898 World’s Fair.
Now that we’ve seen the building, time for the tour:
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- Waiting for start of the tour.
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- If you stay still, it can’t see you. Or is that the other way around?
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- Where the alcohol ends up, hearts were good and heals were not good.
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- Pot and column stills
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- The apple brandy is being aged in virgin oak barrels.
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- Aging Barrels
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- One barrel will get you 260-300 bottles.
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- Surprisingly, not one monkey.
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- Belly up to the bar for the free booze.
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- The tiny, tiny free booze. Cider included for size comparison.