Grayslake, IL – Happy #NewBrewThursday, Grayslake! The taps and shelves are overflowing with exciting new arrivals and highly anticipated restocks just in time for the weekend. Kristin is at the bar today, July 24, 2025, ready to guide you through our latest selections. Get ready to discover your new favorite!
Our “bazaar” is truly living up to its name, offering an incredible variety that spans delicious craft beers, unique ciders, premium spirits, and innovative THC-infused beverages. We’re even getting into the spirit of the season with some early fall favorites!
New & Noteworthy: Beers, Ciders, Spirits & More!
Explore the latest additions to Beer Bazaar’s curated collection. These won’t last long!
- 3 Floyds Brewing
- Coco Mungo (Restocked!): This decadent imperial stout is crafted with double roasted crystal malt, maple syrup, and toasted coconut. It delivers layers of rich chocolate, smooth maple, and tropical coconut. The barrel-aging imparts deep whiskey and oak notes, creating a bold, complex stout that is both smooth and indulgent with every sip.
- Gumballhead (Restocked!): This American wheat beer offers a refreshing, crisp citrus finish. It is brewed with boatloads of Amarillo hops, providing notes of mango, pineapple, orange, bergamot, and tangerine. It has a great hops-forward flavor, full of lemon and pineapple, with a thick, resinous mid-palate and a dry, crisp finish.
- 28 Mile Distilling Co.
- Hidden Door Gin: This gin features bright notes of juniper, citrus peel, and coriander, with subtle floral undertones. It presents a smooth and crisp finish, making it excellent for classic gin cocktails or sipping neat.
- Alter Brewing Company
- Cukezilla Vs Lime King Cucumber Lime Kölsch: This Kölsch offers a unique and refreshing twist, blending the crispness of a traditional Kölsch with the subtle coolness of cucumber and a zesty pop of fresh lime. It is light-bodied and incredibly easy-drinking.
- Avery Brewing Company
- Electric Sunshine Tart Ale with Papaya, Pineapple, Kiwi & Pineapple: This tart ale bursts with tropical fruit flavors. It presents a bright acidity balanced by the luscious sweetness of papaya, pineapple, and kiwi, creating a vibrant and exceptionally refreshing drinking experience.
- Austin Eastciders
- Original Dry Hard Cider: A crisp, smooth, dry craft cider made with European bittersweet apples and American dessert apples. It leads to a perfectly balanced cider that is dry, clean, crisp, and refreshing.
- Tropical Punch Imperial Cider: This imperial cider packs a punch, blending an imperial cider base with a combination of fresh tropical fruit including passion fruit, orange, and guava. It offers a classic fruit punch aroma with hints of cherry and orange, and flavors of pineapple, passionfruit, and guava explode on the palate. It is balanced with a refreshing tartness and a touch of heat from the higher ABV.
- Agua Frescas Variety Pack: This pack contains the refreshing line-up of Strawberry Hibiscus, Cucumber Lime, Pineapple Guava, and Mango Chamoy. These are a blend of real fruit, sweeteners, and water, known for their bold, refreshing flavors.
- Bravazzi
- Grapefruit Hard Italian Soda: An invigorating blend of tart and tangy that is refreshingly bittersweet. It offers a true-to-fruit flavor and is wonderfully delicious with a great flavor-forward profile.
- Variety Packs (Restocked!): Your favorite hard Italian soda variety packs are back, offering a range of refreshing, naturally flavored options!
- Buffalo Creek Brewing
- Buffalo Gose with Passion fruit, Orange & Guava: This fruited gose is cloudy with a sour and refreshing character. It presents a harmonious blend of passion fruit, orange, and guava, complemented by a low to medium lactic acid sourness and a subtle hint of salt.
- DESTIHL Brewery
- Mango IPA with Citra, Simcoe & El Dorado hops: This IPA rides a rhythmic backbone of 2-row malt and flaked wheat, hitting a jam-worthy crescendo with lush mango purée and a harmony of Citra, Simcoe, and El Dorado hops. It delivers a melody of juicy sweetness and a crisp, citrusy encore.
- Drekker Brewing Company
- Underneath The Covers Imperial Stout aged 15 Months in Heaven Hill Barrels with Milk Sugar & Hazelnuts: This imperial stout is conditioned on milk sugar and a giant pile of hazelnuts for a silky smooth body and amazingly chocolatey and nutty flavor and aroma. It has a rich rye flavor and dark chocolate, with hazelnut and lactose latte sweets completely stifling the booziness.
- Founders Brewing Co.
- KBS & Backwoods Bastard (Restocked!): Two beloved barrel-aged classics are back! KBS offers rich aromas of roasted coffee, hazelnut, and fudge, balanced with vanilla and bourbon notes. Backwoods Bastard is a powerful, malty Scotch Ale with notes of dark rum, vanilla, and roasted malts.
- KBS Hazelnut Fudge: This variant offers a robust and decadent drinking experience. The aromas of hazelnut coffee intertwine with the velvety smooth embrace of fudge coffee and chocolate. It features layers of flavor notes from the bourbon barrel aging process, including vanilla and oak.
- On Cloud Lime Lager: This crisp lager delivers a burst of zesty lime balanced with light sweetness. Each sip is like a cloud of lime-kissed refreshment, making it the perfect companion for sunny skies and carefree vibes.
- Lakefront Brewery
- Pumpkin Lager: This pumpkin beer puts the pumpkin at the forefront, incredibly smooth, clean, and crisp. It offers notes of pumpkin sweetness with caramel malts, followed by a nice complex spice character of cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. It has a nice full and creamy mouthfeel.
- Oktoberfest Märzen Lager: Heaps of Munich malt give this Oktoberfest its nutty, caramelly flavor. A toasty malt aroma leads to a deeper malt flavor, with toffee, light raisin, and a hint of roasted marshmallow. The finish is relatively dry, with almost a hint of roast along with a light brush of earthy hops.
- Looner Sodas
- Professor Pepper D9 THC Soda with 50 MG: This THC soda tastes great. It offers the classic flavors you already love, infused with 50mg of THC. It is fast-acting, with effects kicking in within 10 minutes, providing a smooth lift and no next-day fog.
- New Riff Distilling
- Kentucky Single Malt Whiskey (Sour Mash, Cask Strength, 115.2 Proof): This whiskey offers a nice level of oak, cinnamon, and raisins in the nose, with hints of anise seed and baked rye bread. The palate is immediately silky, coating the mouth with a molasses and raisin combination, paired with dark caramel. The finish goes on for days, with a lovely balance of sweet and herbal intertwined, including vanilla fudge, cinnamon, and a bit of white pepper.
- Oliphant Brewing
- Doom Tropical Citrus D9 THC Beverage with 50 MG: This beverage provides an absolute jolt of 50mg THC with a delightful tropical citrus flavor. It offers a refreshing and uplifting experience.
- Doom Rainbow Sherbet D9 THC Beverage with 50 MG: This beverage delivers 50mg of THC with a fun and nostalgic rainbow sherbet flavor. It’s a sweet and tangy experience designed for an enjoyable lift.
- Riverlands Brewing Company
- White Pointer New England-style Double IPA Double Dry-Hopped with Simcoe, Mosaic, Galaxy & Citra: This DDH DIPA is brewed with boatloads of Galaxy and Citra hops. It tastes notes of peach, orange citrus, passion fruit, and pineapple, creating a well-rounded beer that drinks easier than its ABV suggests.
- Murky Waters New England-style IPA with Citra & Mosaic hops: This NEIPA uses a favorite hop combination of Citra and Mosaic. These hops lend complex aromas and flavors of orange citrus, mango, pineapple, and berries mixed with a little bit of pine. The body is soft on the palate without being overly full-bodied.
- Short’s Brewing Company
- Only Tourists Xtra Juicy Session Hazy IPA: This session hazy IPA is extra juicy and loaded with dank, fruity hop aromas. It is light-bodied and creamy, with tons of tropical fruit flavors rounded out with just the right amount of bitterness from a top-secret hop blend.
Your Weekend Starts Now at Beer Bazaar!
Kristin’s behind the bar ready to serve you, and the new brews are chilling. Stop by Beer Bazaar Bottle Shop & Taproom in Grayslake today to explore these incredible new arrivals. Your #NewBrewThursday adventure awaits!
