Year Round
Take a sip of the foam-topped, carbonated heart of our lineup. If these aren’t in your local store, they should be! Tell them to start stocking up on Alter.
Hell Hazed Over
New England IPA
Hopular Kid
Extra Pale Ale
Alterior Motive
India Pale Ale
Center Line
Golden Ale
Seasonal
Every season is beer season at Alter! Our brewers have you covered all year round.
Heavy Squeeze
Unfiltered Lemon Wheat Ale
Spring/Summer
Bleacher Seat
Wheat Ale
Spring/Summer
Festbier
It’s Our… Festbier
Fall
Swedda Wedda
Oatmeal Stout
Winter
Special Release
Available only at the taproom, these can be purchased in 1/2 barrel, 1/6 barrel kegs, and growlers.
Dank You
Double IPA
January
Dank You (Enigma)
Double IPA
June
(draft only)
Limited
TBD
June
Limited
TBD
October
Barrel Aged
Our barrel aged beers are the union of passion and patience, spending months in barrels until they emerge as something truly unique. We hope you enjoy this year’s trio inspired by the spirit of space exploration.
Imperial Endeavor
Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout
November 2019 Release
Cherry Hypergiant
Barrel-Aged Stout with Cherries
November 2019 Release
Lunar Reconnaissance
Barrel-Aged Stout with Vanilla & Cocoa
November 2019 Release
Brewery Draft List
Try even more specialty brews when you come visit us in Downers Grove and St Charles.
Tap lists updated weekly.
Beer Awards
- 2016 Silver Medal @FOBAB
- 2017 Bronze Medal @FOBAB
- 2017 Silver Tut @Day of the Living Ales
- 2018 Bronze Tut @Day of the Living Ales
- 2016 Best in Show @Lombard Ale Fest
- 2017 Taster Choice Award @Lombard Ale Fest
Recognition
62,000+ check-ins on Untappd
2017, 2018, 2019 Nextdoor Neighborhood Favorite
4.5 Stars on Trip Advisor, and recommended as #2 thing to do in Downers Grove
4.5 stars on Yelp
Memberships
Heritage Corridor Ale Trail
Illinois Craft Brewers Guild
Brewers Association
- American Homebrewer’s Association
Chamber630 (local Chamber of Commerce)
St. Charles Chamber of Commerce
Our Brew Team
Mark Hedrick
Founder & Director of Brewing Operations
Matt McCowan
Head Brewer
Alfred Spencer
Head Cellerman
James Bigler
Cellarman
The juice is worth the squeeze
Have you ever heard someone say, “I just don’t like the taste of beer,” like every beer “tastes like beer?” Well send them our way for a pint of our massively refreshing unfiltered lemon wheat ale, Heavy Squeeze, and they’ll start whistlin’ a different tune.