Brewery Planned For Elmhurst's Spring Road

ELMHURST, IL – A brewery with a location in Lake Zurich is planning to open a second one on Spring Road in Elmhurst.

What Now Chicago has reported that Phase Three Brewing Co. has signed a lease for 492 S. Spring Road. It is the site of the old Stemple's Cycles.

The brewery is expected to open by the end of the year or early next year, according to What Now.

The company is owned by Shaun and Brittany Berns and Evan Morris. They originally worked with one other at a restaurant and brewery in Schaumburg. Shaun and Brittany later got married.

The trio opened their Lake Zurich brewery in 2019.

Last year, Thrillist named Phase Three Brewing one of the 34 "hottest" breweries in the United States. It was one of three in Illinois.

"True to the trio in its name, this suburban Chicagoland brewery brews the holy trinity of buzzed-about styles: milkshake IPAs, heavily fruited sour ales, and indulgent imperial stouts," the Thrillist reviewer wrote.

A few doors down, Bottle Theory, a craft beer taproom, is set to open at 542 S. Spring Road. It noted the coming brewery.

"We are especially excited by the recent news from Phase Three Brewing, one of the leading craft breweries in Illinois, who recently announced they will be opening a taproom less than 200 yards from our location," the company said in its business concept.