Fox Republic Brewing Co.

Name: Fox Republic Brewing Co.
Address: 101 West Hydraulic Street, Yorkville, Illinois, 60560, United States
Telephone: +1 331-400-2337

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Place Category: BreweriesPlace Tags: Beer

Also, in 1994, I got married and bought my first brew kit from The Brewers Coop in Naperville (which evolved into Two Brothers Brewing Company). Thanks to Charlie Papazian and his Joy of Homebrewing book, I started brewing extract brews. I quickly stepped up to all-grain with my homemade Zappap lauter tun (aka 2 plastic buckets). I joined the Urban Knaves of Grain homebrew club to learn more. After brewing excellent beer, creating fun labels, and brewing more beer than I could drink, I decided to write a business plan for a brewery.
I took a job as a server at Taylor Brewing Company in Naperville to educate myself about the brewpub business and bent the ear of their brewer after my shift.
I shared the plan with my brother in California. He used it to create Temecula Brewing Company in 1999, so I sold my house in Illinois and moved my young family to Southern California to help open it as the Brewer/Director of Ops. I was there until 2002 when I moved back to Illinois. Limestone Brewing Company was my next stop as a Brewmaster from 2009-2012. After a move to Aurora, that became Hopvine Brewing Company, where I spent 10 years as the Brewmaster, 2013-2023.
I consulted with GunCraft Beer, creating their recipes and overseeing contract production from 2016-2019. The Firkery was a popup Real Ale event business I ran with Kevin Herbst for a few years.
While at Limestone, I helped create the Plainfield Ale & Lager Enthusiasts homebrew club, which is still thriving, and I am still on the Board of Directors. Something I am most proud of is my teaching position with the Business of Craft Beer program at the College of DuPage, which I have taught for the last two years.