A Gathering Place

Current Tap List

Dunkes Bier – German Pils 4.9%

When we first visited our friends at Little Lager and tried their Bitter Bears I immediately asked which gummy bears they used. After hearing the brand, I replied “THOSE ARE TRASH BEARS”, and strongly advocated for another gummy bear brand…and still do every time I visit. Brewed with Rahr Old World Pilsner Malt, Rice, and CaraPils, “Trash Bears” is an unfiltered Cold IPA with Columbus, Citra, and Mosaic. While we might not agree on each other’s gummy bear preference, we agree that this brew is clean and crisp with a medium-low body, flavors of tropical fruit, grapefruit, slight dankness, and a pleasant citrusy herbal aroma.

Trash Bears – Cold IPA 5.8%

When we first visited our friends at Little Lager and tried their Bitter Bears I immediately asked which gummy bears they used. After hearing the brand, I replied “THOSE ARE TRASH BEARS”, and strongly advocated for another gummy bear brand…and still do every time I visit. Brewed with Rahr Old World Pilsner Malt, Rice, and CaraPils, “Trash Bears” is an unfiltered Cold IPA with Columbus, Citra, and Mosaic. While we might not agree on each other’s gummy bear preference, we agree that this brew is clean and crisp with a medium-low body, flavors of tropical fruit, grapefruit, slight dankness, and a pleasant citrusy herbal aroma.

Help Yo Self – Robust Porter w/Vanilla Beans 6%

Schubie Snacks – DDH Hazy Pale Ale 6%

For Corina – Double Dry-Hopped Hazy IPA 6.3%

Goat Ranch – Dunkles Bock 6.9% (Collab w/ Perennial)

Whale Sounds – Double Dry-Hopped Hazy IPA 7%

Full Drink List

Click here to see what all we may have on hand

Located in Millstadt, Il. Millpond Brewing is focused on local brews.

Photos by TIM BOTTCHEN

I always had a passion for home brewing and began winning several awards through the years, then in spring of 2019 the stars aligned.

My then employer downsized and I was let go from my career in Marketing, at that same time a building that I had always loved in my hometown of Millstadt IL came available. With a little encouragement from my wife, Lizzy, we decided to take a leap and making brewing my full time career.

Our family and friends helped us renovated the 1940's service station located just a mile down the road from the butcher shop my parents owned for over 37 years.

We opened October 3rd, 2019. As a small hometown brewery, our focus is and always will be on improving our community, utilizing local ingredients, and offering a thoughtful rotating variety of beer showcasing our style of brewing.

We excel in producing an exceptional range of different lager styles, hazy IPA, and has found early success with our only two year old barrel-aged program.

We hope to see you soon!

-Bryan

Phone

(618) 476-9933

Location

308 E Washington
Millstadt, IL 62260

Hours

M Closed
Tu-Th 3p - 10p
Fr-Sa Noon–11p
Su Noon–7p

Happy Hour: Tue-Thu 3-6pm. $2 off draft * barrel-aged beer not included

Where did you get the name “Millpond Brewing”?

The town of Millstadt has strong roots as a farming and milling community. At one time the town boasted three mills, and in a rare arrangement, these three mills shared the same millpond. In communities such as Millstadt, the millpond was a place for fun. In the summertime residents of the community would swim, fish, have picnics, and hold family gatherings at the millpond. In the wintertime they would skate on the frozen water and sled on its banks. Millponds became the first, defacto, city parks.

Will you have food?

We hope to offer food soon through Millpond by leasing a space to a well-established, much-loved restaurant. In the meantime, we schedule food trucks regularly (typically Friday and Saturday) and you can view the full food truck schedule here: millpondbrewing.com/events
In addition, you can bring in food, including food from any of Millstadt’s local establishments (Ott’s, Mariachi’s, Breadeaux, Papa Vitos, Smokin K’s, Reinhardt's, sorry if we missed anyone).

Do you have a private party space?

We do have a private party space inside and beer garden available to reserve. Please email info@millpondbrewing.com for information.

Are dogs allowed in your beer garden?

Yes, please bring your dogs to enjoy our beer garden with you, as long as they are well behaved, remain on a leash, and you clean up after them. Please note our outdoor ground covering is recycled tires, so we highly encourage you to monitor your pups so they don’t consume any of the mulch.