Lil’ Beaver, the Bloomington brewery and restaurant, offers a really nice menu of beer and a solid food menu. I was recently there on a Saturday afternoon and had a flight ($10) and some lunch. In addition to the four delicious beers, I also had/shared a burger with onion rings ($11), some fried pickles ($8) and the churro doughnuts ($5). Was I very full and incapacitated the rest of the afternoon? Yes, yes, I was. But it was worth it. The double smash patty burger was perfect, and both the onion rings and fried pickles were well seasoned and crispy. The churro doughnuts were two cake doughnuts with delicious cinnamon and sugar (and a dusting of powdered sugar).
Photo by Jessica Hammie.
I tried a few different beers on tap at the time (check out the tap menu here), which were all excellent, but I especially liked Willy’s Watermelon & Wheat, a perfect summer fruit beer that was not too sweet.
If you have an afternoon, make the drive to Bloomington to check out Lil’ Beaver. The patio is great, and puppy friendly.
Lil’ Beaver
16 Currency Dr
Bloomington
M-Th 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
F + Sa 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. (kitchen closes at 9 p.m.)
Su 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Top image by Jessica Hammie.
