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Delicious dinner at newly-opened gastrobrewery Destihl in Champaign, IL last night. A hip and nice but not-too-fancy place featuring a remarkably large and varied selection of all house-brewed beers on tap (offered in 4 oz. tasting sizes so you can try a bunch guilt-free) as well as an equally varied, full-flavored food menu, offering well-prepared and presented comfort food as well as more exotic/haute cuisine and enticing desserts.

Our selections:

4 oz. beers (descriptions here): Champaign blonde ale, Belgian pale ale, 120 Shilling scotch ale, Biere brune, & Strawberry blonde ale. The strawberry blonde was the favorite of the bunch, light and crisp with surprisingly strong real strawberry flavor (made with fresh strawberries).

Appetizers/small plates: cheese curds, marinated cucumbers, spiced seared tuna. All delicious, especially the horrible for you but irresistiblecheese curds.

Entrees: spinach w/ grilled portabella mushroom and chicken salad & “Destihl Meatloaf”: prosciutto wrapped meatloaf with stout gravy and veggies. The salad, especially the mushrooms, were good but nothing amazing. The maple jalapeno bacon dressing that came with it sounded good but was kind of off-putting to me for some reason (good thing I asked for it on the side). The meatloaf, on the other hand, was great. YUMZ. Portions were big but not too big.

Dessert: cedar plank brie - warm, gooey, mild flavored brie with chili & ginger infused honey, mixed berries, and grilled baquette. I normally hate brie, but this one was very mild, with barely any ammonia flavor (the part I hate) and excellent with the honey, berries, and crispy toast. A kinda rich, kinda light, creamy, crispy, and slightly tangy finish to an excellent meal.

Destihl
301 N. Neil Street 
Champaign, IL  61820