Belt’s Beer Garden: Vic’s Secret

Today I have a couple brews made with Australian hop Vic Secret...including a special rare beer from an up-and-coming brewery close to my home that I wanted to share with you all.

I’d like to start with the new kid on the block - Energy City - because people outside Chicago should know about them.

Energy City is a tiny brewery in Batavia, Illinois that’s starting to make big waves around the area. Founded in late 2017, they are only open the first Saturday of every month (11-3 p.m.) and the second Friday of the month (6-9 p.m.) and have had huge lines ever since they’ve started selling beer.

With their massive popularity, they’ve recently been able to get a small distribution going throughout…