New Lenox Brewery, Fleckenstein's Create Paczki-Inspired Beer

NEW LENOX, IL — All you Paczki lovers out there may want to stop by New Lenox based brewery, Arrowhead Ales Brewing Company, for a taste of their Paczki-inspired stout. The business has partnered with Fleckenstein's Bakery in Mokena to combine the stout with seasonal pastries.

The brewery will release two different stouts, and there will be a special event on March 2, when doors will open at 11 a.m. There will be a special food menu at the event and free paczki from Fleckenstien's for the first 50 who purchase a tap pour.

The first stout is called the Reveler, an Imperial Paczki Stout, Chocolate Bavarian Cream Edition. It is brewed with vanilla, chocolate, lactose and chocolate bavarian cream pastries from Fleckenstein's Bakery.

The second stout is also called the Reveler, and is an Imperial Paczki Stout, Strawberry Glazed Edition. It is brewed with vanilla, lactose and strawberry glazed pastries from Fleckenstein's Bakery.

The business said it has named the beer 'Reveler' as a reveler is someone who parties in a noisy way.

"So visually we decided to take some cues from the Fat Tuesday celebration in Louisiana and the annual Fat Tuesday Chicken Run, where locals of all gender, color and creed dress in wild costumes and celebrate in a very rowdy manner," the business said. "We tried to marry Polish and Cajun traditions visually while still keeping with both of our brand's overall identities."

Image via Arrowhead Ales Brewing Company.