We have to admit that we've had fun with this whole "readers' choice" month thing here at "BotW." And it's all because you readers who sent your suggestions were passionate about your selections. However, there were some that we wanted to include that couldn't make the cut because they're unavailable in Illinois. Some are newer brews that haven't made their way to us, like Capital Brewery's Island Wheat Ale. Brewed with wheat grown on Door County's Washington Island, this was one of two beers to receive more than one recommendation, and the only one to receive multiple nods from our readers. However, a couple phone calls to sales reps at Louis Glunz Beer Company, which distributes Capital Brewery product in the Chicago area, were in vain. Currently, Island Wheat is only available in Wisconsin. But our mother lives ten miles away from New Glarus and sixty miles from Middleton. Now we have a perfect excuse to plan a road trip while being a good son. more ›