According to an article from the Daily Herald, Firewater BBQ aims to expand with a new location in Roselle.
“The developer wants to construct a roughly 5,500-square-foot, multi-tenant center called “Timberland Commons” on the Maple Avenue lot. A Firewater BBQ joint — the regional chain already has restaurants in Geneva, Elmhurst, Alsip and Crest Hill — would become the primary business in the center.”
Firewater BBQ’s website tells us more about the concept: “Being extremely passionate about brewing and BBQ, Daniel and Dennis continued to develop their brews and BBQ recipes underground and titled the brew “Firewater Ale”. The popularity of their unique recipe smoked meats and full-bodied Brews spread from alleyway to riverfront.”
“But the truth of what happened in that barn the night of the Great Fire would soon catch up to them through word of mouth. A young official trying to stamp his card to the top accused them of the blaze….and even mocked their actions by labeling the beer “Firewater Ale”. Soon the public outrage would stretch the city’s front.”
“Chicago had become a breeding ground for crooked politicians, graft, and corruption. It wasn’t long there after that Dennis Regan’s body would be found floating in the east branch of the Chicago River. The newly elected Coroner labeling his cause of death “an accidental drowning,” no further investigation was ever conducted. Daniel Sullivan would be forced into seclusion hiding somewhere on Goose Island and was never to be heard from again.”
“During and after prohibition it is unknown where the story of Firewater Brew and BBQ went from there.. but the story would surface in 1991 when the son of a famous bar and restaurant owner in Chicago, uncovered the book in an old bomb shelter in Burr Ridge, Illinois. After recreating the recipes in Daniel Sullivan’s and Dennis Regan’s vision he realized it was time to resurrect the best Brews and BBQ the world has ever tasted!”
