Mickey Finn's owner Brian Grano holds a Santa's Magic Belgian strong ale, which is brewed and sold at the establishment in Libertyville. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media
Mickey Finn's bartender Stephanie Bremer pours a glass of Santa's Magic Belgian strong. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media
Mickey Finn's brewmaster Greg Browne works in the brewhouse in Libertyville. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media
Mickey Finn'sis located in Libertyville. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media
Mickey Finn's brewmaster Greg Browne works in the brewhouse. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media
Mickey Finn's owner Brian Grano samples the Santa's Magic Belgian strong ale. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media
LIBERTYVILLE — “What’s happening with beer now is what happened with wine in the ’80s and ’90s,” Brian Grano says while sitting at the bar of his restaurant and brewery, Mickey Finn’s. People’s knowledge was narrow and their understanding limited, he said. Now there is …