Draft Beer Line Cleaning and Draft System Service in Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake lies in southeastern McHenry County, bordered by Lake in the Hills, Cary, Prairie Grove and Lakewood. Two stations on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest line serve the city, one downtown and one on Pingree Road, and the lake that shares the city's name has the park district's Main Beach on its eastern shore.
Downtown Crystal Lake is a historic business district backed by Downtown Crystal Lake/Main Street, a Main Street America accredited organization. It is home to the Raue Center for the Arts on Williams Street, a theater that opened in 1929 for movies and vaudeville and was later restored by a nonprofit, and the surrounding streets mix shops, restaurants and taprooms. Away from downtown, the city's Three Oaks Recreation Area turned a former quarry into a lakeside park with boat rentals and an outdoor dining patio.
Draft work here covers older downtown buildings, where lines may have been in place for years, as well as restaurants and bars in newer shopping centers, banquet halls and seasonal spots by the water. Our work there spans routine cleaning on a set interval, diagnosing foam and off-flavors, replacing worn parts and tired lines, glycol and gas service, and new or expanded systems.
Crystal Lake is part of our McHenry County service area. See the McHenry County page.
Communities around Crystal Lake
- Lake in the Hills
- Cary
- Prairie Grove
- Lakewood
Services in Crystal Lake
The full range of commercial draft work, from scheduled line cleaning to new installations.
- Beer line cleaningScheduled cleaning of lines, faucets and couplers.
- Draft system designLayout, cooler placement and line routing for new and remodeled spaces.
- Draft system installationNew systems, expansions and rebuilds, balanced to pour right.
- Draft system repair and serviceTroubleshooting foam, flat beer, leaks and worn parts.
- Glycol chiller serviceGlycol power pack checks, cleaning and top-offs.
- CO2 and beverage gasRegulators, blenders, gas lines, leak checks and bulk CO2.
Common questions
Our downtown building has had the same draft lines for years. Should they be replaced?
Not automatically, but they should be looked at. Vinyl tubing ages: it can discolor, harden and absorb flavors that cleaning no longer removes, and the insulation on an aging trunk line can break down and let beer warm on its way to the bar. If cleaning stops bringing the taste back, replacing those sections is usually the better fix. Repair and line replacement.
Do you also cover Lake in the Hills, Cary and the other towns around Crystal Lake?
Yes. Lake in the Hills, Cary, Prairie Grove and Lakewood all border Crystal Lake, and all of them are part of our McHenry County service area. McHenry County communities we cover.
Get in touch
Tell us about your Crystal Lake location and what your draft system needs.