Still
Running.
Every last Thursday. The still is running.
Free
Entry — Always
9pm
Sharp Close
200ft
Hangar to Distillery
22
Acres of Farm
The Story
This isn't a bar night. It's an institution.
Still Running is Barnstormer’s monthly event — not a club, it’s an experience open to everyone. Equal parts tasting room, living laboratory, and front porch. Free to enter. Impossible to replicate.
Every last Thursday, the distillery and hangar doors open and something different happens at Barnstormer. This is your chance to see a Master Distiller, a Master Mixologist and their staff in their natural habitat. No cages, bars or chains — you mingle with the staff free range.
"You arrive as a customer. You leave as a friend."
Barnstormer Distillery • Rockford, IL
One Night. Two Experiences.
Pick your world. Or explore both.
Still Running operates across two distinct spaces — 200 feet apart, completely different energy, both essential. Addie runs the public face of Barnstormer at the hangar — fun, friendly, and she makes it feel like home. Tim runs the normally behind-the-scenes world: grain dust, fermented mash, and equipment running hot enough to fry an egg on. In Tim’s world you taste the raw and often unfinished spirit. In Addie’s world you taste the finished product.
The Hangar
Addie's Domain
- Curated monthly flight — exclusive pours, one night only
- Addie’s signature cocktail, created for that month’s theme
- Full bar & a curated food menu built for the night
- Passport stamping & loyalty check-in
- Cigars welcome on the patio
- The social heart of the evening
The Distillery
Tim's Domain
- The still is actively running — see, hear, and smell real craft production
- Standing tasting station in front of the Wall of Tests
- Three curated quarter-ounce pours — Tim’s picks for that week
- Different selections every event — no two nights the same
- Not a tour, not a scripted performance — just Tim sharing his element with you
- The walk there is half the experience
— 200 ft — Walk through the farm between worlds —
The Passport Program
Your Barnstormer Journey.
There’s only one way to get a Still Running passport — and it’s not at the public side. It requires a personal conversation with Tim at the distillery tasting station. Once it’s in your hands, it’s your record of your unique journey with Barnstormer. Every Barnstormer event after April 30 will have its own unique stamp.
When someone at a future event notices your stamps and asks about it? Tell them the same thing you were told: go find Tim on a last Thursday.
12 StampsComplimentary Featured FlightYour first full rotation rewarded.
24 StampsFree Barnstormer T-ShirtThe official mark of a regular.
36 StampsFree Barnstormer BottleYour choice — 90 proof or below, on us.
48 StampsThursday Night BourbonLimited edition. Not for sale. Not available any other way. Yours.
Passports are earned, not just handed out. Lost passports can be replaced — for a fee that grows with each loss. Treat it like an airport badge.
The Menu
Food that earns its place at the table.
Not a restaurant. Not bar food either. Everything on the Still Running menu is built to hold up next to serious whiskey — made with the same intention that goes into every spirit on that wall behind Tim.
Signature
Chicken Nachos
Tim’s signature design, executed by his trained kitchen staff. No over-processed liquid cheese-like goo — just freshly cooked Tinga chicken, tortilla chips covered in melted cheese, chopped tomato, pepper, onion and cilantro, fresh sliced jalapeño, sour cream and avocado spread, with a side of salsa.
Smash Burgers
Premium bun. Defined builds. The kind of burger that looks as good as it tastes. Two or three variations — none of them complicated, all of them deliberate.
Chicken Tacos
Fresh Tinga chicken, house toppings, nothing overthought. The kind of taco that holds up next to a serious pour without competing with it.
Charcuterie Board
Assembled fresh to order. Mixed meats, artisan cheeses, fruit, cornichons, olives, artisan crackers. The kind of board that pairs perfectly with whatever the staff just poured you.
2026 Season
Mark your calendar.
Every last Thursday, April through October. Same time every month. The still will be running. The question is whether you will be too.