Yes, you can reserve tables during our regular hours at no charge. We’ll only reserve up to half of our covered seating at any time for parties to ensure we still have enough seating for walk-ins. We can’t hold any tables for you that aren’t being used as seating for your group. Commercial events and fundraisers are not allowed during our regular hours. To check availability for a reservation for your group, please use above contact form or email info@riggsbeer.com

We assume that reservations are for 2 hours or less. If you need additional time, let us know ahead of time and we will try to accommodate.

We never close our doors to our regular guests during our regular hours (Thurs/Fri 3pm-10 pm, Sat noon-10 pm, Sun noon-8pm). Outside of those hours, you can rent our facility for a fee staring at $400 for an all private event. Please contact info@riggsbeer.com for details.

During our regular hours, we don’t rent any private rooms. If you are reserving some tables, you can decide between: the main tap room, the open beer garden, our game room, and the party porch. None of them can be totally closed off to other traffic. The main tap room seats about 85 people, the beer garden seats 200+, the game room seats about 10 people, and the party porch seats about 60 people. The beer garden is the open area out back. There is no rain cover. The party porch is an unconditioned, but fully enclosed space, i.e. you are safe in case of rain / bad weather.

You cannot book an entire room or space, but if you have a preference on where your reserved tables are located, let us know and we’ll try to accommodate.

Yes, you can. We are happy to accommodate rehearsal dinners, wedding ceremonies, and receptions if they don’t conflict with our day-to-day business. We don’t charge you extra just because you mention the word “wedding”. We are a great spot for the casual couple that is looking for a low cost option for their small wedding. But, with that being said: we are probably not the right place if you are looking for a traditional, all-private wedding space with white linens, plated dinner, and dancing to a DJ all night long.

In addition to our tasty beers, we serve a variety of wine, cider, mead, soda, juice, lemonade, iced tea, coffee, … and we even have juice boxes for kids. We don’t serve any hard liquor. All beverages must be purchased from us. For our beverage menu, please click here.

We don’t offer any packages, you just pay for what you consume. However, you can run a tab for your party, or give tickets for certain beverages to your guests (see details below).

Kegs can be purchased by private individuals (non-liquor license holders) directly from the brewery. This is for off-premise consumption only, i.e. a party at your house. Beer cannot be purchased by the keg and consumed in our taproom or beergarden.

We don’t have a kitchen, but we usually have a food truck in our parking lot during peak hours. You are welcome to grab a bite from the food truck and bring it into the taproom / beergarden. You can find the full food truck schedule here. If the food truck’s offering is not to your liking, you can also bring food from home or order in delivery. You are not allowed to bring in any beverages.

Within the guidelines: Since we don’t have a kitchen, we allow customers to bring in their own food.

During our main hours, we always have a food truck on site and recommend you utilize the food truck of the day for the freshest offerings. You can find a food truck schedule here. Our food trucks partners are always happy to work with you to “cater” your party.

Please be aware that we can’t provide and plates, silverware, or serving ware. If you choose to work with a caterer, need additional space to set up your food, or have any other requirements, please check with us before placing your reservation. We will try to accommodate, if possible.
Any food you bring needs to be fully prepared for consumption. You are not allowed to cook or prepare on site. This includes, but not limited to: popcorn/cotton candy machines, smores, grills, candy or ice cream bars. Please refrain from bringing sprinkles, caramel, caramel coated popcorn, blue or otherwise intensely colored icing.

Because we don’t have a kitchen, you may work with any licensed caterer to provide food for your party. As a first stop, we recommend working with one of our regular food trucks. They will be happy to work with you on “catering” your event and will be able to provide the freshest option for you.

If the food truck isn’t what you are looking for, we can send you a list of recommended caterers that know our facility well and provide great food and service.

In any case, before booking a caterer, please have the caterer check with us to ensure we can provide the space and amenities they would need. Caterers are not allowed to cook on site. They need to bring only fully prepared foods. Any space requirements for catering need to be discussed before placing your reservation.

Generally, we don’t charge a fee for you to bring in a caterer. If you require a lot of additional space for setup & service, a fee may apply.

Yes. Large groups may be allowed to have a tent setup by a professional tent installation company. Riggs will not cover any cost or permits. All tent requests need to be discussed with and confirmed by Riggs prior to placing your reservation for the event.

Within the guidelines: You can decorate in your designated area.

You cannot set signage outside your designated area / by the road / by the front door.

All decorations must be family friendly and easily removable. They also need to be easy to clean up (no confetti, glitter, or confetti/glitter filled balloons allowed).

You are not allowed to tape, tie or otherwise attach anything to walls, furniture, windows, etc.

You can use candles if they are in a fireproof container such as a glass or metal lantern.

Balloons on balloon weights, table runners, or small centerpieces have worked well in the past.

You will be held responsible for any damage to furniture or walls caused by your decorations.

You cannot blow up balloons on site, arrange flowers for bouquets, … All decorations must be brought in ready to be used.

When placing your reservation, please discuss any set-up time you may need with Riggs. We will need to make sure the space is available prior to your guests arrival for setup. For example, if you place a reservation for 6 pm, we may have another group in the space all the way until 6 pm unless otherwise agreed upon.

We will ensure that your tables are cleaned off and ready for you at the discussed time. If you come in before the agreed upon time, your tables may still be in use by other customers. If you are working with a caterer, or want a family member to come in and decorate / set up early, please make them aware of the restrictions.

We will hold your reservation for 15 minutes past the agreed upon time. If you are running late, please call the taproom immediately, so we can adjust your reservation. You can reach us at 217-718-5345.

No. We are not event planners, caterers, or professional decorators. Because our fees are either extremely low or non-existent, we don’t provide much in the way of event planning. We’d be happy to give recommendations for event planners, caterers, florists, and other companies that we’ve successfully worked with in the past. We’d also be happy to coordinate with your contractors to make sure they have all the amenities they need / confirm that they comply with our rules.

There is no fee to reserve a couple of tables during our regular hours. If you have not claimed your table within 15 minutes of the agreed upon time, we consider your reservation void and will not hold your table any longer. If you are running late, call the tap room at 217-718-5345. Your tables will be ready at the reserved time, but no sooner.

Please contact Riggs right away. With enough lead time, we usually don’t incur any costs and can cancel your event without a charge. If you need to cancel your event / reservation on short notice, please call the taproom at 217-718-5345.