said. “It’s way more unique than your typical new brewery construction.”

The brewery will occupy the eastern portion of the mall, which has been vacant for more than five years. The brewery will have its own entrance.

O’Brien said they outgrew their Lombard location about a year ago. He said when they were scouting for new locations they were drawn to Barrington.

“We kind of fell in love with it,” O’Brien said. “It’s a great community and has been very welcoming to us, even before we approached Peggy” Blanchard, the village’s economic development director.

Blanchard said the village worked quickly to recommend several locations in the village to the O’Brien brothers and then helped them with the application process.

“We really took that project through from start to finish in 15 weeks,” Blanchard said. “Just working together as a team with all of our staff to get this great business in town.”

Jennifer Tennant, the assistant director of development services for the village, said under the plan approved by the village board, Flesk will be allowed to serve wines, cider and some hard alcohol in addition to its beer.

Tennant said the brewery will not serve food, but the owners have talked about possibly partnering with local restaurants to have food delivered to the location for customers.

O’Brien said the owners hope to be operational sometime in November.