Craft Beer & Breweries
Taprooms and breweries that made Chicago one of America's great beer cities.
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Off Color Brewing – The Mousetrap
Known for creative, style-bending beers. Its quirky Mousetrap taproom pours small batches you won't find anywhere else.
Marz Community Brewing
A playful, artsy South Side taproom with everything from crisp lagers to wine-barrel wild ales.
Hop Butcher for the World
Chicago's hazy-IPA specialists, with beer names that nod to city lore. The taproom has the freshest cans.
Moody Tongue Brewing
A Michelin-starred brewery making culinary-minded beers built for food. You can drop into the bar for a pint without booking the tasting menu.
Half Acre Beer Co. (Balmoral)
One of the breweries that built Chicago's craft beer scene. The Balmoral taproom and beer garden is the place to drink Daisy Cutter at the source.
Revolution Brewing Taproom
Chicago's biggest independent brewery. The Kedzie taproom sits right at the production brewery, and Anti-Hero is on tap at half the bars in town for a reason.
Goose Island Taproom
The brewery that made Chicago a beer town. The Fulton Street taproom is where to try barrel-aged Bourbon County Stout alongside the classics.
A great beer city
Chicago has one of the biggest craft brewing scenes in the country, with taprooms in nearly every neighborhood. A few breweries helped launch the national craft beer movement, and the city is now home to everything from hazy-IPA specialists to barrel-aging experts.
What to try:
- The local flagships: the pale ales and IPAs you'll see on tap at bars all over the city
- Barrel-aged stouts: a Chicago specialty, famously released every fall
- Taproom-only releases: small batches you can only get at the source
Good to know: many taprooms welcome families and dogs, and some let you bring in food. Check before you go.
Prefer a bar with a deep list from around the world? See Beer Bars & Imports.