Brewery tastings, classes and tours in Chicago

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CuisineBrewery
StyleExperimental, sours, lagers
Price$$
HoursMon-Wed 16:00-23:00; Thu-Fri 16:00-00:00; Sat 11:00-00:00; Sun 11:00-22:00
Taproom hoursMon-Sun 16:00-23:00
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Tip: The Sunday afternoon brewery tour finishes with a flight; book online a week ahead. Kimski's kimchi-pierogi pairs with the Jungle Boogie pale.

Location

Address: 3630 S Iron St, Chicago, IL 60609

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Hopewell Brewing Company ★ 4.6

$$ BreweryLagers, pilsners

Hopewell Brewing in Chicago is the Logan Square brewery on Milwaukee Avenue, with a lager-and-pilsner focus and a tap room full of natural-wood communal.

TipFirst Lager is the pilsner that put the brewery on the map; order a pint and a $5 hot pretzel for the back patio.

Off Color Brewing ★ 4.5

$$ BreweryHistorical beer styles, gose, kottbusser

Off Color Brewing in Chicago runs the Mousetrap taproom on Kingsbury Street, with revival historical styles (gose, kottbusser, kvass) and mixed-fermentation.

TipThe Mousetrap sour-blend release schedule is monthly; check the website Monday for the Friday drop list of mixed-fermentation bottles.

Goose Island Beer Co. (Fulton Brewery) ★ 4.3

$$ BreweryBourbon County stout, lagers

Goose Island Beer Co. in Chicago is the 1988 John Hall brewery, with the Fulton Brewery taproom on West Fulton serving Bourbon County Stout from the source.

TipThe Bourbon County Stout Day in late November is the calendar event; otherwise the regular taproom has the year-round drafts the cans don't.

Maplewood Brewery & Distillery ★ 4.2

$$ BreweryLagers, IPA, whiskey

Maplewood Brewery & Distillery in Chicago is the Logan Square brewery-distillery on Maplewood, with IPAs, lagers and the Crooked Belgian-style ale under one.

TipThe distilled whiskey series is what separates this taproom from the others; the rye is the buy.

Revolution Brewing ★ 4.1

$$ BreweryHop-forward ales, barrel-aged

Revolution Brewing in Chicago is Illinois' largest independent brewer, with Anti-Hero IPA at the Avondale taproom on Kedzie after the Logan Square brewpub.

TipSit at the production taproom on Kedzie for the full draft list. The Bourbon County-style barrel-aged stout releases are the calendar event.

Begyle Brewing ★ 4.0

$$ BreweryPale ales, milk stouts

Begyle Brewing in Chicago is the small North Center brewery on Cuyler Avenue, a 10-barrel system known for the Hophazardly IPA and the Free Bird milk stout.

TipBegyle keeps a small taproom with eight rotating taps; the milk stout on nitro is the cold-weather order.

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