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Show some Chicago pride when choosing your suds with these adventurous local breweries.
VICE DISTRICT BREWING 1454 S Michigan Ave (312-291-9022,
Located in the heart of South Loop, Vice District gets its name from the area’s past life as Chicago’s red light district in the late 1800s. Today, the community-focused microbrewery serves a rotating selection of balanced American, English, German and Belgian ales. In addition to their “staples,” Vice offers a variety of seasonal beers, appeasing beer gurus and novices alike. It’s the kind of place where strangers can mix and mingle in harmony, backing the brewery’s motto: “Come as our guest and leave as TRY Pleasure Trip Blonde Ale: It’s a year-round pour that’s light, crisp and packed with floral flavors.
PIPEWORKS BREWING COMPANY 3912 W McLean Ave,
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Pipeworks Brewing Company may not have a brick-and-mortar location where you can try a bunch of the varieties it puts out (and, boy, do these small specialists put out a lot), but you can find cans of the regulars and bombers of special releases at plenty of Chicago-area bottle shops and bars. TRY Any of the Abduction line. These heavy-hitting imperial stouts come in bombers and range in rich flavors from raspberry truffle to pistachio. The high ABVs will give you quite
METROPOLITAN BREWING CO. 5121 N Ravenswood Ave,
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A few years ago, lagers weren’t really beers you’d see in the craft world—they were left
Sketchbook Brewing Company
to the big boys. That’s changing thanks to breweries like Metropolitan, which has been specializing in German-style lagers since its beginning in 2009. Using bright hops and bready malts, the beers are all made with yeasts that do best in cold temperatures (a must for lagers). You’ll find the seasonal Oktoberfest or year-round Kölsch perfect TRY Its take on a pilsner, Flywheel is billed as a “bright lager” with a pilsner bitterness but a malty backbone.
SKETCHBOOK BREWING COMPANY 821 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL (847-859-9051,
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Tucked along Evanston’s booming Main- Dempster Mile District, Sketchbook pours 10 to 14 different brews six nights a week. Sip everything from the Pinky Sweater red rice pilsner to the rich Turbulence Russian imperial stout. The intimate,
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community-forward taproom offers live acoustic sets on Tuesday nights and allows guests to bring in food from the wealth of local restaurants (FYI: Hoosier Mama Pie is just a block away). Tap your inner-artist and sketch something funky on your coaster for a chance to be featured on the brewery’s Instagram account. TRY Honey Bird ale; it packs in notes of sweet honey and herbaceous basil.
HAYMARKET PUB & BREWERY 737 W Randolph St (312-638-0700,
Brewmaster Peter L. Crowley knows a thing or two about making great beer, and you can sample the fruits of his labor at this West Loop brewpub. Order a flight at Haymarket to sip everything from the brewery’s flagship pilsner to its barrel-aged rarities. When hunger strikes, the kitchen has you covered
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