Our self-guided brewery tour through Chicago's North side landed us at Hop Butcher, and it was probably our favorite spot of the trip! Paid street parking available directly outside this establishment! The interior is laid back, with bar or table seating, and a huge mural that gives you a glimpse into the amazing artwork used throughout the brand. Our server was helpful at deciphering which of their many IPA to try and also where to go for our next stop on the journey. The beer itself was AWESOME!! They focus heavily on IPAs, which gives us hop lovers so many nuances to choose from. I love that they focus on one thing and do it incredibly well! Our favorite was the Cold Pizza, which we picked up in their attached store for our home collection. Great space, tasty IPA, and perfect spot for a sip and a board game! read more

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Have been here a few times in the past few years based on their high reviews. Each time it gets harder to find a beer without lactose. 90-100% of their beers use lactose. Great if you don't mind animal products in your beer. Not my thing. So many other local breweries who don't do this. Other than that, paid street parking is easy and service is friendly. read more

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Great atmosphere, staff, and beer selection. A great place to relax and enjoy local craft beer!

Got some beers from this popular brewery. Hop Butcher For The World has become one of the hipster hangouts in North Center. It has an ever increasing amount on tap. Also plenty to go in cans to have for later. There's more places getting it so it must be highly regarded. Chill location in kind of a hipster area. It's not quite as bad as some of the places around it can get. This is more of a place for analyzing and sipping. A lot of interesting choices for names. It's about $7 a pint. Actually not bad for craft beers. The best we had of these was The West Coast Sound. It's a West Coast Pilsner. There's peachy notes that are sweet. Bad thing is there's no food. They let you make orders like pizza. Has a lot of variety so you have to keep coming to try everything they got. It's closed Mondays. There's no food but they let you bring in stuff. read more

Hop Butcher For The World - West Coast Sound - Brewpubs Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Located at a fully fun area of the city, I love Hop Butcher. I could shop this area (Lincoln AVE) all afternoon long while stopping here for a beer. Staff is fun, informative and welcoming. The beer is good, and seating is decent. read more

Place is Super cute! The old aged wood, store & the staff is super chill and helpful. The beer selection is our cup of tea! Major Kudos to the brewer of these IPAS because they are amazing! Super delicious. We tried 9 different beers and all were great. All the 10.5% beers do not taste like 10.5abv so that was another huge plus! If you love Hazy's like we do, this will be your jam! The hazys were spectacular! We love beers and brewery's are our thing so, this was our favorite beer stop on this trip! The girl at the merch area with glasses was not so friendly but idk maybe she's just having a bad day. Still though, be nice homegirl! If we ever come back to Chicago, we will come by! :) read more

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If you're in any way a hop head, get over here. These guys know what's happening. Smaller taproom with long tables and benches. It was quiet when I went in but this would be a great space to meet new people, I suspect. read more

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I first heard about Hop Butcher For The World when they released an honorary brew for famed meteorologist Tom Skilling - that was a darn good beer! My lovely wife and I finally stopped into Hop Butcher on a weeknight for a drink before attending a show in the area. Our server was kind to us even though we were one and done, and even served us a full pitcher of water. I enjoyed my tangy Cherry Cyclone milkshake IPA, while my love enjoyed her IPA pour. We'd love to come back here with friends. read more

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I happened to be in the area, so I was happy to check out the tap room. If you love ipas, then hop butcher is definitely worth your visit. On the day of my visit, they didn't have many other options. My husband ended up trying a milkshake ipa that he actually liked. What is super awesome is that they offer multiple sizes of their pours. Inside is a little cramped, but service is friendly. read more

Hop Butcher For The World - Brewpubs Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Great Beers & Outstanding staff! Hop Butcher makes incredible beers. They have a deep IPA line up with westys and neipas. Single to Triple. A few lighter pilsners and lagers. Plus a dark stout or two. I tried about 12 4oz pours and everything was premium. The last one was a triple IPA and probably my favorite. Sylvia was my beertender and was SUPERB. Friendly, attentive and knowledgeable. Nick the manager was a hoot! A happier man you will not find. Enthusiasm & Joy overflowing. Tap room is cool. Cement bar, wood tables and benches. Two different areas plus a take out room. Many many cans to go + merch. read more

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This place has been a great addition to the neighborhood ever since they moved in. The beer is great and they've accumulated a huge selection of strong, happy beers. There's even a few light beers available, if that's your thing. No food, but there is a merch store attached with a lot of good options. Parking is usually easy around the corner on the side streets. read more

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There is no doubt that Hop Butcher is one of, if not the most exciting craft beer joint in Chicago. Their selection is ever changing and never boring. They know what they're doing and they do it better than everybody. Their marketing deserves recognition but unlike quite a few other trendy craft beer makers, it is what's inside the can that makes the product so special. Much love for Hop Butcher and all that they do to bring good beer into our pint glasses. read more

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Super cool brewery with great beer! Staff was friendly and on top of it! Glad we ubered here to check it out.

Wow! What a selection!...and beers bursting with scrupulously combined hops! This place has a steady flow of patrons and the sit down table service for beer ordering was a new twist for us! Keep it up Hop Butcher For The World! Loved the wood plank walls! read more

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Menu is IPA heavy, so I was worried there wouldn't be anything I like, but their coconut seltzer was amazing! My friends who ordered an IPA said it was very good. They also had a lager on the menu. read more

An awesome brewery putting out some top notch beers that I started to experience a few years ago. Great that they now have a location and any beer enthusiast or connoisseur needs to have this on their places to stop. Great staff as well and a nice kick back spot right there off the main street area. Highly recommend, and decent locations around if you need to get food as well. read more

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Been a longtime fan of the brewery since moving to Chicago and learning about them in 2017. A team of really good people, along with an expert artist, working together to put out arguably the best hazies in the midwest. I'll start with the beer. If you're a hazy IPA fan, you've hit the jackpot - tons of great offerings. Missed the Thursday can drop? No problem, their latest releases are usually available on draft for at least a week. An assortment of size options at a better-than-the-competition price point. They've also begun really trying to dial in their non-hazy offerings, some solid pilsners and west coast styles, as well as a burgeoning barrel-aged program which, in its infancy, is producing some very good stuff. Their taproom was a longtime coming, finally opening at the end of 2022. There are a few touches of Dan Grzeca's art on the walls, otherwise, if you squint, you might think you're still at the old Half Acre taproom, which occupied this space for the better part of a decade. And, despite the friendly, knowledgable, and fast service, that is one of my biggest issues with the space. There simply isn't any atmosphere, nothing to really make you feel like you're in a special place, or Hop Butcher's home. I appreciate the nod of respect to Half Acre, but this feels more like a pop up in their home, rather than its own thing. Lower the lighting, perhaps, a few more flourishes. It can get very loud with only a handful of people in there, and lately it has rarely been packed, which I can only imagine speaks to the lack of an overall experience. They've recently taken a step in the right direction by opening up "The Oasis," essentially the garage in between the bottle shop and the taproom. They did a nice job with this, and is the kind of unique feel you want when you visit a place as acclaimed as they are for their beer. I feel like with a more exciting space and experience, I would be here all the time. As it is, the beer is too good and it is in such a convenient location that I still find myself here once or twice a month. read more

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Finally a HB tap room for enjoying some of their offerings. It was crazy busy but staff were friendly to squeeze us in and they came back to check on us and deliver us more beer. They offer 5 oz, 10 oz and 12/16 oz of most beers on draft. The shop next store to the tap room sells shirts and cans and growlers and they close earlier than the tap room. They currently only offer glass growlers (not crowlers yet). I was sad they only sell full 4 packs so no mix and match or single cans sales. However there is a Bottles and Cans liquor store up the street that carries some Hop Butcher and other craft beers you can buy by the can. Note this tao room is about 6 miles from downtown but you can take ride share or the brown line to Montrose and a safe walk to the location. read more

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The hazys are good. The selection is good. The people are good. The Bring Your Own Food is good.

Love this place! I have been here twice since Hop Butcher took over from Half Acre and both times were a good experience. Love their beers! If you're into IPA, this place is a must. Friendly service, friendly tap room, good atmosphere, very clean. Would return, would recommend. Long live the Butcher! read more

While in Chicago for a wedding of a friend, I returned to a location that I have been in the past but now houses a new brewery. Hop Butcher for the World is now showcasing hops across a variety of styles, collaborations, and rates to give you all the flavors you could imagine a hop could create. They are butchering those hops like it's their job (well, it might be). Don't forget the work they do for the community though (aka the "For the World" portion of their name), as its equally impressive. We got a flight of small pours and thoroughly enjoyed all of them. Timber Chop: A Double India Pale Ale brewed in collaboration with Great Notion using HBC-630, YCH 301 & Citra. Slumbering Giant: An Imperial Stout Conditioned On Toasted Coconut & Cacao Nibs Gapers Delay A Double India Pale Ale hopped with Nelson Sauvin, Mosaic & Galaxy Alley Monster: A Triple India Pale Ale with Riwaka, Galaxy & Nectaron Celery Salt An American Pale Ale hopped with Nelson Sauvin. My absolute favorite of the flight. Simple, elegant, and well expressive. _________ read more

If you are a Chicago craft beer connoisseur, then you probably already knew about Hop Butcher. But for the uneducated, Hop Butcher makes exceptional New England style IPAs, along with various other beers - stouts, pale ales, lagers, etc. Their IPAs are considered more of a Chicago style, which tends to contain lactose/milk sugar to bump up the sweetness factor more than the original Northeast counterpart. This definitely rings true at Hop Butcher. You'll find a plethora of IPAs using various different hops, and many tend to be sweet or creamy or tropical. There's some great beer here if that style is your thing, and if not, they still have other options that are very serviceable along with a great taproom to boot. The space used to be filled by Half Acre, and it's great to see not much has changed and all the bones are still there. The space is a bit small and can get packed very quickly so I would suggest arrive at a non-peak time if you don't want to have to wait outside. They also have a bottle shop next-door,, which has all the new canned releases, as well as Growler and crowler draft pours to go and various merchandise. Thank you Hop Butcher for a great time and we will be back! read more

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If you love hazy ipa's this place is a must. I've been drinking their beers for a handful of years and I couldn't wait for them to open a taproom. If you know anything about Hop Butcher, you know they're constantly making new beers. It's nicely designed, prices are reasonable and they have a store to purchase their beers on the other side. Definitely worth a visit. Great service with a pretty laidback vibe. read more

I for one love Nostalgia. Nostalgia is the reason I came to this brewery on a frigid Chicago day. Growing up got taken to Marshall Fields often as a kid. Marshall Fields sold Franco mints. Last year brewery sold a Franco Mint stout beer wasn't quick enough and missed it. This year was able to try the Franco Mint stout. Its interesting the taste is very similar to the Franco mints. Went with 10 oz. Next beer was a coconut pale ale. Due to the stout I had prior didn't taste much coconut but I certainly detected the sabro + citra hops which this brewery loves to use. read more

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Words can't describe their hazies. We had the double snorkel squad, double grid, blazed orange and New Zealand. It's the best, no really THE BEST! read more

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I found a beer in my Dad's fridge from them called the ' Green Moss ' and it absolutely blew my socks off. Working in the beer industry and finding a gemstone like this beer is so cool. Citra and simcoe hops blend so well together. Fresh Citrus, Stone Fruit, and light pine. 10/10 read more

Great place, great beer & good service. The best hazy beer around! Worth the drive if you are not nearby.

Great experience! Awesome beer and relaxed atmosphere. The seasonal "Double Blazed Orange Milkshake" was out of this world! Unique and delicious!!! Service was fantastic. Manager Nick was welcoming and joyful. Highly recommend. read more

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Cool space...love the taproom and retail shop. Service always friendly and of course you can't beat the beer!

Such an awesome atmosphere with delicious food and outstanding service. I like how you cam sit with strangers and become friends! My favorite beers are hazy ipas which they always master. I especially like the double snorkel squad. The double blazed orange is a must have! Like a Creamsicle, unlike any other beer I've had. I really enjoyed talking to the tap room manager, Nick. He was very personable and made me laugh. Great sense of humor and very kind making sure the customers are taken care of. Will definitely bring other friends here and come back again! read more

Best brewery in Chicago!!! And that's saying a lot! Great variety, comfortable vibe. Service is excellent! Friendly, welcoming and super attentive. Become a regular! read more

This is one of best up and coming microbrews in the Chicago area. The beer is very good - love the hazy ipas and the ambiance and small scale of the tasting room is great read more

Bring on the juice! There's all sorts of things you are looking for when you go to a brewery. Some have a great setting, some have great food, some are just for the pilgrimage. For this spot it's all about the tap room...the space to gather and drink great beer. Sure you can buy it for home but it's nice now to finally have a space to gather and take people. I have been an IPA fan and especially a NEIPA fan for a long time and the quality of the beer with Hop Butcher is phenomenal. Love the name, the story, the craft. So they basically just "re-skinned" Half Acre, I'm sure they made bigger adjustments with the production side of things. I really like how they are trying to literally use every inch of the tap room to serve as you will share tables. It's needed because there is plenty of demand and a line on weekends right now. I like the fact that there is no food option as it moves people along. This would be a great stop before going to dinner or after. Enjoy some great beer! read more

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I've been a fan of Hop Butcher's beer for a while, but they'd never had a taproom until now. This used to be the old taproom before Half Acre, before they moved to Balmoral, so I'm glad they found a new brewery to move in here, and even better that it was Hop Butcher. They have a great selection of beers, something for every taste, and they constantly come out with new beers. I hope this taproom gets all their new releases as they come out. It's not a huge space, so if it's a weekend, there's a chance you may have to stand. But that's not enough to dissuade me from going back. They also have a store for to go beer and merch. I'll definitely be making this part of my regular brewery rotation, plus it's nearby Begyle and Dovetail, which are just a few blocks away. read more

LOVE their beer! It was fun to finally get to the brewery! Super cool space and great vibe! read more

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Incredible staff, nice atmosphere, and so many good hazy IPAs to choose from! We visited from out of town, but were able to get there easily from the L and a bus. The knowledgeable (and patient) staff helped make great recommendations. We're definitely coming back next time in Chicago! read more

The service is quick, friendly, and efficient. Nice combination of indoor spaces, one of which is a garage with good airflow and plenty of standing room. For the beer folks, you need to check regularly as their selection changes quite a bit. For food, you order outside or bring your own. Also, the brewery has an attached shop and tap room to fill bowlers, growlers, etc. The TV in the garage area is welcome, but Cubs fans need to be aware that this isn't a spot that will carry the game. It's not a sports bar, so I manage expectations, but they do have some acceptable sports packages. read more

They mainly have Hazy IPA and while quite a few are average to good, there's a few quirks. For starters, the wait staff/cashier could be friendlier to the customers, especially because the place is so tiny. Be mindful some comments will be made if you sit before someone takes you to a table/bar. No food but you can order in. The clientele is kinda interesting.. Their designs are pretty unique and fun to look at. I'd say stop in if you're in the area! read more

It's kind of great here. Truly top notch libations. People are buff and some have snatched jaws, too. Cmon by. read more

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Small neighborhood brewery but by far the best spot in Chicago for hazy lovers! Super tight space so come early to get a seat!