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1. Hop Butcher For The World
Chicago, United States
Hop Butcher For The World produce's world class beer and is ranked #4 in Illinois. They are most well known for "Double Grid", which is an Imperial New England IPA and "Blazed Orange Milkshake", which is a Milkshake IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.
2. Other Half Brewing Co.
Chicago, United States
In 2014, Sam Richardson, Matt Monahan and Andrew Burman founded Other Half Brewing Company, a local brewery in New York City with a simple mission: to create beers that they wanted to drink from a company that they wanted to be a part of. Their vision was to build a passionate team that brewed great beers in the state of New York—done so with effort and thoughtfulness—to represent the “Other Half” of the industry. Today, Other Half craft beers in their Brooklyn brewery and are dedicated to collaborating with breweries both in New York as well as across the world in an effort to constantly move the industry forward while elevating the craft. The Other Half team believes that local breweries play an important role in their communities which is why they partner with these other likeminded brewers and brands in local nabes across the country and the world—but always return to their home state of New York and their Brooklyn taproom.
3. Maplewood Brewing Company
Chicago, United States
Maplewood Brewing Company produce's world class beer and is ranked #10 in Illinois. They are most well known for "Son of Juice", which is a New England IPA and "Charlatan", which is an American Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.
4. Old Irving Brewing Co.
Chicago, United States
Old Irving Brewing Co. produce's world class beer and is ranked #15 in Illinois. They are most well known for "Beezer", which is a New England IPA and "Double Beezer", which is an Imperial New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.
5. Half Acre Beer Company
Chicago, United States
Half Acre Beer Company produce's world class beer and is ranked #14 in Illinois. They are most well known for "Daisy Cutter Pale Ale", which is an American Pale Ale and "GoneAway", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.
6. Dovetail Brewery
Chicago, United States
Dovetail Brewery produce's flawless beer and is ranked #18 in Illinois. They are most well known for "Hefeweizen", which is a Wheat Beer and "Vienna Lager", which is a Vienna Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Wheat Beers and Pale Lagers.
7. Pipeworks Brewing Company
Chicago, United States
Pipeworks Brewing Co was established in 2012 by home brewers who had a dream to create quality beers with a high level of creativity and thoughtful experimentation. In the early years, the scrappy team of brewers generated an early following and developed street cred in the local Chicago market by releasing almost one new beer a week. In 2014, Pipeworks expanded into a larger production facility in the Hermosa neighborhood of Chicago. The team has grown but in numbers and in skill level, but the same core emphasis on quality and creativity remains. Today, Pipeworks Brewing Co's beers are still self distributed throughout Chicagoland, but now Pipeworks beers, including their number 1 selling beer, "Ninja vs Unicorn" Double India Pale Ale, can be found in multiple states thanks to partnerships with distributors who share a similar commitment to quality. Hometown fans of Pipeworks Brewing Co can find a wide and fresh selection of Pipeworks beers available for pickup from "The Dojo", the to-go shop located within their production facility in Hermosa.
8. Saint Errant Brewing
Chicago, United States
Saint Errant is a small-batch nanobrewery inspired by travels and friendships made with the ever growing community of craft brewers. We have a strong focus on mixed fermentation beers while always exploring the boundaries of simple yet distinctive clean fermentation beers.
9. Hubbard’s Cave
Niles, United States
Hubbard's Cave produce's high quality beer and is ranked #24 in Illinois. They are most well known for "Coffee & Cakes (All Canned Dates)", which is an Imperial Stout and "French Toast (All Canned Dates)", which is an Imperial Pastry Stout. Their primary focus is brewing Dark Beers and IPAs.
10. Keeping Together
Chicago, United States
Keeping Together produce's high quality beer and is ranked #18 in Illinois. They are most well known for "The Art of Holding Space", which is a Table Beer and "The Grace of Maybe", which is a Saison. Their primary focus is brewing Saisons and Pale Ales.