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All breweries in Illinois

Every brewery we track in Illinois, 290 in all, ordered by grade and then by score.

Looking for the best of them? See best breweries in Illinois, United States.

The scale

  • Exceptional

    A short list of extraordinary breweries worth planning a trip around.

  • Great

    Consistently produce world-class beer.

  • Fine

    Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.

  • Poor

    Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.

  • Limited

    Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.

  1. Goldfinger Brewing CompanyDowners Grove4.68
  2. Afterthought Brewing CompanyLombard4.66
  3. Brothership BrewingMokena4.64
  4. Other Half Brewing Co.Chicago4.63
  5. Hop Butcher For The WorldChicago4.61
  6. Phase Three BrewingLake Zurich4.59
  7. Triptych BrewingSavoy4.59
  8. Maplewood Brewing CompanyChicago4.57
  9. Roaring Table BrewingLake Zurich4.57
  10. More Brewing CompanyVilla Park4.57
  11. Mikerphone BrewingElk Grove Village4.53
  12. Riverlands Brewing CompanySt. Charles4.51
  13. Half Acre Beer CompanyChicago4.46
  14. Art History BrewingGeneva4.46
  15. Dovetail BreweryChicago4.45
  16. Pipeworks Brewing CompanyChicago4.44
  17. Sundial Brewing & BlendingBarrington4.47
  18. Storm BrewingFlora4.46
  19. Knack Brewing & FermentationsKankakee4.42
  20. Werk Force Brewing CompanyPlainfield4.42
  21. Millpond BrewingMillstadt4.41
  22. Hubbard’s CaveNiles4.35
  23. Blume & Ferris Public HouseDowners Grove4.31
  24. Artesia BrewingThawville4.31
  25. Old Irving Brewing Co.Chicago4.30
  26. Whiskey Hill BrewingWestmont4.30
  27. White Oak BrewingNormal4.28
  28. TreehiveBrocton4.26
  29. Saint Errant BrewingChicago4.26
  30. Hailstorm Brewing Co.Tinley Park4.25
  31. Marz Community Brewing Co.Chicago4.24
  32. Keeping TogetherChicago4.24
  33. Energy City BrewingBatavia4.23
  34. Open Outcry Brewing CompanyChicago4.23
  35. Neuronova BrewingChicago4.22
  36. Mississippi CultureStaunton4.22
  37. Alarmist BrewingChicago4.22
  38. Blind Corner BreweryNaperville4.20
  39. Revolution BrewingChicago4.20
  40. Karetas BrewingItasca4.20
  41. Broken Tee Brewing CompanyHighwood4.18
  42. Evergreen Farm BrewingMetamora4.18
  43. Scratch Brewing CompanyAva4.18
  44. Lil Beaver BreweryBloomington4.18
  45. Brother Chimp BrewingNorth Aurora4.18
  46. Riggs Beer CompanyUrbana4.18
  47. Coal Creek Brewing CompanyPrinceton4.17
  48. Cruz BlancaChicago4.17
  49. Springfield Beer CompanySpringfield4.17
  50. Sturdy Shelter BrewingBatavia4.15
  51. Noon Whistle BrewingLombard4.14
  52. Liquid Love BrewingWheeling4.14
  53. Imperial Oak BrewingWillow Springs4.14
  54. Corridor Brewery & ProvisionsChicago4.14
  55. Emancipation Brewing Co.Fairbury4.14
  56. Ginger Road Brewing CompanyNorth Utica4.13
  57. Will County Brewing Co.Shorewood4.12
  58. BuckleDown BrewingLyons3.97
  59. Hopewell Brewing Co.Chicago3.97
  60. Double Clutch Brewing CompanyEvanston3.97
  61. Radicle Effect BrewerksRock Island3.96
  62. Hidden HandNaperville3.96
  63. Moderne DuneChicago3.96
  64. Duneyrr Fermenta Winery and BreweryChicago3.95
  65. Sketchbook Brewing Co.Skokie3.95
  66. Une Année BreweryNiles3.95
  67. Urban Forest Craft BrewingRockford3.95
  68. Bald Buddha BrewingSpringfield3.95
  69. Flipside BrewingTinley Park3.95
  70. Harbor Brewing CompanyWinthrop Harbor3.95
  71. Harbor Brewing CompanyWinthrop Harbor3.95
  72. Analytical BrewingLexington3.94
  73. Goose Island Beer Co.Chicago3.94
  74. BrickStone BreweryBourbonnais3.94
  75. Kishwaukee Brewing CompanyWoodstock3.94
  76. Off Color BrewingChicago3.94
  77. Hop District Community Brewing Co.La Grange Park3.94
  78. Foreign ExchangeAurora3.94
  79. Penrose Brewing CompanyGeneva3.94
  80. The Perch Kitchen & TapChicago3.94
  81. Lieferbräu BreweryRed Bud3.93
  82. Stubborn German Brewing CompanyWaterloo3.93
  83. Crystal Lake BrewingCrystal Lake3.93
  84. Spiteful BrewingChicago3.93
  85. Solemn Oath BreweryNaperville3.92
  86. AluluChicago3.92
  87. Skeleton Key BreweryWoodridge3.92
  88. Alter Brewing CompanyDowners Grove3.92
  89. Cherry Street Brewing CompanyGalesburg3.92
  90. Horse Thief Hollow Brewing Co.Chicago3.92
  91. Pollyanna Brewing CompanyLemont3.92
  92. Bubblehouse Brewing CompanyLisle3.91
  93. Kinslahger Brewing CompanyOak Park3.91
  94. Milk Money BrewingLa Grange3.91
  95. Forbidden Root Brewing CompanyChicago3.91
  96. NiteglowChicago3.91
  97. Black Horizon Brewing CompanyWillowbrook3.91
  98. Hairy Cow Brewing CompanyByron3.91
  99. 5 Bines BreweryBelvidere3.91
  100. Soundgrowler Brewing Co.Tinley Park3.90
  101. Nik & Ivy Brewing CompanyLockport3.90
  102. Opera House Brewing CompanyHillsboro3.90
  103. Bust’d BrewingPeoria Heights3.90
  104. Begyle BrewingChicago3.90
  105. Moor’s Brewing CompanyChicago3.90
  106. Black & Gray Brewing Co.East Dundee3.89
  107. Molly’s Pint BrewpubMurphysboro3.89
  108. Arrowhead AlesNew Lenox3.88
  109. Pilot Project BrewingChicago3.88
  110. Moody Tongue Brewing CompanyChicago3.88
  111. Shoehorn BrewingBelleville3.88
  112. Keg Grove Brewing CompanyBloomington3.88
  113. Nightjar BreweryPeoria3.88
  114. 9th Hour BrewingLake Villa3.88
  115. Church Street Brewing CompanyItasca3.88
  116. Odious CellarsChicago3.88
  117. One Lake BrewingOak Park3.88
  118. Sew Hop’d BreweryHuntley3.87
  119. Patton Block Grill and Brewpub formerly Denovo BrewingMonmouth3.87
  120. Haymarket Beer CompanyChicago3.87
  121. Hand of Fate Brewing CompanyPetersburg3.86
  122. Midwest Ale WorksEast Moline3.86
  123. Ballast Point Brewing CompanyChicago3.86
  124. Wolfden BrewingBloomingdale3.86
  125. Wishful Acres Farm & BreweryLena3.86
  126. Casa Humilde CerveceriaChicago3.85
  127. Piece Brewery & PizzeriaChicago3.85
  128. Black Lung Brewing CompanyRound Lake Beach3.85
  129. Cypress & Grove Brewing Co.Assumption3.85
  130. Mad Hatchet BrewingShorewood3.85
  131. Lot 50 BrewingParis3.84
  132. Local Option BierwerkerChicago3.84
  133. Highway 20 Brewing CompanyElizabeth3.84
  134. 93 Octane BrewerySt. Charles3.84
  135. Steep Ravine Brewing CompanyHighland Park3.84
  136. Reserve Artisan AlesGalesburg3.83
  137. Big Thorn Farm & BreweryGeorgetown3.83
  138. One Allegiance BrewingChicago Ridge3.83
  139. Tighthead Brewing CompanyMundelein3.83
  140. Casper Brewing CompanyBloomington3.83
  141. DESTIHL BreweryNormal3.83
  142. Half Day Brewing CompanyLincolnshire3.83
  143. Rhodell BreweryPeoria3.83
  144. Great Central Brewing CompanyChicago3.83
  145. Midwest Coast Brewing CoChicago3.83
  146. Spirit WaterCary3.83
  147. Flossmoor Station Restaurant and BreweryFlossmoor3.83
  148. Ike & Oak Brewing CompanyWoodridge3.83
  149. Kings & Convicts Brewing Co.Highwood3.83
  150. Demo Brewing CompanyChicago3.82
  151. Eris Brewery and Cider HouseChicago3.82
  152. Old Herald Brewery & DistilleryCollinsville3.82
  153. Whiner Beer Co.Chicago3.82
  154. Middle Brow Beer Co.Chicago3.82
  155. Scorched Earth Brewing CompanyAlgonquin3.81
  156. Printer’s Row BrewingChicago3.81
  157. Fox Republic Brewing CompanyYorkville3.81
  158. is/was brewingChicago3.81
  159. Blind Pig BrewingChampaign3.81
  160. Lake Effect BrewingChicago3.81
  161. Cypress Grove BrewingAssumption3.81
  162. Mud Run Beer Co.Stockton3.80
  163. Rebels & Lions BrewingMoline3.80
  164. Golden Fox BrewingDecatur3.80
  165. Burning Bush BreweryChicago3.80
  166. RT66 Old School BrewingWilmington3.80
  167. Adams Street BreweryChicago3.79
  168. Industry AlesChicago3.79
  169. Macushla Brewing Co.Glenview3.79
  170. Hopskeller Brewing CompanyWaterloo3.79
  171. Fibs Brewing CompanyDes Plaines3.79
  172. Tangled Roots Brewing CompanyOttawa3.79
  173. Guinness Open Gate Brewery (US)Chicago3.79
  174. Rabid BrewingHomewood3.79
  175. Door 4 Brewing Co.Decatur3.79
  176. 1905 Brewing CompanyAssumption3.78
  177. Buzz Bomb Brewing Co.Springfield3.78
  178. 25 O’Clock Brewing CompanyUrbana3.78
  179. Forgottonia BrewingMacomb3.78
  180. BBGB Brewery & Hop FarmNorth Aurora3.78
  181. Flapjack BreweryBerwyn3.77
  182. Mickey Finn’s BreweryLibertyville3.77
  183. Obed & Isaac’s MicrobrewerySpringfield3.77
  184. DryHop BrewersChicago3.77
  185. Guinness Open Gate Brewery ChicagoChicago3.77
  186. Crushed By GiantsChicago3.77
  187. Geneseo Brewing CoGeneseo3.77
  188. St. Nicholas Brewing CompanyDu Quoin3.77
  189. Carlyle Brewing Co.Rockford3.77
  190. Nightshade and Dark’s Pandemonium Brewing CompanyWaukegan3.77
  191. Decatur Brew WorksDecatur3.76
  192. Industry BrewingPeoria3.76
  193. Anvil & Forge Brewing & DistillingSpringfield3.76
  194. Lo Rez BrewingChicago3.76
  195. Evil Horse Brewing CompanyCrete3.76
  196. Generations Brewing CompanyFreeport3.76
  197. Homewood Brewing CompanyHomewood3.76
  198. Brutalist Brewing CooperativeChicago3.76
  199. Good Times Brewing CompanyChicago3.75
  200. The Conrad Seipp Brewing Co.Chicago3.75