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All breweries in Illinois

Every brewery we track in Illinois, 292 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. Millpond BrewingMillstadt4.49
  18. Sundial Brewing & BlendingBarrington4.47
  19. Storm BrewingFlora4.46
  20. Knack Brewing & FermentationsKankakee4.43
  21. Werk Force Brewing CompanyPlainfield4.42
  22. Hubbard’s CaveNiles4.35
  23. Blume & Ferris Public HouseDowners Grove4.32
  24. Wake BrewingRock Island4.32
  25. Artesia BrewingThawville4.31
  26. Old Irving Brewing Co.Chicago4.30
  27. Whiskey Hill BrewingWestmont4.30
  28. White Oak BrewingNormal4.28
  29. TreehiveBrocton4.27
  30. Saint Errant BrewingChicago4.26
  31. Hailstorm Brewing Co.Tinley Park4.25
  32. Keeping TogetherChicago4.25
  33. Marz Community Brewing Co.Chicago4.24
  34. Energy City BrewingBatavia4.23
  35. Open Outcry Brewing CompanyChicago4.23
  36. Mississippi CultureStaunton4.22
  37. Alarmist BrewingChicago4.22
  38. Blind Corner BreweryNaperville4.21
  39. Neuronova BrewingChicago4.21
  40. Karetas BrewingItasca4.20
  41. Revolution BrewingChicago4.20
  42. Broken Tee Brewing CompanyHighwood4.18
  43. Scratch Brewing CompanyAva4.18
  44. Lil Beaver BreweryBloomington4.18
  45. Coal Creek Brewing CompanyPrinceton4.18
  46. Evergreen Farm BrewingMetamora4.18
  47. Riggs Beer CompanyUrbana4.18
  48. Cruz BlancaChicago4.17
  49. Sturdy Shelter BrewingBatavia4.16
  50. Noon Whistle BrewingLombard4.14
  51. Imperial Oak BrewingWillow Springs4.14
  52. Liquid Love BrewingWheeling4.14
  53. Emancipation Brewing Co.Fairbury4.14
  54. Corridor Brewery & ProvisionsChicago4.14
  55. Will County Brewing Co.Shorewood4.12
  56. BuckleDown BrewingLyons3.97
  57. Hopewell Brewing Co.Chicago3.97
  58. Double Clutch Brewing CompanyEvanston3.97
  59. Ginger Road Brewing CompanyNorth Utica3.96
  60. Radicle Effect BrewerksRock Island3.96
  61. Moderne DuneChicago3.96
  62. Hidden HandNaperville3.96
  63. Bald Buddha BrewingSpringfield3.95
  64. Duneyrr Fermenta Winery and BreweryChicago3.95
  65. Une Année BreweryNiles3.95
  66. Urban Forest Craft BrewingRockford3.95
  67. Brother Chimp BrewingNorth Aurora3.95
  68. Sketchbook Brewing Co.Skokie3.95
  69. Shoehorn BrewingBelleville3.95
  70. Flipside BrewingTinley Park3.95
  71. Harbor Brewing CompanyWinthrop Harbor3.95
  72. Harbor Brewing CompanyWinthrop Harbor3.95
  73. Analytical BrewingLexington3.95
  74. BrickStone BreweryBourbonnais3.94
  75. Goose Island Beer Co.Chicago3.94
  76. Springfield Beer CompanySpringfield3.94
  77. Off Color BrewingChicago3.94
  78. Foreign ExchangeAurora3.94
  79. Kishwaukee Brewing CompanyWoodstock3.94
  80. Hop District Community Brewing Co.La Grange Park3.94
  81. Penrose Brewing CompanyGeneva3.94
  82. The Perch Kitchen & TapChicago3.94
  83. Stubborn German Brewing CompanyWaterloo3.93
  84. Lieferbräu BreweryRed Bud3.93
  85. Crystal Lake BrewingCrystal Lake3.93
  86. Spiteful BrewingChicago3.93
  87. Solemn Oath BreweryNaperville3.92
  88. Cherry Street Brewing CompanyGalesburg3.92
  89. Alter Brewing CompanyDowners Grove3.92
  90. AluluChicago3.92
  91. Skeleton Key BreweryWoodridge3.92
  92. Horse Thief Hollow Brewing Co.Chicago3.92
  93. Forbidden Root Brewing CompanyChicago3.91
  94. Kinslahger Brewing CompanyOak Park3.91
  95. Milk Money BrewingLa Grange3.91
  96. Pollyanna Brewing CompanyLemont3.91
  97. 5 Bines BreweryBelvidere3.91
  98. Bubblehouse Brewing CompanyLisle3.91
  99. NiteglowChicago3.91
  100. Black Horizon Brewing CompanyWillowbrook3.91
  101. Hairy Cow Brewing CompanyByron3.90
  102. Soundgrowler Brewing Co.Tinley Park3.90
  103. Bust’d BrewingPeoria Heights3.90
  104. Nik & Ivy Brewing CompanyLockport3.90
  105. Begyle BrewingChicago3.90
  106. Moor’s Brewing CompanyChicago3.90
  107. Opera House Brewing CompanyHillsboro3.90
  108. Pilot Project BrewingChicago3.89
  109. Arrowhead AlesNew Lenox3.89
  110. Black & Gray Brewing Co.East Dundee3.89
  111. Molly’s Pint BrewpubMurphysboro3.89
  112. Moody Tongue Brewing CompanyChicago3.88
  113. Nightjar BreweryPeoria3.88
  114. Keg Grove Brewing CompanyBloomington3.88
  115. Church Street Brewing CompanyItasca3.88
  116. One Lake BrewingOak Park3.88
  117. 9th Hour BrewingLake Villa3.88
  118. Odious CellarsChicago3.88
  119. Sew Hop’d BreweryHuntley3.87
  120. Patton Block Grill and Brewpub formerly Denovo BrewingMonmouth3.87
  121. Haymarket Beer CompanyChicago3.87
  122. Hand of Fate Brewing CompanyPetersburg3.86
  123. Midwest Ale WorksEast Moline3.86
  124. Ballast Point Brewing CompanyChicago3.86
  125. Wolfden BrewingBloomingdale3.86
  126. Wishful Acres Farm & BreweryLena3.86
  127. Casa Humilde CerveceriaChicago3.85
  128. Piece Brewery & PizzeriaChicago3.85
  129. Black Lung Brewing CompanyRound Lake Beach3.85
  130. Mad Hatchet BrewingShorewood3.85
  131. Cypress & Grove Brewing Co.Assumption3.84
  132. Local Option BierwerkerChicago3.84
  133. Lot 50 BrewingParis3.84
  134. Steep Ravine Brewing CompanyHighland Park3.84
  135. Reserve Artisan AlesGalesburg3.84
  136. Casper Brewing CompanyBloomington3.83
  137. DESTIHL BreweryNormal3.83
  138. One Allegiance BrewingChicago Ridge3.83
  139. Big Thorn Farm & BreweryGeorgetown3.83
  140. Rhodell BreweryPeoria3.83
  141. Tighthead Brewing CompanyMundelein3.83
  142. Great Central Brewing CompanyChicago3.83
  143. 93 Octane BrewerySt. Charles3.83
  144. Flossmoor Station Restaurant and BreweryFlossmoor3.83
  145. Half Day Brewing CompanyLincolnshire3.83
  146. Midwest Coast Brewing CoChicago3.83
  147. Spirit WaterCary3.83
  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. Whiner Beer Co.Chicago3.82
  153. Middle Brow Beer Co.Chicago3.82
  154. is/was brewingChicago3.82
  155. Printer’s Row BrewingChicago3.82
  156. Scorched Earth Brewing CompanyAlgonquin3.82
  157. Fox Republic Brewing CompanyYorkville3.81
  158. Blind Pig BrewingChampaign3.81
  159. Cypress Grove BrewingAssumption3.81
  160. Lake Effect BrewingChicago3.81
  161. Golden Fox BrewingDecatur3.80
  162. Rebels & Lions BrewingMoline3.80
  163. Burning Bush BreweryChicago3.80
  164. RT66 Old School BrewingWilmington3.80
  165. Mud Run Beer Co.Stockton3.80
  166. Old Herald Brewery & DistilleryCollinsville3.80
  167. Industry AlesChicago3.79
  168. Macushla Brewing Co.Glenview3.79
  169. Fibs Brewing CompanyDes Plaines3.79
  170. Adams Street BreweryChicago3.79
  171. Hopskeller Brewing CompanyWaterloo3.79
  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. 25 O’Clock Brewing CompanyUrbana3.78
  177. 1905 Brewing CompanyAssumption3.78
  178. Buzz Bomb Brewing Co.Springfield3.78
  179. Forgottonia BrewingMacomb3.78
  180. Highway 20 Brewing CompanyElizabeth3.78
  181. BBGB Brewery & Hop FarmNorth Aurora3.78
  182. Mickey Finn’s BreweryLibertyville3.77
  183. Crushed By GiantsChicago3.77
  184. DryHop BrewersChicago3.77
  185. Obed & Isaac’s MicrobrewerySpringfield3.77
  186. Flapjack BreweryBerwyn3.77
  187. Geneseo Brewing CoGeneseo3.77
  188. Nightshade and Dark’s Pandemonium Brewing CompanyWaukegan3.77
  189. Guinness Open Gate Brewery ChicagoChicago3.77
  190. St. Nicholas Brewing CompanyDu Quoin3.77
  191. Carlyle Brewing Co.Rockford3.77
  192. Decatur Brew WorksDecatur3.76
  193. Industry BrewingPeoria3.76
  194. Anvil & Forge Brewing & DistillingSpringfield3.76
  195. Homewood Brewing CompanyHomewood3.76
  196. Lo Rez BrewingChicago3.76
  197. The Conrad Seipp Brewing Co.Chicago3.76
  198. Brutalist Brewing CooperativeChicago3.76
  199. Evil Horse Brewing CompanyCrete3.76
  200. Generations Brewing CompanyFreeport3.76