# Around the Bend Beer Co. — Chicago, Illinois

> Around the Bend Beer Co. in Chicago, Illinois, United States scores 3.57 out of 5 — Poor, #219 in Illinois. 158 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Around the Bend Beer Co. is a brewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.57 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #219 in Illinois. Of the 158 beers we track, 33% are Pale Ale and 31% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.57 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #219 in Illinois · #5,958 in United States · #9,834 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 158

## About

Around The Bend Beer Company produce's decent quality beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Vera", which is a Cream Ale and "Villainous", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 33% of the beers we track
- IPA — 31% of the beers we track
- Other — 13% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 7% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 5% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 417 North Ashland Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 41.8894402, -87.6669009
- Website: http://www.atbbeerco.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Burnt City Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/burnt-city-brewing-5248.md) — 3.53, Poor — Chicago, Illinois — 0 mi away
- [Casa Humilde Cerveceria](https://finding.beer/brewery/casa-humilde-cerveceria-22275.md) — 3.85, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 0 mi away
- [All Rise Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/all-rise-brewing-company-871.md) — 3.56, Poor — Chicago, Illinois — 0.2 mi away
- [Great Central Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/great-central-brewing-company-2115.md) — 3.83, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 0.3 mi away
- [Hopothesis Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/hopothesis-beer-company-3290.md) — 2.94, Limited — Chicago, Illinois — 0.3 mi away
- [Chicago Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/chicago-beer-company-6876.md) — 2.82, Limited — Chicago, Illinois — 0.7 mi away
- [Midwest Coast Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/midwest-coast-brewing-co-19470.md) — 3.83, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 0.8 mi away
- [Guinness Open Gate Brewery (US)](https://finding.beer/brewery/guinness-open-gate-brewery-us-29945.md) — 3.79, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 0.8 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Chicago, Illinois](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/illinois/chicago.md)
- [Best breweries in Illinois](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/illinois.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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