# Forbidden Root Brewing Company — Chicago, Illinois

> Forbidden Root Brewing Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States scores 3.91 out of 5 — Fine, #94 in Illinois. 567 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Forbidden Root Brewing Company is a brewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.91 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #94 in Illinois. Of the 567 beers we track, 39% are IPA and 20% Wheat Beer.

## Rating

- Score: 3.91 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #94 in Illinois · #2,304 in United States · #3,127 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 567

## About

Forbidden Root is introducing a new line of craft botanical beer using natural ingredients including herbs, spices, barks, roots, honeys, stems, seeds, nuts, vanilla bean and cacao beans. We brew our beers in Chicago, IL with all natural ingredients and inspiration from early American brewing – when native plants and botanicals were a natural part of the rich, delicious beers of that forgotten era.

## What they brew

- IPA — 39% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 20% of the beers we track
- Other — 15% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 10% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 7% of the beers we track
- Spiced / Herbed Beer — 5% of the beers we track
- Saison — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: West 38th Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 41.8249341, -87.66526759999999
- Website: http://www.forbiddenroot.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Moor’s Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/moors-brewing-company-24105.md) — 3.90, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 0 mi away
- [Marz Community Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/marz-community-brewing-co-1039.md) — 4.24, Great — Chicago, Illinois — 0.4 mi away
- [Whiner Beer Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/whiner-beer-co-1292.md) — 3.82, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 1 mi away
- [Other Half Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/other-half-brewing-co-33046.md) — 4.63, Exceptional — Chicago, Illinois — 1 mi away
- [Alulu](https://finding.beer/brewery/alulu-4493.md) — 3.92, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 2.1 mi away
- [Lo Rez Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/lo-rez-brewing-1568.md) — 3.76, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 2.1 mi away
- [Moody Tongue Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/moody-tongue-brewing-company-867.md) — 3.88, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 2.6 mi away
- [Odious Cellars](https://finding.beer/brewery/odious-cellars-22315.md) — 3.88, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 2.8 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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