# Lake Effect Brewing — Chicago, Illinois

> Lake Effect Brewing in Chicago, Illinois, United States scores 3.81 out of 5 — Fine, #159 in Illinois. 383 beers tracked, mostly Other.

*Canonical page: <https://finding.beer/brewery/lake-effect-brewing-1380/> · data updated 2026-09-07*

Breadcrumb: Breweries → United States → Illinois → Lake Effect Brewing

Lake Effect Brewing is a brewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.81 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #159 in Illinois. Of the 383 beers we track, 28% are Other and 21% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.81 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #159 in Illinois · #4,334 in United States · #6,118 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 383

## About

Lake Effect Brewing produce's good quality beer and are constantly experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Falcon Dive IPA", which is an American IPA and "Espresso Gone Stout", which is a Milk / Sweet Stout. Their primary focus is brewing Dark Beers and Wild Ales.

## What they brew

- Other — 28% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 21% of the beers we track
- Sour / Wild Ale — 12% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 12% of the beers we track
- IPA — 11% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Saison — 8% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 4727 West Montrose Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 41.9603285, -87.7458793
- Website: http://www.lakeeffectbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Old Irving Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/old-irving-brewing-co-1249.md) — 4.30, Great — Chicago, Illinois — 0.3 mi away
- [Eris Brewery and Cider House](https://finding.beer/brewery/eris-brewery-and-cider-house-3421.md) — 3.82, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 0.7 mi away
- [Printer’s Row Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/printers-row-brewing-404.md) — 3.82, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 1.7 mi away
- [Donna's Pickle Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/donnas-pickle-beer-36070.md) — 2.93, Limited — Chicago, Illinois — 2.1 mi away
- [Alarmist Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/alarmist-brewing-1844.md) — 4.22, Great — Chicago, Illinois — 2.2 mi away
- [Twisted Hippo](https://finding.beer/brewery/twisted-hippo-3874.md) — 3.49, Poor — Chicago, Illinois — 2.3 mi away
- [Revolution Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/revolution-brewing-5276.md) — 4.20, Great — Chicago, Illinois — 2.3 mi away
- [Hopewell Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/hopewell-brewing-co-5367.md) — 3.97, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 2.7 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)

---

Finding Beer scores breweries on the beer they brew rather than on the venue. Method: <https://finding.beer/how-we-rank.md>. Rankings by place: <https://finding.beer/breweries.md>. The iPhone app adds a live map of what is around you: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/finding-beer/id1082135126