# Local Option Bierwerker — Chicago, Illinois

> Local Option Bierwerker in Chicago, Illinois, United States scores 3.84 out of 5 — Fine, #132 in Illinois. 24 beers tracked, mostly Amber Ale.

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Local Option Bierwerker is a brewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.84 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #132 in Illinois. Of the 24 beers we track, 48% are Amber Ale and 12% Pale Lager.

## Rating

- Score: 3.84 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #132 in Illinois · #3,596 in United States · #4,998 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 24

## About

We have a home and it’s the Local Option.  We don’t play mandolins: we rock SGs.  We don’t read palms: we put beers in them.  We don’t storm into your village unwanted and filthy, we are summoned by your leaders to deliver intoxicating elixirs and purloin your sobriety.  If you take our picture YOUR soul will be stolen.

## What they brew

- Amber Ale — 48% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 12% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 12% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 8% of the beers we track
- Other — 8% of the beers we track
- Bock — 6% of the beers we track
- IPA — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 1102 West Webster Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 41.9218374, -87.6561825
- Website: http://www.localoptionbier.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Off Color Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/off-color-brewing-1102.md) — 3.94, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 1 mi away
- [Piece Brewery & Pizzeria](https://finding.beer/brewery/piece-brewery-pizzeria-3658.md) — 3.85, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 1.3 mi away
- [DryHop Brewers](https://finding.beer/brewery/dryhop-brewers-3794.md) — 3.77, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 1.4 mi away
- [The Violet Hour](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-violet-hour-19397.md) — 3.41, Poor — Chicago, Illinois — 1.4 mi away
- [Drink Four Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/drink-four-brewing-co-17584.md) — 1.75, Limited — Chicago, Illinois — 1.4 mi away
- [Corridor Brewery & Provisions](https://finding.beer/brewery/corridor-brewery-provisions-3691.md) — 4.14, Great — Chicago, Illinois — 1.6 mi away
- [The Perch Kitchen & Tap](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-perch-kitchen-tap-35382.md) — 3.94, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 1.6 mi away
- [Pilot Project Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/pilot-project-brewing-19469.md) — 3.89, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 1.9 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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