# Moody Tongue Brewing Company — Chicago, Illinois

> Moody Tongue Brewing Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States scores 3.88 out of 5 — Fine, #112 in Illinois. 302 beers tracked, mostly Stout / Porter.

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Moody Tongue Brewing Company is a brewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.88 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #112 in Illinois. Of the 302 beers we track, 31% are Stout / Porter and 28% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.88 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #112 in Illinois · #2,811 in United States · #3,816 worldwide
- Popularity: Widely rated
- Beers tracked: 302

## About

Moody Tongue Brewery opened in 2014 under the direction of acclaimed brewmaster Jared Rouben. Moody Tongue, a nickname for a guest with a discerning palate, features “culinary brewing,” Rouben’s original approach that combines the worlds of brewing and cooking through the application of a chef's mindset to the brewing process. Classically trained at the Culinary Institute of America in New York, Rouben worked in lauded Michelin-starred kitchens such as the Martini House in Napa, CA, and Thomas Keller’s Per Se in New York City before moving to Chicago to pursue a career in brewing. During the fall of 2016, Moody Tongue introduced a tasting room to its brewery in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, serving year-round and limited-release beers in an intimate mid-century modern atmosphere with Michelin-minded service. The Tasting Room is open Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Thursday from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m.; Saturday from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m.; Sunday from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Tasting Room is closed Monday and Tuesday.

## What they brew

- Stout / Porter — 31% of the beers we track
- IPA — 28% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 14% of the beers we track
- Saison — 13% of the beers we track
- Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 4% of the beers we track
- Smoked Beer — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 2515 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 41.8469335, -87.6252206
- Website: http://moodytongue.com/

## Breweries nearby

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## 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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