# Sketchbook Brewing Co. — Skokie, Illinois

> Sketchbook Brewing Co. in Skokie, Illinois, United States scores 3.95 out of 5 — Fine, #67 in Illinois. 157 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Sketchbook Brewing Co. is a brewery in Skokie, Illinois, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.95 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #67 in Illinois. Of the 157 beers we track, 47% are IPA and 13% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.95 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #67 in Illinois · #1,776 in United States · #2,518 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 157

## About

Beer is community. Beer is our Art. 

Sketchbook was founded in 2014 by homebrewers Cesar Marron and Shawn Decker and has locations in both Evanston and Skokie. We brew a wide range of historical and adventurous beer styles.

## What they brew

- IPA — 47% of the beers we track
- Other — 13% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 10% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 9% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 9% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 7% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 4901 Main Street, Skokie, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 42.03329129999999, -87.7500695
- Website: http://www.sketchbookbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Hubbard’s Cave](https://finding.beer/brewery/hubbards-cave-684.md) — 4.35, Great — Niles, Illinois — 2.2 mi away
- [Une Année Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/une-annee-brewery-1085.md) — 3.95, Fine — Niles, Illinois — 2.2 mi away
- [Alarmist Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/alarmist-brewing-1844.md) — 4.22, Great — Chicago, Illinois — 3.1 mi away
- [Double Clutch Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/double-clutch-brewing-company-27366.md) — 3.97, Fine — Evanston, Illinois — 3.3 mi away
- [Peckish Pig Brewpub](https://finding.beer/brewery/peckish-pig-brewpub-3885.md) — 3.55, Poor — Evanston, Illinois — 3.7 mi away
- [Macushla Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/macushla-brewing-co-1331.md) — 3.79, Fine — Glenview, Illinois — 4.1 mi away
- [Printer’s Row Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/printers-row-brewing-404.md) — 3.82, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 4.7 mi away
- [Lake Effect Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/lake-effect-brewing-1380.md) — 3.81, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 5 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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