# Whiner Beer Co. — Chicago, Illinois

> Whiner Beer Co. in Chicago, Illinois, United States scores 3.82 out of 5 — Fine, #151 in Illinois. 98 beers tracked, mostly Saison.

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Whiner Beer Co. is a brewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.82 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #151 in Illinois. Of the 98 beers we track, 46% are Saison and 18% Wheat Beer.

## Rating

- Score: 3.82 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #151 in Illinois · #4,093 in United States · #5,757 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 98

## About

Whiner Beer Co. focuses on barrel-aged beer, a tradition common in Belgium and France that is gaining foothold in the US. Industry veterans and partners Brian Taylor and Ria Neri aim to make beers for people with a wanderlust palate, a curiosity for the strange and unknown, and those who take their beer seriously, but never themselves.

Housed in The Plant, a net-zero energy business incubator located in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, Whiner aims to promote environmentally responsible brewing. The brewery will play a major role in the operations of The Plant’s anaerobic digester. Once up and running, Whiner’s spent grain will help fuel the digester, producing energy for the entire building.

## What they brew

- Saison — 46% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 18% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 10% of the beers we track
- Other — 8% of the beers we track
- Sour / Wild Ale — 7% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 6% of the beers we track
- IPA — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 1400 West 46th Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 41.8106674, -87.6606774
- Website: http://www.whinerbeer.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Forbidden Root Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/forbidden-root-brewing-company-3626.md) — 3.91, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 1 mi away
- [Moor’s Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/moors-brewing-company-24105.md) — 3.90, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 1 mi away
- [Marz Community Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/marz-community-brewing-co-1039.md) — 4.24, Great — Chicago, Illinois — 1.2 mi away
- [Other Half Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/other-half-brewing-co-33046.md) — 4.63, Exceptional — Chicago, Illinois — 1.5 mi away
- [Lo Rez Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/lo-rez-brewing-1568.md) — 3.76, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 3 mi away
- [Alulu](https://finding.beer/brewery/alulu-4493.md) — 3.92, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 3 mi away
- [Moody Tongue Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/moody-tongue-brewing-company-867.md) — 3.88, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 3.1 mi away
- [Odious Cellars](https://finding.beer/brewery/odious-cellars-22315.md) — 3.88, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 3.3 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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