Category: Illinois Breweries

This is not a typical brewery. Most of the beers are sweet and/or fruity, don’t taste like beer.

Small taproom located on the site of the original brewery from 150 years ago.

This was a large brewpub in the Stratford Square Mall. Sadly, 25 West closed permanently in early 2020.

Medium-sized taproom in an industrial park in Willowbrook. They expanded to a ten-barrel brewing system shortly after opening.

The American-Belgo-Style Ale won the bronze medal at the 2020 Great American Beer Festival.

The taproom is inside of a house and has a very cozy feel. There is another bar upstairs, with a view of the brewing process.

The brewery opened as The Wild Onion Brewing Company in 1996, and the taproom and pub became a reality in 2003.

Very cool, modern taproom in a great location in a busy Lake Zurich, IL shopping center.

Goose Island currently has three Chicago locations: Fulton Street Brewery, Clybourn Brewhouse, and the Barrel House.

Nice-sized taproom with plenty of seating, as well as an outdoor patio with picnic tables. Brewing operation visible in the front.