The weather is finally starting to cooperate, and that means one thing —it’s grilling weather! If you want to pop up a cold one and sip it on your porch while enjoying the (finally nice) Chicago spring weather, here are 25 of the best breweries in the Chicago suburbs.
Sketchbook Brewing Co.
821 Chicago Ave, Evanston
Six-packs, growlers, crowlers, and kegs are all available from this Evanston brewery. Try out the Honeybird Pale Ale—a light Beer brewed with basil and honey.
Solemn Oath Brewery
1661 Quincy Ave, Naperville
Get your favorites delivered or picked up from Solemn Oath Brewery.
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Church Street Brewing Company
1480 Industrial Drive, Unic C, Itasca
Visit this brewery for a “righteously good beer” and taste their Munich-style lager called Heavenly Helles.
Noon Whistle Brewing
800 E. Roosevelt Rd, Suite C, Lombard
Noon Whistle has crowlers (32-ounce cans) and growlers (64-ounce glass bottles) to go to help you get through the quarantine a little easier.
Hailstorm Brewing
8060 186th St, Tinley Park
Hopesecco IPA and Hailstorm’s Oktoberfest are two of the popular beers of choice here.
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5 Rabbit Cervecería
6398 74th St, Bedford Park
Support the first US-based Latin-Ameican inspired brewery and try out their Vida y Muerte, an Oktoberfest lager.
93 Octane Brewery
1825 Lincoln Highway, St. Charles
Try out tasty beers like OW-5 Oatmeal Cookie or the 20W50 Stout.
Alter Brewing
12 S First St, St. Charles | 2300 Wisconsin Ave, Downers Grove
Only the St. Charles’ location is open right now, but you can still get some of their selection like Alterior Motive, an IPA, or Hell Hazed Over, a New England IPA.
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Afterthought Brewery
844 N Ridge Ave, Lombard
While this family-owned brewery doesn’t have a tasting room yet (one coming soon in Lombard), you can pick up their beers at a variety of locations.
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Arrowhead Ales
2101 Calistoga Dr, New Lenox
This brewery has a huge selection of beers including sours, stouts, IPAs, lagers, and more.
302 Wheaton
302 W Front St, Wheaton
302 Wheaton has a full list of beers, including Snoochie Boochies (IPA), Arctic Panzer Wolf (Double IPA), a Stone Xocovez (Double Milk Stout) available for pick up, as well as bourbon, mixed drinks, and wine.
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Metal Monkey Brewer
515 Anderson Drive, Suite 900, Romeoville
Beer is available for curbside pickup or delivery. Some of the beers available include a Bikini Bottom Pineapple Gose and Balloon Head Watermelon.
Tribes Beer Co.
11120 Front Street, Mokena
Half-priced growlers every Tuesday! Some of the beers available include Southside Lager, Craft’d IPA, and Stuart Mackenzie Scotch Ale.
Lake Bluff Brewing Co.
16 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff
Delivery and pickup options include Inspiration IPA and Dog Day Peach Hefeweizen.
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