Chicago Brew Pass 2024
Expiration: Dec 31st 2024
The best way to explore Chicago's award-winning craft breweries is back — the Chicago Brew Pass! Visit local breweries and taprooms to earn points that can be redeemed for great merchandise and fun prizes, all while experiencing everything Chicago’s craft beer scene has to offer.
Use your FREE Chicago Brew Pass to check in to each brewery you visit and start earning points. The more you explore, the more points you collect, unlocking exciting rewards. Redeem points for the following prizes and then earn more by visiting additional breweries! Points earned will be subtracted as you redeem prizes. These include:
- Branded bottle opener
- Branded pint glass
- Tickets to The Second City
- Branded t-shirt
- VIP experience: Indulge in a dinner experience followed by The Second City tickets
- Automatic entry into a sweepstakes for the chance to win the ultimate Chicago getaway after visiting 20 unique breweries: A two-night stay for two in downtown Chicago, a $100 restaurant gift card, and an additional unique Chicago experience!
Sign up today to start earning points and exploring Chicago one pint at a time!
Included Venues
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Begyle Brewing
Located in the Ravenswood Industrial Corridor of Chicago (also known as “Malt Row”), Begyle
Brewing prides itself on offering a diverse and approachable selection of quality beer that brings
people together. We’ve built a community of beer lovers with our CSB (community supported
brewery) program, offering members 6 or 12-month growler-fill subscriptions and by hosting
events and supporting local organizations. Begyle’s brewery and taproom have become
a neighborhood staple, as well as a destination for travelers. In 2019, Begyle was awarded a
GABF Gold Medal for its Barrel-Aged Imperial Pajamas, one of its most anticipated seasonal
releases.
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Brewing prides itself on offering a diverse and approachable selection of quality beer that brings
people together. We’ve built a community of beer lovers with our CSB (community supported
brewery) program, offering members 6 or 12-month growler-fill subscriptions and by hosting
events and supporting local organizations. Begyle’s brewery and taproom have become
a neighborhood staple, as well as a destination for travelers. In 2019, Begyle was awarded a
GABF Gold Medal for its Barrel-Aged Imperial Pajamas, one of its most anticipated seasonal
releases.
Burning Bush Brewery
Our mission is to provide high-quality craft beer, generous hospitality, and to serve our neighborhood and the greater Chicago community. We aim to provide something for everyone both within the beers we brew and what we offer in our taproom. Our beer styles range from IPAs to kettle sours to stouts, lagers and seasonal releases. We also serve a variety of guest ciders, seltzers, wines and non-alcoholic beers. If you're hungry, we have Massa pizzas and snacks for sale. You're also welcome to bring in your own food. Our spacious taproom is dog and kid-friendly. Our sun-soaked patio has a beautiful view of the Chicago River and Horner Park. We host a number of food-pop ups, live music acts and festivals throughout the year. We can't wait to see you!
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Casa Humilde Cerveceria
Casa Humilde Cerveceria can be found at District Brew Yards (aka “the Brew Yards”) is the first of its kind to house a collective production brewery, beer hall, and shop under one roof. Casa Humilde Cerveceria is Chicago's only Mexican owned brewery. Our mission is simple -We aim to create beers to enjoy in any setting. Our beers can range from traditional to modern with a twist that showcase latin ingredients near and dear to our roots. We also own a coffee company under Casa Humilde, we focus on highlighting coffee from Mexico.
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Corridor Brewery & Provisions
Corridor Brewery & Provisions is a lively craft brewery located at 3446 N Southport Ave. With a prime location in the heart of the trendy Southport Corridor neighborhood, this brewery offers an inviting and vibrant atmosphere for beer enthusiasts and casual drinkers alike.
Beyond their outstanding beer, Corridor also incorporates a menu of mouthwatering food options. The kitchen serves up a delectable range of gastropub-style dishes, including artisanal pizzas, juicy burgers, and flavorful snacks.
The atmosphere at Corridor Brewery is warm and welcoming, with a spacious and stylish interior adorned with industrial-chic decor. Whether you're grabbing a drink at the lively bar, catching up with friends at a communal table, or enjoying the fresh air on the outdoor patio, the friendly and knowledgeable staff go above and beyond to provide a memorable experience.
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Beyond their outstanding beer, Corridor also incorporates a menu of mouthwatering food options. The kitchen serves up a delectable range of gastropub-style dishes, including artisanal pizzas, juicy burgers, and flavorful snacks.
The atmosphere at Corridor Brewery is warm and welcoming, with a spacious and stylish interior adorned with industrial-chic decor. Whether you're grabbing a drink at the lively bar, catching up with friends at a communal table, or enjoying the fresh air on the outdoor patio, the friendly and knowledgeable staff go above and beyond to provide a memorable experience.
Crushed By Giants Brewing Company
Crushed By Giants Brewing Company is a unique and innovative craft brewery located on the 2nd floor of 600 N Michigan Ave in the heart of Chicago, IL. With a passion for creating bold and flavorful beers, this brewery prides itself on pushing the boundaries of traditional brewing techniques. Combining the art of brewing with the expertise of their talented brewers, Crushed By Giants offers a diverse range of handcrafted brews that cater to all beer enthusiasts. From hoppy IPAs to smooth stouts and crisp lagers, each beer is brewed with the finest ingredients, ensuring a delicious and satisfying experience with every sip. With a spacious and inviting taproom, visitors can enjoy a lively and welcoming atmosphere as they sample the brewery's latest creations or relax with their favorite brew. Whether you're a craft beer aficionado or just looking for a great place to gather with friends, Crushed By Giants Brewing Company is a must-visit destination for beer lovers in Chicago.
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Cultivate by Forbidden Root
Cultivate by Forbidden Root is the second Chicago establishment by Forbidden Root. Located in Ravenswood, it features a different food menu than the original. With a wood fired hearth the focus is on chef driven dishes cooked over the fire. Featuring our same great beers and a different cocktail list from the West Town location!
Dovetail Brewery
Focusing on continental European styles and traditional methods, each Dovetail beer is handcrafted to play on all the senses. After opening in June 2016, Dovetail was named one of Beer Advocate’s 34 Best New Breweries in the US, and in 2020, was named one of Craft Beer & Brewing’s Breakout Breweries. Dovetail Helles was named one of Best 20 Beers in 2020 by Craft Beer & Brewing, and earned the title of “Most Endlessly Satisfying Brewery” by the Chicago Tribune’s 2022 Food Awards Critics’ Choice.
Our cozy taproom is open daily and located in the Malt Row area around Ravenswood—about a mile north of Wrigley Field. In the warmer months, a dog-friendly sidewalk patio is open daily, and on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, our Biergarten is open. Once a month, we offer our one-of-a-kind, award-winning brewery tour. Go to dovetailbrewery.com for a schedule.
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Our cozy taproom is open daily and located in the Malt Row area around Ravenswood—about a mile north of Wrigley Field. In the warmer months, a dog-friendly sidewalk patio is open daily, and on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, our Biergarten is open. Once a month, we offer our one-of-a-kind, award-winning brewery tour. Go to dovetailbrewery.com for a schedule.
DryHop Brewers
DryHop Brewers is a lively and popular brewery located in the heart of Chicago. Situated at 3155 N Broadway, our welcoming atmosphere and creative brews make it a must-visit destination for beer enthusiasts. With a wide variety of craft beers on tap, including our signature hazy IPAs and flavorful stouts, DryHop Brewers offers something for every palate. Whether you're looking to relax with friends on the outdoor patio or embark on a beer-tasting adventure, this Chicago gem invites you to savor the flavors of our expertly brewed beers.
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Duneyrr Fermenta Winery and Brewery
Duneyrr Fermenta's unique tasting room beckons you into a world where the art of craft brewing harmoniously intertwines with the traditions of a natural winery. Our craft brewery and winery takes a remarkable approach, seamlessly co-fermenting wine, cider, and mead ingredients alongside artisanal craft beer.
ERIS Brewery and Cider House
Named after the Greek goddess of chaos, ERIS Brewery and Cider House is a women-owned company in Chicago that takes a creative approach to making cider with Michigan apples. ERIS’s goal is to foster renewed interest in cider culture, and offer a space that everyone can enjoy. Visit the Old Irving Park brewpub to enjoy diverse food, craft beer, and hard cider created by ERIS. For more information, please visit erischicago.com.
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Forbidden Root Restaurant & Brewery
Forbidden Root, the first botanical brewery in Chicago, was founded as a passionately personal project by Robert Finkel. With a heavy focus on experimental beers and a culinary brewpub experience. Chef driven dishes like Duck and Dumplings or Pork Schnitzel make us not only about the beer! We also have seasonal cocktails and a wine menu as well.
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Goose Island Taproom
The Goose Island Taproom, located at 1800 W Fulton St, is connected to our production facility where we've been brewing since 1995. The Taproom features our famous classics, innovative test batches, and rare Bourbon County Stout finds. Tours are available Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Visit our website: https://www.gooseisland.com/fulton-brewery/
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Greenstar Brewery at Uncommon Ground
Greenstar Brewery is an all-organic craft brewery located at Uncommon Ground just blocks from Wrigley Field and the Metro. Opened in 2014, Greenstar was the first certified organic brewery in Illinois. We offer 12 beers on tap.
Guinness Open Gate Brewery – West Loop
Guinness Open Gate Brewery (OGB) Chicago is a brewery, taproom, restaurant, and bakery housed in a former rail depot in Chicago’s West Loop. The brewery combines more than 260 years of Guinness brewing experience with cutting edge American brewing innovation for a uniquely Chicago experience, offering experimental draughts exclusive to the taproom alongside Guinness signatures straight from Dublin. Guinness OGB Chicago’s food menu pulls inspiration from the brewery’s Irish roots and global footprint alongside reimagined Chicago classics. The property offers coffee, pastries, and freshly baked bread each morning with an all- day restaurant menu available Wednesday through Sunday and brunch on weekends.
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Half Acre Beer Co
Half Acre is one of Chicago’s pioneering breweries. Founded in 2007, we originally brewed beer in Black River Falls, Wisconsin for the handful of Chicago bars and shops that would give us a go. Those early, educational days offered us the belief that we could build a brewery which would find support from the locals.
What's Included
- $1 Off Core Pints When You Show Your Pass
Haymarket Pub & Brewery
Independently owned and operated since 2010, Haymarket Pub & Brewery is the West Loop's original craft brewpub. Whether you're unwinding at the bar after a long workday with a colleague for a few pints of Speakerswagon Pilsner, treating the family to a delicious dinner of house-made sausages, burgers, & pizzas, or trying to catch the big game with your friends on one of the many TVs throughout the brewpub, Haymarket is guaranteed to provide you with a casual, friendly, and enjoyable experience.
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Hopewell Brewing Company
Bright, clean and inviting beer out of Logan Square. We know that beer is just as much about the company you keep as the liquid in your glass. Welcoming and minimalist, our taproom features blond wood, floor-to-ceiling windows and ultra-fresh beer. We’re all about taking a thoughtful approach to brewing accessible styles, so please — stop in to enjoy a few.
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Illuminated Brew Works
Hop into your GTO time machine and spin back to a time and place that was a little bit slower, a little less pudgy, a lot less full of “influencers” and people who can’t pull the surveillance device from their face, Illuminated Brew Works. Come on by our humble home and say “hi”, we might be the spot for you.
Illuminated Brew Works is a Chicago-based brewery producing beer for interesting times. From big, hazy IPAs, to yeast-driven urban farmhouses, adjunct-rich stouts and experimentally-driven sours and fruit beers, our offerings rotate seasonally to celebrate the annual cycle.
And please, always enjoy with people you trust.
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Illuminated Brew Works is a Chicago-based brewery producing beer for interesting times. From big, hazy IPAs, to yeast-driven urban farmhouses, adjunct-rich stouts and experimentally-driven sours and fruit beers, our offerings rotate seasonally to celebrate the annual cycle.
And please, always enjoy with people you trust.
Industry Ales
Industry Ales Brewpub offers a unique lineup of beers ranging from the eclectic, which draw inspiration from classic cocktails and culinary flavors to traditional styles known and loved. The three level 12,000+ square foot space features a beer and dining hall, mezzanine, and 6000+ square foot lower-level housing the brewery, private dining, and additional seating. Industry Ales is also open for lunch, weekend brunch, dinner, and bar service. The all-day menu features Chicago-inspired shared plates that reimagine classic dishes.
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Maplewood Brewery & Distillery
The first of its kind in Illinois to establish brewing and distilling roots under a single roof, Maplewood has been producing finely crafted beer and spirits since 2014. Three years after moving into the production facility, Maplewood opened their Lounge, a neighborhood staple doubling as a taproom and cocktail bar. Beginning commercial distribution throughout Illinois shortly after settling into Logan Square, Maplewood has since expanded their distribution footprint into Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Kansas. Maplewood’s fans have come to expect expertly crafted beer and spirits in a wide range of styles.
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Midwest Coast Brewing Company
Dog and family friendly taproom located in West Town. We have a spacious outdoor patio in the warmer months. On weekends we host a rotating cast of food popups. With no kitchen on site, folks are welcome to bring in their own food or order delivery. We are located just north of the United Center, perfect spot for a beer before a game or concert. There is plenty of bike parking available. Our monthly events vary from live music, comedy, family friendly events, music bingo, dog activities, makers markets and more!
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Moody Tongue
Moody Tongue Brewing Company is the first two Michelin starred brewery in the world. Functioning as both a comfortable tasting room and casually-focused venue featuring a la carte menu items from Executive Chef James Bingham, The Bar at Moody Tongue showcases the Brewmaster Jared Rouben's collection of perennial beers alongside a number of limited release offerings from specialty beer programs such as the brewery's whiskey and wine barrel-aging program and the renowned rotating Farmers Market Series. The Bar's high-end design showcases mid-century modern furniture, creative lighting, a historic library of brewing books, and a statement fireplace, all within the preservation of the building’s original industrial features. Here, Bingham demonstrates his versatility as a chef with elevated bar offerings presented alongside a selection of beers for pairing, expertly curated by Rouben from The Bar’s 16 draft beers and several specialty bottle options.
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Old Irving Brewing Co.
Old Irving Brewing Co. opened its doors in late 2016 by Co-Founder Jeff Linnemeyer and Co-Founder and Head Brewer, Trevor Rose-Hamblin.
The combination of our tasty food menu, high-quality craft beers, a creative cocktail program, and an extensive bourbon/whiskey list, has landed OIB on the USA Today’s 10 Best Best Brewpub in the US list in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. We are proud of what we have accomplished thus far but strive every day to keep improving. And none of this happens without our amazing, hard-working team. They are the key to any of our successes.
Above all, we invite you to experience OIB. Visit us, pick up a 4-pack in your favorite beer store, or order a draft in one of the fine establishments that carry our beer. We enjoy what we do and hope you enjoy OIB!
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The combination of our tasty food menu, high-quality craft beers, a creative cocktail program, and an extensive bourbon/whiskey list, has landed OIB on the USA Today’s 10 Best Best Brewpub in the US list in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. We are proud of what we have accomplished thus far but strive every day to keep improving. And none of this happens without our amazing, hard-working team. They are the key to any of our successes.
Above all, we invite you to experience OIB. Visit us, pick up a 4-pack in your favorite beer store, or order a draft in one of the fine establishments that carry our beer. We enjoy what we do and hope you enjoy OIB!
Pilot Project Brewing
Pilot Project Brewing is a brewery incubator, tasting room & restaurant located in Chicago, IL and Milwaukee, WI. Pilot Project was launched as a collaborative and artistically curious space to help support talented brewers in an industry with exceptionally high barriers. Modeled after the music industry, Pilot serves as a launch pad for start-up breweries, offering assistance with recipe R&D, production scaling, marketing, distribution and more. We are your incubator dedicated to the art of brewing and community inspired by the craft.
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Printer's Row Brewing
Whether you’re in search of a robust blond ale or the dark complexity of the Dark Adaptation, this brewery ensures a palette-pleasing experience for both casual drinkers and connoisseurs alike. Yet, what truly distinguishes Printer’s Row Brewing is its unwavering commitment to fostering a family-friendly and community-centric atmosphere.
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Revolution Brewing - Brewpub
Revolution Brewing is Illinois' largest independent craft brewer. Located in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, our Brewpub is a gathering place for our diverse community and for beer devotees who come to visit us from all over the globe. You can grab a spot at the bar, where we serve up some excellent one-off brews that are only available at Revolution. Or you can get a table and taste some of our fantastic dishes served up by our brewpub team.
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Second City Meadery
We are the northside's only meadery and one of only two in the city! Our expertise is in making dessert style mead using the highest quality honey, fruit, and spices. We started producing commercially in March of 2020 and then opened our doors to the public in November 2021. Since opening we have won dozens of awards for our mead including Best of Show at four different competitions!
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Spiteful Brewing Tap Room
Our Tap Room features 16 beers on draft made right here! Find everything from IPAs to classics Lagers. We have pizza, pretzels, and patios! Open 7 days a week.
The Perch Kitchen and Tap
At The Perch Kitchen + Tap is a favorite local spot for a casual yet outstanding dining experience (which obviously includes our own crafted brews). With our unique offerings of exclusive in-house brewed beers, wood-fired meats and veggies, and carefully crafted cocktails, we take pride in what we’ve built. Cheers!
Turner Haus
Turner Häus Brewery is a Black, family-owned microbrewery focusing on creating a fun, welcoming environment. We specialize in brewing premium high-quality beers with our ancestors in mind. All our beer is named after women in our family.
Twisted Hippo
Twisted Hippo is a vibrant and eclectic brewery operating out of District Brew Yards at 417 N Ashland Ave in the heart of Chicago, Illinois, and a second location at 700 North Milwaukee in Wheeling, Illinois. With its edgy and inviting atmosphere, it has become a go-to spot for beer enthusiasts and locals alike. Offering a wide array of expertly crafted brews, ranging from traditional classics to experimental concoctions, Twisted Hippo prides itself on pushing the boundaries of flavor. Whether you're seeking a unique tasting experience or a lively night out, a visit to Twisted Hippo and its partners at District Brew Yards, is the perfect destination for beer lovers looking to expand their horizons.
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