Breweries, Pubs, and Dives in Chicago and Champagne IL

[TipsySaint]

I'm headed to Chicago and Champagne IL for the week around Turkey Day. I'm looking for some recommendations on bottles I should get to bring back home to Maine, and some good places to go.

I love wild beers and malty beers, some hops can be good but I'm super picky about IPA's.....

So where should I go and what should I buy for bottles.

Bonus category: Best dive bar that I won't get stabbed in ? (unless I deserve it)

Thanks!

 

[Steve3730]

Maria's package good is a dive bar that is nationally known. Skylark right in the area flies under the radar not the beer list of Maria's but has incredible food and a solid taplist

 

[jimyson]

A couple places that I went to and will see again some day are Half Acre (Brewery) and Twisted Spoke (Pub).


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[TipsySaint]

Thanks! I've got a week there so keep em coming!

 

[Zunit]

Chicago proper check out Revolution Brewing. NW Indiana is not that far to get some Three Floyds on tap.

 

[zmanzorro]

Revolution's Brewpub and Hop Leaf were my favorites when I went to Lollapalooza this year.

 

[xaugievike]

If you venture out a bit, there's a small new brewery in Tinley Park called Hailstorm that I think is turning out some incredibly good beer.

 

[k1ngl1ves]

If you venture out a bit, there's a small new brewery in Tinley Park called Hailstorm that I think is turning out some incredibly good beer.

I'm very close to Tinley. Is that the place off of 183rd? I could be mistaken...


I've been meaning to drop in there and see what's up. Good brews?

 

[k1ngl1ves]

On topic:

Kingston Mines in Lincoln Park, Chicago. Crap beer. Bad food. Best music in the city!!!

Nice neighborhood too...

 

[poislb]

Pipeworks... Nuff said

 

[xaugievike]

I'm very close to Tinley. Is that the place off of 183rd? I could be mistaken...


I've been meaning to drop in there and see what's up. Good brews?

186th I believe.
I think they have incredibly good beers there. For a startup I think they're outstanding. Just cracked some barrel aged stuff too. Give em a look! (No affiliation, for the record)

 

[Steve3730]

186th I believe.
I think they have incredibly good beers there. For a startup I think they're outstanding. Just cracked some barrel aged stuff too. Give em a look! (No affiliation, for the record)

I believe the guys from Hailstorm actually post on these forums before they went pro. I'll have to make my way out there to support a fellow HBT poster

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/announcing-my-brewery-hailstorm-brewing-co-425522/