Breweries inIllinois produce a wide range ofbeers in differentstyles that are marketed locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. Brewing companies vary widely in the volume and variety of beer produced, from small nanobreweries andmicrobreweries to massive multinational conglomerate macrobreweries. Illinois is the 25th most extensive and the fifth most populous of the 50 states, and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire country. WithChicago in the northeast, small industrial cities, great agricultural productivity, and natural resources like coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a broad economic base.
In 2012 Illinois' 83 breweries and brewpubs employed 1,300 people directly, and more than 45,000 others in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing.[1][2] Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Illinois' breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Illinois' breweries and related industries was more than $1.4 billion.[2] Consumer purchases of Illinois' brewery products generated almost $450 million extra in tax revenue.[3] In 2012, according to theBrewers Association, Illinois ranked 36th in the number ofcraft breweries per capita with 68.[4]
For context, at the end of 2013 there were 2,822 breweries in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237brewpubs, 1,412 microbreweries and 119 regional craft breweries.[5] In that same year, according to theBeer Institute, the brewing industry employed around 43,000 Americans in brewing and distribution and had a combined economic impact of more than $246 billion.[6]
An analysis done in 2015 reported that Chicago craft brewers occupied more square feet of commercial real estate than those of any other U.S. city. According to the same study, Chicago had 144 craft breweries, second only toPortland, Oregon which had 196.[7] In 2017, theChicago Tribune reported that "the Chicago area has the most breweries in the nation, with 202 – topping Denver's 198 and Seattle's 168. The Chicago area includes small portions of Indiana and Wisconsin."[8]
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| Name | Bottling or canning | Brewpub | Taproom | Location and other information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 O'Clock Brewing Company |  N | N | Urbana, opened in 2017, added a taprooom in 2018.[9][10] | |
| 4204 Main Street Brewing Company | N | Belleville. The original brewpub opened in 2014.[11] A second, larger brewery and taproom opened in 2017.[12] The original location closed in 2021, with the production brewery and taproom remaining in operation.[13] | ||
| 5 Bines Brewery | N | Belvidere, opened in 2024.[14] | ||
| 93 Octane Brewery | N | The brewpub inSt. Charles opened in 2019.[15] The one in Elmhurst opened in 2025.[16] | ||
| Adams Street Brewery | N | Opened in 2019 inthe Berghoff restaurant inChicago.[17] | ||
| Afterthought Brewing Company | N | N | Lombard, opened in 2016. The separate taproom opened in 2021[18][19] and closed in 2024. | |
| Alarmist Brewing | N | N | Chicago, opened in 2015.[20] Added a taproom in 2017.[21] | |
| Alter Brewing Company | N | N | N | The brewery and taproom inDowners Grove opened in 2015[22] and added a canning line in 2017.[23] The brewpub inSt. Charles opened in 2020.[24] The brewpub inOak Brook opened in 2022. |
| Alulu | N | Chicago, opened in 2017.[25] | ||
| Analytical Brewing | N | Lexington, opened in 2022.[26] | ||
| Anvil & Forge Brewing and Distilling | N | Springfield,[27] opened in 2018. | ||
| Apple Knocker Hard Cider | N | N | Cider brewery inCobden, opened in 2012.[28] | |
| Arrowhead Ales Brewing Company | N | New Lenox, opened in 2016.[29] | ||
| Artesia Brewing | N | Thawville, opened in 2021.[30] | ||
| Art History Brewing | N | N | Geneva, opened in 2020.[31][32] | |
| Banging Gavel Brews | N | N | Founded in 2014. Initially the beer was contract brewed.[33] Opened their own brewery in theVogt Building inTinley Park in 2023.[34] | |
| Begyle Brewing Company | N | N | Chicago,[35] opened in 2012. The taproom opened in 2015.[36][37] | |
| Belly Up Beer Company | N | Western Springs, opened in 2016.[38] | ||
| Bent River Brewing Company | N | N | N | Brewpub inMoline, bottling line and taproom inRock Island.[39] Founded in 1997. |
| Big Ben Brewing Company | N | Peru, opened in 2022.[40] | ||
| Big Muddy Brewing | N | N | Murphysboro, founded in 2009.[41] | |
| Big Thorn Brewery | N | N | Georgetown, opened in 2016.[42] | |
| Bixi Beer | N | Chicago, opened in 2018.[43][44][45] | ||
| BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse | N | BJ's Restaurants is a chain of restaurants and brewpubs that started inSanta Ana, California in 1978. The location inOrland Park opened in 2023.[46] | ||
| Black & Gray Brewing Company | N | East Dundee,[47] opened in 2019. | ||
| Black Horizon Brewing Company | N | N | Willowbrook, opened in 2017.[48][49] | |
| Black Lung Brewing Company | N | N | N | Started in 2019 as an alternating proprietorship brewing and distributing out of ZümBier inWaukegan.[50] The brewery and taproom inRound Lake Beach opened in 2021.[51] The brewpub inFox Lake opened in 2023.[52] The brewpub inGrayslake opened in 2025.[53] |
| Blind Corner Brewery | N | N | Opened in 2025 as an alternating proprietorship at Go Brewing inNaperville.[54] | |
| Blind Pig Brewery | N | N | Champaign. The beer bar opened in 2004. The separate microbrewery and taproom opened in 2009.[55] The brewery closed in 2023, and reopened in 2024.[56] The brewpub opened in 2025.[57] | |
| Blue Island Beer Company | N | Blue Island, opened in 2015.[58] | ||
| BrickStone Restaurant & Brewery | N | N | Bourbonnais.[59][60] Added a brewery to the existing restaurant in 2006. Opened a separate production brewery in 2015. | |
| Broken Tee Brewing Company | N | Highwood, opened in 2022.[61] | ||
| Brother Chimp Brewing | N | N | The brewery and taproom inNorth Aurora opened in 2020.[62] The one inSt. Charles opened in 2025.[63] | |
| Brothership Brewing | N | N | Mokena, opened in 2020.[64][19] | |
| Bubblehouse Brewing Company | N | Lisle, opened in 2021.[65] | ||
| BuckleDown Brewing | N | N | Lyons, opened in 2013.[66] | |
| Buffalo Creek Brewing | N | Long Grove, opened in 2017.[67] | ||
| Burning Bush Brewery | N | Chicago, opened in 2020.[68] | ||
| Bust'd Brewing | N | Peoria Heights, opened in 2023.[69] | ||
| Buzz Bomb Brewing Company | N | Springfield, opened in 2018.[70] Added a second brewery, inIlliopolis, later that year.[71] | ||
| Carbondale Craft Beer | N | N | Ava, makers of Little Egypt beer, founded in 2012.[72] | |
| Carlyle Brewing Company | N | N | Rockford. Opened in 2003,[73] closed in 2021,[74] reopened in 2022,[75] under new management in 2023.[76] | |
| Cary Ale House & Brewing Company | N | Cary. The restaurant opened in 2015. They added an in-house brewery in 2018.[77] | ||
| Casa Humilde Cerveceria Artesanal | N | Began operations in 2019 at District Brew Yards.[78] Opened their own brewery inForest Park in 2024.[79] | ||
| Casper Brewing Company | N | Bloomington, opened in 2021.[80] | ||
| Church Street Brewing Company | N | N | Itasca, opened in 2012.[81] The Barleyhaus restaurant and taproom in Itasca opened in 2023. | |
| Coal Creek Brewing Company | N | Princeton, opened in 2023.[82] | ||
| Corridor Brewery & Provisions | N | N | Chicago, opened in 2015.[83] Added a canning line in 2017.[84] | |
| Crushed by Giants | N | Chicago, opened in 2020.[85] | ||
| Crust Brewing | N | Rosemont, opened in 2022.[86] The restaurant and taproom in Chicago opened in 2025.[87] | ||
| Cruz Blanca | N | N | Founded by chefRick Bayless in 2015. The beer originally was contract brewed.[88] The brewpub inChicago opened in 2016.[89] Cruz Blanca was acquired byMolson Coors in 2024.[90] | |
| Crystal Lake Brewing | N | N | Crystal Lake, opened in 2014.[91] | |
| Decatur Brew Works | N | Decatur, opened in 2016.[92] | ||
| Demo Brewing Company | N | Chicago, opened in 2024.[93] | ||
| Destihl Restaurant & Brew Works | N | N | N | The brewpub inNormal opened in 2007, and the one inChampaign opened in 2011. The production brewery inBloomington opened in 2013.[94][95] It was replaced with a new brewery and taproom in Normal in 2017.[96][97] The brewpub in Champaign closed in 2020.[98] |
| District Brew Yards | N | N | Chicago, opened in 2019 as a brewery run cooperatively by three brewing companies – Burnt City Brewing, Around the Bend Beer Company, and Bold Dog Beer Company.[99] Added a fourth company, Casa Humilde Cervecería Artesanal, later that year.[100] In 2022 Bold Dog left, and Twisted Hippo Brewing joined after their own brewpub was destroyed in a fire. A second location inWheeling opened 2022[101] and closed in 2025.[102] | |
| Diversey House | N | N | Chicago, opened in 2025 as a collaboration between Steep Ravine Brewing Company and Moor's Brewing Company.[103] | |
| Door 4 Brewing Company | N | Decatur, opened in 2017.[104] | ||
| Double Clutch Brewing Company | N | Evanston, opened in 2021.[105] | ||
| Dovetail Brewery | N | N | Chicago, opened in 2016.[106][107] | |
| DryHop Brewers | N | Chicago, opened in 2013.[108][109][110] | ||
| Duneyrr Artisan Fermenta Project | N | Chicago brewery specializing in beer cofermented with wine, opened in 2021.[111] | ||
| Emancipation Brewing Company | N | Fairbury, opened in 2019.[112][113] | ||
| Emmett's Brewing Company | N | N | Founded in 1999. Brewpubs inWest Dundee andPalatine.[114] The brewpub inDowners Grove closed in 2025.[115] | |
| Energy City Brewing | N | Batavia, opened in 2017.[116] | ||
| Engrained Brewing Company | N | N | Springfield, opened in 2013.[117] | |
| Eris Brewery and Cider House | N | N | Cider and beer brewery and restaurant inChicago, opened in 2018.[118][119] | |
| Evergreen Farm Brewing | N | Metamora, opened in 2021.[120] | ||
| Excel Brewing Company | N | Breese. Founded as a soft drink company in 1936, Excel Bottling Company started brewing beer in 2012.[121] | ||
| Fiala Brothers Brewery | N | Normal, opened in 2022.[122] | ||
| Fibs Brewing Company | N | Des Plaines, opened in 2019.[123] | ||
| Flapjack Brewery | N | Berwyn,[124] opened in 2017. | ||
| Flipside Brewing | N | Tinley Park, opened in 2022.[125] | ||
| Flossmoor Station Brewing Company | N | N | Flossmoor. Brewpub opened in 1996, bottling operation started in 2008.[126] | |
| Forbidden Root | N | N | Founded inChicago in 2013, the beer was initially brewed at various locations.[127] The brewpub on Chicago Avenue opened in 2016.[128] TheColumbus, Ohio location opened in 2019.[129] The Cultivate brewpub on Ravenswood Avenue opened in 2021.[130] | |
| Foreign Exchange Brewing Company | N | N | Aurora. Founded in 2020. Originally the beer was contract brewed.[131] They opened their own brewery in 2025.[132] | |
| Foxes Den Meadery | N | Yorkville meadery, opened in 2023.[133] | ||
| Fox Republic Brewing | N | Yorkville, opened in 2023.[134] | ||
| Galena Brewing Company | N | N | N | The brewpub inGalena[135] opened in 2010. The taproom inMoline opened in 2019[136] and closed in 2023.[137] |
| Garage Band Brewing | N | Plainfield,[138] opened in 2019. | ||
| Generations Brewing Company | N | Freeport, opened in 2014.[139] | ||
| Geneseo Brewing Company | N | Geneseo,[140] opened in 2015. | ||
| Ginger Road Brewing Company | N | Utica, opened in 2023.[141] | ||
| Go Brewing | N | N | Naperville, brewer of no-alcohol and low-alcohol beers, opened in 2022.[142][143] | |
| Golden Fox Brewing | N | Decatur, opened in 2018.[144] | ||
| Goldfinger Brewing Company | N | N | Downers Grove, opened in 2020.[145][146] | |
| Good Times Brewery | N | Chicago, opened in 2023.[147] | ||
| Goose Island Beer Company | N | N | N | Founded inChicago in 1988 as a brewpub on Clybourn Avenue, Goose Island opened a production brewery on Fulton Street in 1995, and a second brewpub, in the Wrigleyville neighborhood, in 1999. The production brewery and its beers, but not the brewpubs, were purchased byAnheuser-Busch InBev in 2011. Goose Island now has national distribution, and some of the beer is produced at other breweries.[148][149] A taproom at the Fulton Street brewery opened in 2015.[150] The Wrigleyville brewpub closed in 2015.[151] The Clybourn Avenue brewpub was acquired by AB InBev in 2016;[152] it closed in 2023.[153] The brewpub on Blackhawk Street opened in 2024.[154] |
| Grainology Brewstillery | N | Brewery and distillery inBatavia, opened in 2023.[155] | ||
| Granite City Food & Brewery | N | With its headquarters inMinneapolis, Minnesota, Granite City operates several dozen brewpubs in the Midwest,[156] including two in Illinois, inNaperville andSchaumburg. | ||
| Great Central Brewing Company | N | N | Contract brewery inChicago, opened in 2016.[157] The taproom opened in 2017.[158] | |
| Greenstar Brewing | N | Located at the Uncommon Ground restaurant inChicago, Greenstar began production in 2014 as the firstorganic brewery in Illinois.[159] | ||
| Guinness Open Gate Brewery | N | N | Guinness was founded inDublin, Ireland in 1759. The brewpub in Chicago opened in 2023.[160] | |
| Hailstorm Brewing | N | N | Tinley Park, opened in 2014.[161][162] | |
| Hairy Cow Brewing Company | N | Byron, opened in 2018.[163] | ||
| Half Acre Beer Company | N | N | Half Acre was founded in 2007, with the beer initially contract brewed in Wisconsin. The brewery on Lincoln Avenue inChicago started production in 2009, and the tap room opened in 2012.[164] In 2015, a second, larger brewery started production on Balmoral Avenue, a mile and a half from the first location.[165] The Lincoln Avenue tap room added a kitchen in 2016.[166] The Balmoral Avenue brewery added a brewpub in 2017.[167] The Lincoln Avenue location closed in 2021.[168] | |
| Half Day Brewing Company | N | Lincolnshire, opened in 2016.[169] | ||
| Hand of Fate Brewing Company | N | Petersburg, opened in 2016.[170][171][172] | ||
| Harbor Brewing Company | N | Opened inWinthrop Harbor in 2018.[173] Opened a second, larger location inLake Villa in 2022.[174] | ||
| Hardware | N | Brewpub inNorth Aurora, opened in 2016, home of BBGB Brewery and Hop Farm.[175] | ||
| Haymarket Pub & Brewery | N | N | The brewpub inChicago[176] opened in 2010. The second brewpub and production brewery inBridgman, Michigan opened in 2017.[177] | |
| Hickory Creek Brewing Company | N | New Lenox, opened in 2018.[178] Moved to a new location in 2023.[179] | ||
| Highway 20 Brewing Company | N | Elizabeth, opened in 2020.[180] | ||
| Homewood Brewing Company | N | Homewood, opened in 2024.[181] | ||
| The Hop Brewery | N | Christopher, opened in 2017.[182] | ||
| Hop Butcher for the World | N | N | Founded in Chicago in 2013 as South Loop Brewing Company. Renamed to Hop Butcher for the World in 2016.[183] The beer was brewed at Aquanaut in Chicago, Miskatonic in Darien,[184] and 5 Rabbit inBedford Park. In 2021 they bought the 5 Rabbit brewery.[185] In 2022 they opened a second, smaller brewery, with a taproom, in Chicago.[186] | |
| Hop District Community Brewing Company | N | LaGrange Park, opened in 2022.[187] | ||
| Hopewell Brewing Company | N | N | Chicago, opened in 2016.[188] | |
| Hopskeller Brewing Company | N | Waterloo, opened in 2016.[189] | ||
| Hopvine Brewing Company | N | Aurora, opened in 2013.[190][191] | ||
| Horse Thief Hollow | N | N | Chicago,[192] opened in 2013. | |
| Ike & Oak Brewing Company | N | Woodridge, opened in 2019.[193] | ||
| Illuminated Brew Works | N | N | Chicago, opened in 2014.[194] Moved to a new location and added a taproom in 2021.[195] | |
| Imperial Oak Brewing | N | TheWillow Springs brewery and taproom opened in 2014.[196] TheBrookfield location opened in 2021.[197] | ||
| Industry Ales | N | Chicago, opened in 2024.[198] | ||
| Industry Brewing Company | N | Peoria, opened in 2017.[199] | ||
| Iron Spike Brewing Company | N | N | Galesburg, opened in 2014,[200] added a canning line in 2016.[201] | |
| Is/Was Brewing | N | N | Chicago, opened in 2024.[202] | |
| Itasca Brewing Company | N | Itasca,[203] opened in 2017. | ||
| JT Walker's Brewery | N | Mahomet, opened in 2013.[204] | ||
| Keg Grove Brewing Company | N | TheBloomington brewery opened in 2018.[205] TheMorris brewery opened in 2024.[206] | ||
| Kennay Farms Distilling | N | Farm-to-glass distillery and brewery inRochelle, opened in 2019.[207] | ||
| Khaos Brewcade & Kitchen | N | Plainfield, opened in 2021.[208] | ||
| Kinslahger Brewing Company | N | N | Oak Park, opened in 2016.[209][210] | |
| Kishwaukee Brewing Company | N | N | Woodstock, opened in 2020.[211] | |
| Knack Brewing & Fermentations | N | Kankakee, opened in 2022.[212] | ||
| Lake Bluff Brewing Company | N | N | Lake Bluff, opened in 2011.[213] | |
| Lake Effect Brewing Company | N | N | Chicago. The brewery on Montrose Ave. opened in 2012[214] and closed in 2022.[215] The brewery and taproom on Milwaukee Ave. opened in 2025.[216] | |
| Lena Brewing Company | N | N | Lena, brewery and taproom opened in 2015.[217] Added a restaurant in 2025. | |
| Lieferbräu Brewery | N | Red Bud, opened in 2018.[218] | ||
| Lil Beaver Brewery | N | N | Bloomington, opened in 2018.[219] | |
| Limerick Brewing Company | N | Lincoln. The Spirited Republic tavern opened in 2015.[220] They added a brewery in 2018. | ||
| Lot 50 Brewing | N | Paris, opened in 2018.[221] | ||
| The Lucky Monk | N | South Barrington,[222] opened in 2009. | ||
| Lugan's Brewing | N | Brewery and distillery inJoliet, opened in 2019.[223] | ||
| Lunar Brewing Company | N | Villa Park,[224] opened in 1998. | ||
| Macushla Brewing Company | N | Glenview, opened in 2017.[225] | ||
| Mad Hatchet Brewing | N | Shorewood,[226] opened in 2019. | ||
| Maplewood Brewery & Distillery | N | N | Founded inChicago as Mercenary in 2014,[227] renamed to Maplewood in 2015.[228] The taproom opened in 2017.[229] Added a kitchen in 2025.[230] | |
| Marz Community Brewing Company | N | N | Chicago, opened in 2014.[231] Moved to a new location in 2017, and added a brewpub in 2018.[232][233] The Life on Marz Community Club nanobrewery and taproom, also in Chicago, opened in 2021.[234] | |
| McHenry Brewing Company | N | McHenry, opened in 2018.[235] | ||
| Mickey Finn's Brewery | N | N | Libertyville, opened in 1994;[236] moved to a new location in 2014.[237] | |
| Middle Brow Beer Company | N | N | Chicago, began production in 2014.[238] The beer has been contract brewed at various breweries in the Chicago area. In 2019 they opened their own brewpub, called Bungalow. Some of their packaged beer is still produced under contract.[239] | |
| Midwest Ale Works | N | East Moline, opened in 2019.[240] | ||
| Midwest Coast Brewing Company | N | N | Chicago, opened in 2019.[241] | |
| Mikerphone Brewing | N | N | Founded inChicago in 2015. At first the beer was brewed at SlapShot,[242] then at Une Année.[243] They opened their own brewery inElk Grove Village in 2017.[244][245] | |
| Milk Money Brewing | N | La Grange, opened in 2020.[246] | ||
| Millpond Brewing | N | Millstadt, opened in 2019.[247] | ||
| Miskatonic Brewing Company | N | N | Brewery and taproom inDarien, opened in 2015.[248] | |
| Mississippi Culture | N | Staunton, opened in 2023.[249] | ||
| Molly's Pint Brewpub | N | Murphysboro, opened in 2017.[250] | ||
| Monarch Brewing Company | N | Monticello, opened in 2017.[251] | ||
| Monochrome Brewing | N | Chicago, opened in 2024.[252] | ||
| Moody Tongue Brewing Company | N | N | Chicago, founded in 2014.[253] Added a tap room in 2016.[254] In 2019 they moved to the larger, vacant Baderbrau Brewing Company building and expanded the food menu, closing the old location in June of that year and opening the new one in November.[255][256] | |
| More Brewing Company | N | N | The brewpub inVilla Park opened in 2017.[257] The one inHuntley opened in 2020.[258] The brewpub inBartlett opened in 2023.[259] | |
| Mud Run Brewing Company | N | Stockton, opened in 2021.[260] | ||
| Nightjar | N | Peoria, opened in 2024.[261] | ||
| Nightshade and Dark's Pandemonium Brewing | N | Waukegan, opened in 2019.[262] | ||
| Nik & Ivey Brewing Company | N | Lockport, opened in 2020.[263] | ||
| Noon Whistle Brewing | N | N | N | The brewery and taproom inLombard opened in 2014,[264] and added a kitchen in 2020.[265] The production brewery inNaperville opened in 2020,[266] and added a taproom later that year.[267] |
| Obed & Isaac's | N | The brewpub inSpringfield opened in 2012.[268] The brewpub inPeoria opened in 2016.[269] | ||
| OB's Cervezaria | N | Chenoa, opened in 2022.[270] | ||
| Obscurity Brewing & Craft Mead | N | N | Beer and mead brewery and restaurant inElburn, opened in 2020.[271][272] | |
| Off Color Brewing | N | N | Chicago,[273] opened in 2013. A second brewery, with a taproom called the Mousetrap, opened in 2017.[274][275] | |
| Ogle County Brewery | N | Oregon, opened in 2021.[276] | ||
| Old Bakery Beer Company | N | N | Alton, opened in 2015.[277] | |
| Old Herald Brewery and Distillery | N | Collinsville, opened in 2019.[278] | ||
| Old Irving Brewing Company | N | N | Brewpub inspired by the cuisine ofHomaro Cantu. Opened inChicago in 2016.[279] A separate production brewery in Chicago opened in 2025.[280] | |
| One Allegiance Brewing | N | Chicago Ridge, opened in 2020.[281] | ||
| One Lake Brewing | N | Oak Park, opened in 2019.[282] | ||
| Open Outcry Brewing Company | N | Chicago, opened in 2017.[283] | ||
| Opera House Brewing Company | N | Hillsboro, opened in 2018.[284][285] | ||
| Other Half Ramova | N | N | Other Half Brewing opened inBrooklyn, New York in 2014.[286] TheChicago location opened in 2024.[287] | |
| Pecatonica Beer Company | N | N | Warren, opened in 2017.[288] | |
| Peel Brewing Company | N | O'Fallon, opened in 2014.[289] | ||
| Penrose Brewing Company | N | N | Geneva, opened in 2014.[290] | |
| The Perch | N | N | Chicago, opened in 2020.[291] | |
| Phase Three Brewing Company | N | N | Lake Zurich, founded in 2019. The beer was initially brewed at Lake Zurich Brewing Company,[292] which they bought out in 2020.[293] The brewpub inElmhurst opened in 2023, with the beer brought in from the brewery in Lake Zurich. | |
| Pho No. 1 Brewing Company | N | Nanobrewery and Vietnamese restaurant inChicago, opened in 2022.[294][295] | ||
| Piece Brewery and Pizzeria | N | Chicago,[296] opened in 2001. | ||
| Pig Minds Brewing Company | N | N | Vegan brewpub inMachesney Park, opened in 2012.[297] | |
| Pilot Project | N | Chicago brewery and "brewery incubator". The brewpub on Milwaukee Ave. opened in 2019.[298] The brewpub inMilwaukee, Wisconsin opened in 2022.[299] The one on Clark St. opened in 2025.[300] | ||
| Pipeworks Brewing Company | N | Chicago, opened in 2012,[301] moved to a larger space in 2015.[302] | ||
| Pips Meadery | N | N | Meadery inBeach Park, opened in 2017.[303] The taproom inGurnee opened in 2023.[304] | |
| Pollyanna Brewing Company | N | N | Lemont, opened in 2014.[305] A second brewery, with a taproom called Roselare, opened inRoselle in 2017.[306] A third location, inSt. Charles, opened in 2019.[307] | |
| Prairie Street Brewing Company | N | Rockford. Opened as Rockford Brewing Company in 2013, in the oldPeacock Brewery. Renamed to Prairie Street in 2016.[308] | ||
| Pratt Brewing Company | N | Spring Grove, opened in 2022.[309] | ||
| Printer's Row Brewing | N | Chicago. Initially the beer was brewed at Lake Effect. They opened their own brewery and taproom in 2021.[310] | ||
| Rabid Brewing | N | N | Homewood, opened in 2017.[311] | |
| Radicle Effect Brewerks | N | Rock Island, opened in 2012 as Against the Grain Brewery & Alehouse, changed their name in 2014 to Radicle Effect Brewerks.[312] | ||
| Radium City Brewing | N | Ottawa, opened in 2015.[313] | ||
| Rebellion Brew Haus | N | Moline, opened in 2016.[314] | ||
| Reserve Artisan Ales | N | Galesburg, opened in 2022.[315] | ||
| Revolution Brewing | N | N | Chicago. The brewpub on Milwaukee Avenue opened in 2010[316] and closed in 2024.[317] The production brewery and taproom on Kedzie Avenue opened in 2012.[318] | |
| Rhodell Brewery | N | Peoria, opened in 1998.[319] Moved to a larger location in 2015.[320] | ||
| Riggs Beer Company | N | N | Urbana, opened in 2016.[321] | |
| Right Bee Cider | N | N | Apple cider brewery inChicago, opened in 2014.[322] The taproom opened in 2019.[323] | |
| Riverlands Brewing Company | N | N | St. Charles, opened in 2019.[324] | |
| Roaring Table Brewing Company | N | N | Lake Zurich, opened in 2017.[325] | |
| Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery | N | Rock Bottom is a chain of brewpubs founded inDenver, Colorado in 1991.[326][327][328] It has a number of locations, including one in Illinois, inWarrenville. | ||
| Route 51 Brewing Company | N | Elkville, opened in 2017.[329] | ||
| Route 66 Old School Brewing | N | Wilmington, opened in 2019.[330] | ||
| Sangamo Brewing | N | Chatham, opened in 2020.[331] | ||
| Schlafly Highland Square | N | N | TheSaint Louis Brewery, makers of Schlafly beer, is based in St. Louis and has several locations in Missouri. The brewpub inHighland, which opened in 2021, is their first in Illinois.[332] | |
| Scorched Earth Brewing Company | N | N | Algonquin, opened in 2014.[333] | |
| Scratch Brewing Company | N | N | Ava, opened in 2013.[334][335][336] | |
| Sew Hop'd Brewery & Tap Room | N | Huntley, opened in 2019.[337] | ||
| Shoehorn Brewing | N | N | Belleville, opened in 2022.[338] | |
| Short Fuse Brewing Company | N | N | Schiller Park, opened in 2017.[339] | |
| Skeleton Key Brewery | N | N | Woodridge, opened in 2016.[340] The brewery was damaged by a tornado in June 2021[341] and reopened in May 2022. | |
| Sketchbook Brewing Company | N | N | The brewery inEvanston opened in 2014,[342] and added a taproom in 2016.[343][344][345] They expanded the taproom in 2019.[346] The brewery and taproom inSkokie opened in 2020.[347] | |
| Slauterhouse Brewing Company | N | Auburn, opened in 2020.[348] | ||
| Solemn Oath Brewery | N | N | The brewery and taproom inNaperville opened in 2012.[349] The taproom in Chicago opened in 2021, with the beer brought in from Naperville.[350] | |
| SomosMonos Cervecería | N | Chicago, opened in 2025.[351] | ||
| Soundgrowler Brewing | N | Tinley Park, opened in 2017.[352] | ||
| Spirit Water | N | Cary, opened in 2020.[353] | ||
| Spiteful Brewing | N | N | Chicago,[354] opened in 2012. Moved to a new location and added a taproom in 2017.[355] | |
| Springfield Beer Company | N | Springfield, opened in 2019.[356] | ||
| Standard Meadery | N | Villa Park meadery, opened in 2020.[357] | ||
| St. Nicholas Brewing Company | N | Du Quoin, opened in 2014.[358] | ||
| Stockholm's | N | Geneva, opened in 2002.[359] | ||
| Stubborn German Brewing Company | N | Waterloo, opened in 2016.[360] | ||
| Sturdy Shelter Brewing | N | Batavia, opened in 2022.[361] | ||
| Suncatcher Brewing | N | Chicago, opened in 2024.[362] | ||
| Sundial Brewing & Blending | N | N | Barrington. Started brewing at Flesk Brewing in 2022. Acquired the brewery in 2023.[363] | |
| Tangled Roots Brewing Company | N | N | The brewery and Lone Buffalo brewpub inOttawa opened in 2016.[364] The brewery and Lock and Mule brewpub inLockport opened in 2021.[365] There are also Tangled Roots restaurants inGlenview (opened in 2021),[366]Vernon Hills (2024),[367]South Barrington (2025),[368] andWashington (2025).[369] | |
| Tighthead Brewing Company | N | N | Mundelein, opened in 2011.[370] | |
| Trail's Edge Brewing Company | N | Frankfort, opened in 2018 at the Smokey Barque restaurant.[371][372] | ||
| TreeHive Meadery | N | N | Brocton, opened in 2023.[373] | |
| Triptych Brewing | N | N | Savoy, opened in 2013.[374][375] | |
| Turner Häus Brewery | N | Chicago, opened in 2023.[376] | ||
| Two Brothers Brewing | N | N | Two Brothers opened in 1997, and started bottling their beer in 1998. They have two brewpubs — one at the main brewery inWarrenville (opened in 2008), and one at theTwo Brothers Roundhouse inAurora (opened in 2013).[377][378] In 2017 they also started distilling hard liquor at the Aurora location.[379] | |
| Une Année / Hubbard's Cave | N | N | Opened inChicago in 2013.[380][381] Moved toNiles and added a taproom in 2017.[382][383][384] Moved to a different location in Niles and added a kitchen in 2020.[385][386][387] (Their Belgian-style beers are branded as Une Année and their American-style beers are branded as Hubbard's Cave.)[388][389] | |
| Unpossible Mead | N | N | Meadery inDwight, taproom opened in 2018[390] | |
| Urban Forest Craft Brewing | N | Rockford, opened in 2020.[391] | ||
| Village Vintner Winery & Brewery | N | Algonquin, opened in 2012.[392] | ||
| Von Jakob Vineyard & Brewery | N | Alto Pass.[393] The vineyard was founded in 1996. The brewery opened in 2011. | ||
| Wake Brewing | N | Rock Island, opened in 2017.[394] | ||
| Werk Force Brewing Company | N | Plainfield, opened in 2014.[395] | ||
| Whiner Beer Company | N | N | Chicago, opened in 2016.[396] | |
| Whiskey Hill Brewing Company | N | N | The production brewery inWestmont opened in 2018[397] and closed in 2025. The brewpub in Westmont opened in 2024. The brewpub inMount Prospect also opened in 2024. | |
| White Oak Brewing | N | N | Normal,[398] opened in 2015; added a taproom in 2017.[399] | |
| White Rooster Farmhouse Brewery | N | Sparta, opened in 2017.[400] | ||
| Wild Blossom Meadery | N | N | Chicago; opened in 2001; moved to a new location and added a taproom in 2017. Wild Blossom brewsmead, using their own honey, and also makes wine and beer.[401] | |
| Wild Onion Brewery | N | N | Lake Barrington. The brewery opened in 1996 and the Onion Pub brewpub opened in 2003.[402] The Wild Onion Tied House restaurant inOak Park opened in 2017 and closed in 2021; the beer there was brought in from the Lake Barrington brewery.[403][404] | |
| Will County Brewing Company | N | N | TheShorewood location opened in 2018.[405] TheChannahon location opened in 2023[406] and closed in 2024.[407] | |
| Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery | N | N | Lena, opened in 2016.[408] | |
| Wolfden Brewing Company | N | Bloomingdale, opened in 2018.[409] |
Until four months ago not one drop of beer had been produced commercially in Chicago for 10 years. The last local brewery, Peter Hand on North Avenue, closed in 1977.... This fall Sieben's opened on Ontario Street next to the Kennedy on-ramp and plays to big crowds almost every night. Chicago's second micro-brewery and pub, The Tap & Growler, opened in November two blocks west of Greektown.
