Brewery

A guide to the 20 best breweries in a city that has a ton of breweries.

Guinness Open Gate Brewery is a massive tourist spot in West Loop with mediocre food but, unsurprisingly, good pours of Guinness.

Heffer BBQ is a great BBQ pop-up inside Monochrome Brewing in Pilsen.

Goose Island Beer Company's O'Hare locations are solid pit stops if you want a beer and a light bite.

Corridor Brewery & Provisions is a brewpub in Lakeview.

Ørkenoy is a Nordic-inspired brewpub in Humboldt Park.

Moody Tongue is a South Loop brewery with a tasting menu, good beer, and an excellent German chocolate cake.

Whiner Beer Company is a great brewery in Back Of The Yards.

Crushed By Giants is a brewery in River North.

Dovetail is a great brewery in Ravenswood with a focus on European-style beer.

District Brew Yards is a pour-your-own-beer collaborative brewery taproom that also serves BBQ in an open, warehouse-like space.