Illuminated Brew Works

Microbrewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Illuminated Brew Works

Established in 2014

Contact
415 N Sangamon St, Chicago, IL, 60642, United States
Description
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.

Please enjoy with people you trust.

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7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Can, from Warehouse Liquors, Chicago IL. Pours murky dark brown with a large spongy tan head, dark chocolate aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter dark chocolate taste with citrus peel, smooth body, long bitterish dark chocolate-coffee finish. Interesting brew, more like a porter than an IPA.
Tried from Can from Warehouse Liquors on 22 Mar 2026 at 23:36

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can, from Whole Foods, Chicago IL (Oct 2025). Pours cloudy lemon yellow with a large foamy off-white head, faint peach aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter citrus peel taste with faint peach flavor, thin body, long medium bitter finish. Decent NEDIPA, not very flavorful though.
Tried from Can from Whole Foods Market - Streeterville on 15 Dec 2025 at 02:48

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can, from Whole Foods South Loop, Chicago IL. Pours extremely hazy bright yellow with a large off-white head, citrus-mango aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter citrus peel-mango taste, faint coriander, thin body, long medium bitter to bitter finish. Solid NE DIPA.
Tried from Can from Whole Foods Market - Streeterville on 17 Nov 2025 at 03:09

7/10
Keg at all rise. Pours golden, nose is peach, grapefruit, taste is sweet, peach, floral. 7
Tried on 08 Aug 2025 at 11:45

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Draught @ Great Central Brewing taproom, Chicago (October 2024). Extremely hazy bright yellow with a large foamy off-white head, faint citrus aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter citrus peel-unripe mango taste, thin body, long citrus peel finish. Flavorful.
Tried at Great Central Brewing Company on 04 Jul 2025 at 16:02

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Black with a medium sized tan head. Anise, roasty malt, hot pepper, cinnamon and vanilla. Long finish. Moderately full bodied.
Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2025 at 01:22

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
355ml can from Beer52 Chicago box @ 5.5%. Pours a hazy orange-gold, small white head, ok retention. Aroma of sweet malts, overripe passionfruit, citrus, floral, slightly funky. Taste is sweet, herbs, pineapple, citrus, floral. A fairly full body for the strength so not a refreshing sessionable pale but the flavours linger. That would normally be good but its very sweet and hoppy. Tasty but slightly sickly at the same time so balance not quite right. Interesting flavoursome beer though.
Tried from Can on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:23

LCI, better as it warms. 2018, so not much peanut left. Touch at the end. Very malt forward, milk chocolate, roasty
Tried from Bottle on 30 Nov 2024 at 15:50

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Black with a large foamy beige head. Roasty and toasty with cookie, vanilla and a hint of booziness. Long finish. Moderately full bodied.
Tried on 25 Sep 2024 at 21:09

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Slightly hazy yellow with a small white head. Yeasty with notes of melon and citrus. Medium finish and body.
Tried on 25 Sep 2024 at 21:06