Haymarket Pub & Brewery

Microbrewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2010

Contact
737 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL, 60661, United States
Subsidiaries
Haymarket Pub & Brewery owns 1 brewery:
Description
What does it mean to be proud of what you’d done, and to celebrate it at the end of a long, hard day? What does it mean to feel like a neighbor to the stranger sitting next to you? What does it mean to know you have somewhere you belong?

After many years of brewing and the many awards that have adorned Haymarket Beer, Peter L. Crowley understands a thing or two of what makes a great beer. We named our company – Haymarket Beer Company – in honor of those ideas and the people who took pride in them and worked hard to protect them. (That’s a great story, by the way, and you should read more about it.)

We’ve built Haymarket out of everyday people – office workers and school teachers, stonemasons and police officers, plumbers and postal workers – with one promise: making great beer for great beer drinkers. It means that even as we grow, that we never lose sight of what got us where we are today – each other.

Forgive us for getting mushy – this kind of stuff doesn’t come out well through a computer screen. Come and see us the next time you’re in town. We’ll show you what we mean.

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8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

12 oz. can from Haymarket. I've gotta get into more of these barleywines when they're fresh. They taste more like malty beers and less like old wine. This one had a big, heady sherry (okay a wine) and bourbon smell under the cap. Pouring into a glass lets more of the alcohol vapors get into my nose, along with dried plum and raisin, tobacco, and Encyclopædia Britannica leather. Taste is equally fruity, with a bit of barrel tannins and vanilla, but the malt and alcohol are found n equal parts. Starting to regret that I've got some barleywines I put away 15 or more years ago and never tried fresh. But the feeling will pass.

Tried from Can on 08 Jan 2021 at 05:04


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 oz. can sent by Haymarket for comment. Pours a fizzy, soda like foam over a deep brown beer body. The smell is predominated by alcohol notes, with a grainy mix in the background. Taste is more pronouced with the bourbon notes once I get further into it. Before that, just some nice roasty grainy texture. Not much hop, as expected. Like a highball of bourbon with German dark lager.

Tried from Can on 28 Nov 2020 at 05:11


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Haymarket, pours jet black with a small dark brown head. Aroma reveals a nice earthy roasted malt character partially imparted by the mushrooms, with elegant bourbon barrels. Flavour is ridiculously intense, with lots of bourbon, intense roast, and lots of mushrooms. Nothing subtle about this - this is a complete palate-wrecker. Good, but quite harsh.

Tried from Draft on 07 Mar 2020 at 21:00


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at Haymarket, pours a clear dark mahogany / burgundy with a small beige head. Aroma brings pour intense bourbon barrels, some port character, caramel, molasses, and brown sugar. Flavour is incredibly intense, with lots of alcohol, robust bourbon, caramel, and toffee. Now that's an intense beer. The bourbon sure leaves its mark. Really good, albeit intense, nearly brutal, beer.

Tried from Draft on 07 Mar 2020 at 20:59


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

On tap at Haymarket, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out harsh roasted malt, with ample hops, and some wood. Flavour is very aggressive, borderline abrasive, with lots of woody roast, lots of hops, and some perfume. This seems rather chaotic and lacking cohesion. Tough one to drink.

Tried from Draft on 07 Mar 2020 at 20:58


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at Haymarket - Bridgman, pours a clear amber with a small beige head. Aroma brings out very gentle bourbon, liquid bread, and caramel. Flavour is gently barrel-heavy, with caramel, toasted bread and a little molasses. Quite dry for such a malty beer. Not sure it's better than the base beer, as the bourbon doesn't actually come through all that much. Very good nonetheless.

Tried from Draft on 07 Mar 2020 at 20:57


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at Haymarket - Bridgman, pours a clear amber with a small beige head. Aroma brings out liquid rye bread, with caramel, molasses and toffee. Flavour is very malty but not all that sweet, with liquid rye bread, dark red fruits, and caramel. Really nicely constructed. Complex and clean for such a high-gravity beer. Excellent.

Tried from Draft on 07 Mar 2020 at 20:57


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at Haymarket - Bridgman, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of the Nelson hops, blending well with the saison yeast, and light tropical fruits. Flavour is exquisitely complex, with a fantastic expression of the saison yeast, a beautiful incorporation of the Nelson, and just enough fruitiness. I don't usually rave about American saisons, but damn, this is exquisite.

Tried from Draft on 07 Mar 2020 at 20:56


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can bought in Chicago. (thanks Jonas) A bit hazy golden with hops, citrus, some grass and light caramel. Medium body and bitterness. A decent one.

Tried from Can on 15 Feb 2020 at 18:53