Pipeworks Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Pipeworks Dojo

Established in 2012

Contact
3912 W McLean Ave, Chicago, IL, 60647, United States
Description
Pipeworks Brewery Co. was established in Chicago in 2012 by friends with a shared dream of crafting quality and creative beers. Since putting the first cap on the first bottle, the brewery has garnered accolades for its distinctive beers and original artwork thanks to a growing and enthusiastic team.

Pipeworks self-distributes in Illinois, Milwaukee, and Madison but can be found in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Connecticut through Sarene Distribution, in Minnesota through Clear River, in Massachusetts through Nightshift Distributing, in Missouri through Craft Republic Distributing, and in Colorado through Elite Brands. We are also available for online beer purchase in some states through Tavour.

The Dojo, our Bottle Shop, is located within our production facility at 3912 W Mclean Ave in Chicago.

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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can shared by Kyle, thanks! Pours a clear orange with a slight copper hue and a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has earthy citrus and rind with a bit of earthy sweet grains underlying. Flavor has more of a sweet citrus and sweet grain combination with a bit of melon underlying.

Tried from Can on 09 Jan 2026 at 03:35


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

1 pint can from Drikbeer Advent calendar, #16. Clear amber beer with medium head. Aroma is glögi. Very christmasy with gingerbread, cinnamon etc. Flavor is not much elsen than stale malts.

Tried from Can from Drikbeer on 02 Jan 2026 at 20:31


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

1 pint can from Drikbeer Advent calendar, #21. Black beer with quite small head. Aroma and flavor is lot of peppermint, some milk and chocolate.

Tried from Can from Drikbeer on 24 Dec 2025 at 19:51


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Can, from Trader Joe's, Chicago, IL. Pours extremely hazy dull dark yellow with a foamy off-white head, sweet citrus aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter citrus peel taste with oats, faint unripe mago, smooth body, long smooth finish. The oats have rounded up the hops bitterness and turned it into a balanced NEIPA.

Tried from Can at Trader Joe's - Chicago on 11 Dec 2025 at 02:45


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can, from Trader Joe's, Chicago IL (Oct 2025). Pours clear copper-red with a very small frothy beige head that's just a ring, woodsy caramel aroma, medium carbonation, medium bitter woodsy caramel malt taste, faintly acidic, thin body, long finish. Interesting brew.

Tried from Can at Trader Joe's - Chicago on 21 Nov 2025 at 03:33


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Pours hazy pale yellow with a small white head. Aroma is of citrus and hop resin. Flavor is mildly bitter and very malty. Citrus and a little pine. Okay.

Tried from Can from Belmont Beverage - West State on 17 Nov 2025 at 06:04


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

8584 18
Clear, Deep Amber Color, Big Bubbly White Head, OK Retention, Runny Ring, No Lacing Left Behind. Coffee Bean Aroma Dominates, Some Light Spices Underneath It... Nice. Sweet, Sugary, Vanilla, Moderate Cinnamon, Ginger Spiciness, Coffee Bean. Sweet, Sugary, Vanilla, Moderate Cinnamon, Ginger Spiciness, Lasting Coffee Bean Aftertaste. Not Sure About the Pumpkin Part... Coffee Bean Dominates This One. Easy Going. Good. Enjoyed It. Recommended...

Tried from Can on 17 Nov 2025 at 00:49


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Tap Brewskival 2025-08-22 Helsingborg
AR: basic, wee thin, kind of boring
AP: clear coppery, wee head
F: basic, wee thin, kind of boring

Tried from Draft at Brewski Brewery on 19 Oct 2025 at 18:50


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

Tap Brewskival 2025-08-22 Helsingborg
AR: dark roasted malt, vanilla, wee smoked, sweet milk chocolate, warm, vanilla
AP: dark brown, no lid
F: dark roasted malt, vanilla, wee smoked, sweet milk chocolate, warm, vanilla

Tried from Draft at Brewski Brewery on 19 Oct 2025 at 18:45


2.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 1.5 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 1

Pounder can for 3$. Interesting label. Slight haze on pale with a very light yellow foamy head. Nose is mild pine needles. First taste is very terribly on style, perhaps a little lighter than I was expecting, yet it is still big bitter IPA bullshit fer shoe. Unpalatable clunkers, boat feet and brick kicks for a flavor profile. Middle is distasteful grim-walkers, mish-mashers and dino-stompers. Now I think I'm getting some unsavory screamers, misfits, eyesores & slack-lacers. This is followed up with horrible flop-tops, groan-growns, nay-plays, wiince-wear and a feeling of unappetizing huh-hubs. Finally a negative nellie finish of awful tasting blah-booties, gag-gear, oops-ops yawn-yappers. There, yer footware has it.

Tried from Can from Chalet Premier on 19 Oct 2025 at 17:48