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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On tap @ Ghetto Something’s 8th anniversary. Aroma is caramelly, citrusy, resinous, herbal and tropical fruity. Pours clear amber color with thin creamy white head and soft visible carbonation. Tastes sweet stone fruity and resinous, following is tropical fruity, citrusy and herbal, mouthfeel is warm with well hidden ABV, while finish is heavy bitter. Full body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Devilish…
Tried from Draft at Ghetto Something on 30 May 2026 at 17:53

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap @ Ghetto Something’s 8th anniversary. Aroma is tropical fruity, citrusy, resinous and piney. Pours clear dark golden color with thin creamy white head, nice lacing and soft visible carbonation. Tastes sweet malty, juicy tropical fruity, citrusy, herbal and faint vinous, mouthfeel is warm alcoholic, while finish is moderate bitter. Full body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Da refreshment…
Tried from Draft at Ghetto Something on 30 May 2026 at 17:29

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Can, from Binny's Beverage Depot, Chicago IL. Pours faintly cloudyreddish brown with a large spongy tan head, caramel-piney aroma, adequate carbonation, mildly bitter caramel-rye taste, faint piney flavor with citrus, smooth body, long medium bitter finish. Smooth and tasty.
Tried from Can from Binny’s Beverage Depot - South Loop on 25 May 2026 at 00:01

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Labeled as a black IPA, 6.5% ABV. Roasty notes of coffee and unsweetened chocolate, backed up with cascara, grapefruit, orange pith, and pine, with a moderate pine bitterness on the finish. Pretty good.
Tried from Can on 13 May 2026 at 00:14

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Peach and apricot Stonefruit goodness, with some pine needles, citrus, nice substantial oat laden malty backing with a nice mouthfeel, light bitter hoppy close. Very nice.
Tried from Can from Drikbeer on 08 May 2026 at 20:16

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1-1 HT 🔴🔵🦅⚽️🏆This new 8% version with Idaho 7/Mosaic/Cryo Simcoe and sans lactose delivering juicy notes of red grapefruit and tangerine, apricot and peach Stonefruit, touch of mosaic induced blueberry, soft sweet creamy malty backbone, robust hoppy finish. Very nice.
Tried from Can from Drikbeer on 07 May 2026 at 20:18

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Draught @ Oh Craft!, Manhattan NYC (Apr 2026). Murky dark brown with no head, woodsy whiskey aroma, low carbonation, sweetish woodsy caramel taste with strong whiskey flavor, smooth body, long boozy finish. Quite boozy.
Tried from Draft at Oh Craft! on 07 May 2026 at 01:38

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Can, from Trader Joe's, Chicago IL. Pours clear rose gold with a foamy beige head, faint piney aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter citrusy taste with lightly piney flavor, smooth body, long finish. Interesting flavors, but I am not too sure about the composition.
Tried from Can at Trader Joe's - Chicago on 07 May 2026 at 01:03

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Can, from Trader Joe's, Chicago IL. Pours cloudy dark yellow with a very small frothy off-white head that flops fast, orangey aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter orange peel-pineapple taste, smooth thin body, long orange peel finish. Nice pale ale.
Tried from Can at Trader Joe's - Chicago on 06 May 2026 at 23:52

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Can to snifter.
Appearance is as shown in the picture.
Aroma: vanilla, chopped chili peppers, cinnamon, milk chocolate, sweet woody/barrel; dark chocolate, caramel and some sweet wafer notes
Flavor: leads slightly into the sweet side of the prior noted aromas with a balancing spicy note of the chilis and cinnamon (wow, blended extremely nicely); finishes well balanced through spicy to sweet qualities
Texture: medium bodied; leaning towards being a sipper; some smoothness but also a bit of stickiness on the tongue but even that seems super faint; good carb level
Overall: wow, I was not expecting this one to be as good as it was. It absolutely exceeded my expectations!
Tried from Can from Westmere Beverage Center on 01 May 2026 at 01:55