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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7/10
0,473 litre Can, from Drikbeer.com, at home. Cloudy yellow with white head. Malts, hops, yeast, Citrus, herbal, thin, watery.
Tried from Can on 28 Sep 2024 at 22:03

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can: Poured a deep black sludge with a brown whispery head. Aroma is boozy, bourbon, roasted malts, chocolate, caramel. Taste is roasted malts, boozy, toffee, caramel, chocolate, warms the cheeks.
Tried from Can on 23 Sep 2024 at 02:04

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours clear gold with a one finger white head. It smells of citrus and piney hops. The flavor is at most moderately bitter with a hefty dose of malty sweetness. It’s very good though for me the one drawback is that I generally prefer more bitterness in my IIPAs.
Tried on 19 Sep 2024 at 05:16

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Lime and citrus, some pineapple. Good hops profile. Clear golden pour with big head of foam. Lot of things to like about this pale ale. A little unripe nectarine. Kind of a soft citrus finish but doesn't come off too hop tangy. Can.
Tried from Can on 18 Sep 2024 at 01:44

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Lots of lime here. Kind of a bombed-out lime. Pours hazy golden with ok head. Pretty fizzy right in the beginning--foamed out a bit when I opened the can. Some orange peel. Can.
Tried from Can on 09 Sep 2024 at 23:12

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Pint can from Trader Joe's. Foamy pour over a clear gold beer color. Light nose of slightly tart fermented fruit. Light beer taste with, yes, a bit of pear, and some citrus flavor. Kind of like a gose with a note of brett. Another summer fruit beerNeeds to be drunk separately from food, I believe, perhaps as an pre- or post-meal.
Tried from Can on 07 Sep 2024 at 04:26

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
I cake I can like. Lovely dessert Complete black in the glass and a fine head Good intensity in the aroma Decent sweetness and a fine carbonation level Pleasant to drink Cinnamon, chocolate, dark malt, cocoa and fruity flavor [Can from a trade with ChrisOfstad]
Tried from Can on 15 Jul 2024 at 20:46

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
tap at bar in FW. Solid APA - on the stronger side, but full bodied - a little tropical. Pretty darn good
Tried from Draft on 05 Jul 2024 at 13:09

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
I got this pint can from Half Time early in the summer. Barleywines have developed into one of my preferred styles and barrel aged should only be better. A snifter from a no-longer-surviving brewery is in place and I pour. The view is a dark cola brown body with a small skim of eggshell tan foam. I smell ripe fruit, alcohol and grain. And the drink is, to be blunt, really fine. I’m reminded of a strong dark Belgian ale. Black plums, barley, bourbon, karo syrup, multigrain bread and dates. A high abv but I don’t notice it. Tasty and easy to drink, even in the summer.
Tried from Can on 29 Jun 2024 at 22:51

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Draught @ Three Monkeys, Manhattan (Mar 2024). Faintly hazy dark yellow with a small off-white head, faint citrus peel taste, smooth body, long citrusy finish. A smooth and tasty pale ale.
Tried on 29 Jun 2024 at 15:55