Pipeworks Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in Chicago,
Illinois,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Pipeworks Dojo
Established in 2012
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.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of Theis. Pours a cloudy opaque dark brown with a smallish beige head. Sweet cocoa and chili dominate the aroma. Medium body, again very sweet cocoa nibs, sweet candy-like roast and then again quite a chili bite. Lowish carbonation and no real hoppiness. 160612
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Batch 13. 22 oz. bottle, pours a hazy, near-opaque golden orange with a creamy, medium white head. Aroma is full of tropical fruits, particularly mangos and pineapple, citrus fruits, and dry caramel malts - beautiful nose. Flavour of boozy tropical fruits as mentioned, grapefruit and orange zest, generous malt backing, ending with lots of dry hops, intense grapefruit peel bitterness and apparent alcohol. Reminds me of a boozier, harsher Dreadnaught. Very good, if boozy.
jtclockwork (20071) reviewed Hyper Dog from Pipeworks Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Pours black with coffee brown head. Nose/taste of chocolate milk, cocoa, roast coffee, lactose and vanilla. Finishes dry cocoa and hints of powdered chocolate milk. Medium body.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Pours dark red with off white head. Nose/taste of grapefruit rind, toasted malt, caramel malt, toffee and resin hops. Finishes dry bread and wood and slightly bitter. Medium body. I’m glad Ninja won. I was rooting for Ninja.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Pours apricot gold with bone white head. Nose/taste of pineapple, citrus, grapefruit, apricot, caramel malt and pine wood. Finishes slightly dry with pine wood and pineapple husks. Medium body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Pours a clear deep amber with a grayish brown head that dissipates to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma is quite dank with pine, weed and resin with a relatively strong backing earthy sweet grain note. Flavor is very dank as well with a musty grass note, resin and some pine backed by sweet earthy grains.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Pours black with tan head. Nose/taste of smoke, ham, campfire ash, roast chocolate and smoked meats. Medium body. Dryish finish with hickory smoked woods and smoked chocolate malt on the edge of the palate.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Batch 13 bottle. Pours a clear light gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has lots of pine with hints of resin and grapefruit backed by a nice grain note. Flavor has a relatively strong pine note that has a good amount of resin with hints of grapefruit and a backbone of light grain.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Rev’s production brewery grand opening. Pours a hazy gold with a peach/ orange hue and a large white cakey head that lasts throughout the beer and laces thickly. Aroma is perfumey with flora and citrus backed by light grains and Belgian yeast. Flavor has citrus and flora up front with Belgian yeast and sweet grains in the finish.
deyholla (22634) reviewed Close Encounter from Pipeworks Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Pours a near black with a brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a nice combination of pine hops and roasted malts with a bit of backing resin. Flavor starts with roasted malts and a earthy dark grain with a nice pine hop note in the finish.
Brewery Stats
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