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

Smell-hops, weak fruits, faint medicinal tones, faint herbal tones.
Foam-thin, fruits, citrus, faint hops. Head is medium-sized, white in color.
Appearance- quite a cool can. Hazy yellow in color, no carbonation.
From - pint
Taste - weak hops, weak citrus, faint fruits, bit medicinal. Overall not bad, but nothing special. Bunch of faint random tones.

Tried from Can from Alus Celle on 13 Feb 2025 at 19:53


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Smell-medium strong, malt, wood, faint gasoline, weak whiskey.
Foam- thin to medium, malty, whiskey. Head is small, dark brown in color.
Appearance- nice looking can design. Black in color, no visible carbonation.
From - snifter
Taste- malt, bitter tones, whiskey, alcohol, some whiskey aftertaste, weak sweetness in mix, but overshadowed. Feels strong. Bit odd, but not bad.

Tried from Can from Alus Celle on 12 Feb 2025 at 20:52


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

16 oz. can from the Dojo. Juicy hop nose right in the pour, then some catty American hop like Citra. Clear filtered gold pour, under a sudsy head. Taste is hoppy, with a bit of American and those exotic Pacific hops. Well balanced mix with light malts, too. Like a lawnmower beer with an extra hop kick.

Tried from Can at Pipeworks Dojo on 12 Feb 2025 at 03:39


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

From tap at Himmeriget, Copenhagen. Aroma is citrus, strong lime, fruity hops, lemon, tartish lime. Flavour is moderate to medium bitter. Body is medium. Nicely crisp and citrussy lime IIPA, goos stuff.

Tried from Draft on 11 Feb 2025 at 15:36


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is resinous hops with bready malt, caramel, grapefruit, pine resin, and citrus. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet and medium bitter. Body is medium. Nice joining of malts of fruity hops, very resinous. Good!

Tried from Can on 08 Feb 2025 at 10:33


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

Can from De Bierliefhebber. Aroma is juicy tropical fruits with sweetish passion fruit, hops, mango, citrus, light pale malt, mandarin. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and moderate to medium bitter with a touch of tartness. Body is light. Very fruity without seeming artificial, well-made.

Tried from Can on 07 Feb 2025 at 12:19


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can at De Dikke Koning, Amersfoort. Nicely malty and hoppy aroma with orange, soft pine resin, grapefruit, tropical fruits. Sweetish flavour, good bitterness. Maybe a little alcohol in the finish? Body is medium. Well-balanced bittersweetish IPA, orange, pine, malt.

Tried from Can on 07 Feb 2025 at 11:58


5
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

Black with a small brown head - Smoked and peat malt aroma - Dark malt body with a smoked peated malt flavour - The smoked malt flavours goes into a long finish - This was ok

Tried on 06 Feb 2025 at 21:43


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

16 oz. can from Pipeworks. Black pour, with a brown, fizzy cola head. Nice cocoa smell. I'm catching a nice chocolate taste, but not big enough to block out some black, roasty stout malt. Flavor improves as I sip further. The vanilla comes up there. Don't know I expected the pretzels and salt to taste like. I almost get a hint of coconut. Leaves plenty of stickiness on my lips.

Tried from Can on 02 Feb 2025 at 03:03


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

Cam from Beer Republic. Aroma is citrussy and oniony, a bit dank. Some orange and soft smooth pale malt. Body is medium. Easy, a bit simple, but pleasant.

Tried on 01 Feb 2025 at 07:04