Hop Butcher For the World

Microbrewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Hop Butcher For The World

Established in 2014

Contact
4257 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60618, United States
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info@hopbutcher.com
Description
In his poem "Chicago," Carl Sandburg first refers to this great city as "Hog Butcher For the World." And while the literal meaning behind that moniker has faded since the mid-twentieth century closing of the Union Stock Yards, it anchors and inspires our ethos in three meaningful ways:

For starters, we love hops. The variety of ways they can be used in brewing and the range of flavors and aromas that they bring to beer are vast and areas in which we enjoy experimenting heavily. No surprise then that the word "hop" appears in our name and that the majority of our recipes begin with a specific variety or intuitive blend of hops in mind.

How we are inspired by the "Butcher" portion of our namesake is thankfully less bloody than the history behind it, but there are a lot of butcher-esque traits that we do draw inspiration from. All of the ones we grew up around were approachable, dependable and visibly and vocally passionate about their craft. They'd take the time to get to know you, get technical when necessary and if you wanted it, help you find something or make a recommendation. That's who we aim to be, except with hops, yeast, water and grain in a brewery instead of a butcher shop and a meat-filled counter.

Finally, at some point, you'll refer to us simply as "Hop Butcher" (and we're cool with that), but the "For The World" part is an important and meaningful element of our name. It inspires the ingredients we use and the personality behind the beers we brew: unique enough for the beer geeks, approachable enough for the newcomers. It guides who we work with and where our cans and kegs are distributed...and where they might someday be distributed.
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Maurice

8
Maurice (8362) ticked Reply Hazy Try Again from Hop Butcher For the World 6 years ago

Tried on 28 Dec 2019 at 00:31

Leighton

6.8
Leighton (34941) reviewed Two-Flat from Hop Butcher For the World 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can. Not bad, has a bit of pale grain, citrus peel, dried pale malts. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. FInishes grassy, piney, with more dry pale bread. Alright.

Tried from Can on 27 Dec 2019 at 20:49

Maurice

8
Maurice (8362) ticked Galaxy Bowl from Hop Butcher For the World 6 years ago

Tried on 27 Dec 2019 at 01:04

Basementonline

8
Basementonline (12540) ticked Reply Hazy Try Again from Hop Butcher For the World 6 years ago

Haze craze

Tried from Can at Café de Morgenster on 13 Dec 2019 at 17:51

DirDec

8
DirDec (2083) ticked Skeleton Cruise IPA from Hop Butcher For the World 6 years ago

Tried from Can on 05 Dec 2019 at 18:34

Ungstrup

6.9
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Skeleton Cruise IPA from Hop Butcher For the World 6 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can. An unclear golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of exotic fruits, spices, hops, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of exotic fruits, hops, malt, spices, and caramel, leading to a bitter finish

Tried from Can on 03 Dec 2019 at 20:10

Martin Lindström

9
Martin Lindström (24380) ticked Reply Hazy Try Again from Hop Butcher For the World 6 years ago

Tried from Can on 30 Nov 2019 at 16:31

Fruitsalad

8
Fruitsalad (2249) ticked Reply Hazy Try Again from Hop Butcher For the World 6 years ago

Tried from Can on 25 Nov 2019 at 17:48

Hermod

7.5
Hermod (17967) reviewed Reply Hazy Try Again from Hop Butcher For the World 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

473ml can from Sori Taproom, Helsinki. Poured hazy orange in color, thin white head. Smooth and juicy DIPA with citrus and tropical fruits. Needs some bitterness in the finish. Sweetish with nice juiciness. Good drinkability. Solid.

Tried from Can on 25 Nov 2019 at 12:32

Hermod

8
Hermod (17967) reviewed Galaxy Bowl from Hop Butcher For the World 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can @ Sori Taprom, Helsinki. Canned 8.10.2019. Poured hazy and orange in color with a white head. Juicy and fruity aroma, quite sweet, but also really smooth. Fuity and juicy hoppy flavors. Citrusy, some bitterness as well. Solid brew.

Tried from Can on 25 Nov 2019 at 12:27

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