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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Hermod

7.6
Hermod (17967) reviewed Skeleton Cruise IPA from Hop Butcher For the World 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Sori Taproom, Helsinki. Poured slightly hazy and orange in color with a thick white head. Grapefruity, citrusy hoppy aroma. Fairly smooth with some piney notes and citrus. Fresh hoppy, good drinkability. Bitter finish. Really tasty.

Tried from Can on 25 Nov 2019 at 07:50

Ungstrup

7.1
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Reply Hazy Try Again from Hop Butcher For the World 6 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Can. An unclear yellow beer with a lazing yellowish head. The aroma has notes of exotic fruits, hops, straw, lemons, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of exotic fruits, hops, straw, lemons, and malt, leading to a bitter finish.

Tried from Can on 24 Nov 2019 at 20:49

Kraddel

7.6
Kraddel (15844) reviewed Reply Hazy Try Again from Hop Butcher For the World 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours unclear blonde, small white head. Smell is fairly intensely fruity ( pineapple ). Taste is full, creamy, fruity, both papaya and pineapple pop out. Lower bitterness. nice !

Tried on 24 Nov 2019 at 18:25

tiong

7.6
tiong (21350) reviewed Reply Hazy Try Again from Hop Butcher For the World 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

473ml can. Sweet, thick and chewy juicy fruity with some tropical notes, citrus, caramel, pine, mango and herbal notes. Quite heavy and thick.

Tried from Can on 23 Nov 2019 at 21:15

tiong

7.6
tiong (21350) reviewed Galaxy Bowl from Hop Butcher For the World 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

473ml can. Sticky sweet, heavy and slightly stuffy with some herbal hops, pine, grass, plastic and tropical notes. Okay, but quite sweet and a bit stingy.

Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2019 at 19:56

willisread

8
willisread (9761) reviewed Urbs In Horto from Hop Butcher For the World 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can shared at DACBE share at Adam's. Pours a hazy gold with a finger of white foam that lingers. Lovely punchy citrus, dank and mango aromas on the nose. ABV hidden well on the palate with good juicy notes, but solid carbonation too. Some prickly pear and dank on the finish.

Tried from Can from Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine on 18 Nov 2019 at 05:05

superspak

8
superspak (10160) ticked Urbs In Horto from Hop Butcher For the World 6 years ago

Fantastic. Tangerine/OJ/grapefruit/passionfruit/papaya/coconut/mango/melon/peppercorn/pine/wheat/cracker/biscuit dough. Juicy/vibrant/dank strata/Mosaic hops. Loved it a lot!

Tried on 16 Nov 2019 at 20:05

WingmanWillis

7
WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Urbs In Horto from Hop Butcher For the World 6 years ago

Tried on 15 Nov 2019 at 21:30

panzerxiii

9
panzerxiii (3989) ticked Double Grid from Hop Butcher For the World 6 years ago

Tried from Can on 11 Nov 2019 at 21:34

Iznogud

8.1
Iznogud (14627) reviewed The Jewels from Hop Butcher For the World 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at Weldwerks Invitational 2019. Unclear yellow with white head. Dank, fruity, tropical fruit, mango, melon, smooth with light bitterness in finish.

Tried from Draft on 28 Sep 2019 at 16:49

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