Hop Butcher For the World
Microbrewery
in Chicago,
Illinois,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Hop Butcher For The World
Established in 2014
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.
Reubs (35480) reviewed Craniac from Hop Butcher For the World 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can picked up at Kihoskh, shared at home with the Mrs - hazy golden orange pour with a nice white head and clinging lacing. Resonating tropical fruity with hits of mango, tangerine, papaya, grapefruit, smooth fruity mouthfeel, medium body, dank edged assertive hoppy finish. Lovely gear.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can picked up at Kihoskh, shared at home with the Mrs - hazy golden orange pour with a white head. Vibrant fruity with waves of citrus fruit and some prominent pineapple notes, medium body, smooth mouthfeel, sweet vanilla and coconut coalesce into the solid hoppy finish. Lovely.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Can thanks to Rob. Pours a hazy yellow with small white head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is orange zest, vanilla cream, floral. Slick body, creamsicle, light bitterness, very juicy, enjoyed this.
djd07 (28882) reviewed Stealing Signs from Hop Butcher For the World 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can thanks to Rob. Pours a cloudy orange yellow with medium white head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is pine and citrus. Slick body, earth, citrus, weird finish, decent.
Light hop America!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Can shared at Lucky Bamboo share. Pours a deep brown to black with a small bit of off-white head that dissipates. Tons of milk chocolate and vanilla in the nose...lactose is present in the nose as well. Creamy, but slick and slimy with an overdose of lactose on the palate. More chocolate and vanilla, but I can't get past the sugary sweetness and lactose on the body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can at Craft Kave. Pours a cloudy earthy orange with a white head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has earthy sweet citrus with sweet grains and straw underlying. Flavor has sweet citrus and orange juice with a sweet grain backbone.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can at Craft Kave. Pours a cloudy orange gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has citrus and orange juice with sweet grains and a bit of hay underlying. Flavor has earthy citrus with a bit of citrus rind and a grain backbone.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Tavern Cut from Hop Butcher For the World 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Sampled from the tap at Forbidden Root. Pours a cloudy orange with a yellow hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has dank citrus supported by grapefruit, tropical fruit and a light sweet grain backbone. Flavor has dank citrus, onion, grapefruit and tropical fruits with a strong sweet grain backbone.
Kraddel (15844) reviewed Grid from Hop Butcher For the World 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2
Thnx to David. Pours unclear blonde. Smell is extremely DMS forward. Mild hops underneath. Taste is bitter., DMS to the extreme. Hoppy undertone, totally overtaken by DMS. Never had it this bad before... Shockingly bad.