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.
trapped (8267) reviewed Euchre Music from Hop Butcher For the World 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Draught @ Beer Temple, Chicago IL (Oct 2025). Clear golden with a foamy off-white head, citrus-coriander aroma, medium carbonation, medium bitter lightly resinous citrus peel taste with coriander-unripe mango, smooth body, long finish. Flavorful brew.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Can, from Beermiscuous, Chicago IL. Pours extremely hazy dull yellow with a small frothy off-white head, citrus aroma, adequate carbonation, mildly bitter peach-citrus taste, faint alcohol undertones, smooth body, long finish. Flavorful NE DIPA.
Bytemesis (16171) reviewed Aspect of Libra from Hop Butcher For the World 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Tap. Pours cloudy yellow small white head, some lacing. Aroma is lime, overripe peach. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter. Medium body. Ok
4,7,6,4,13
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
8584 18
Opaque, Hazy, Burnt Orange Que Color, Huge Dense Thick White Foam Head, Creamy Top, Good Retention, Thin Creamy Rings of Lacing. Fruity, Dank Hop Aroma. Juicy, Citrus, Dank, Resinous Hop Bitter. Juicy, Citrus, Dank, Lasting Resinous Hop Bitter Aftertaste. Hides ABV Well. Easy Going. Good. Enjoyed It. Recommended...
madmitch76 (40205) reviewed A Toast To Ten from Hop Butcher For the World 4 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
15th November 2025
Panda thanks to Wingman. A hazy orange gold beer with decent pale cream colour head. Light palate, mildly dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light bodied pale malts, a nice mellow creamy sweetness. Good cooling pine. Reasonably bright orange and tangerine, a mild bitterness. Peacharine on the back end, loud and clear, quite the candyish peach but, paradoxically not that sweet. Light finish. Nicely fruity affair.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
8th November 2025
Can. A mild haze on this gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Smooth airy palate, a mild dryness, good fine minerally carbonation. Smooth pale malts, a fairly sweet creamy sweetness with a touch of cereal. Soft cooling pine. Soft ripe grape and soft citrus, mildly ripe. Smooth finish. Somehow it all comes together reasonably well.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
5th November 2025
Panda thanks to Wingman. A mild to medium haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, semi dry, a good fine minerally crisp snap. Thin bodied pale malts, a mild sweetness. Crisp pine into light bright citrus fruits. Hop spice grips from the start and keeps going all the way through the light finish and well in to the aftertaste. A bit thin overall but crisp, clean and hoppy.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
8584 18
Opaque, Hazy, Burnt Orange Que Color, Big Bubbly Soap Head, OK Retention, Thin Soapy Strings of Lacing. Sweet, Fruity, Strawberry Aroma. Juicy, Citrus, Light Strawberry, Spicy Notes, Moderate Hop Bitter. Juicy, Citrus, Lasting Spiciness, Moderate Hop Bitter Aftertaste. Body on Lighter Side. Easy Going. Good. Enjoyed It. Recommended...
willisread (9741) ticked Tree Flat from Hop Butcher For the World 1 month ago
Brewery Stats
| Score | 7.10 |
| Beers | 313 |
| Ticks | 1332 |
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