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.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to the Wingmane, 25/10/2025.
Murky orange topped with a creamy white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is sticky tropicana, pine resin, grapefruit, mango.
Taste comprises bitter orange, grass, pine resin, guava, mandarin, hop spice.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness.
Tidy punchy TIPA if veering a touch more towards the sweet side than I'd like.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Panda at home, thanks to the Wingmane, 25/10/2025.
Murky orange yellow topped with a just off white cap that retains.
Nose is bitter orange, grass, mandarin, papaya, lychee.
Taste comprises freshly squeezed oranges, grass, pine needle, mandarin, ripe melon.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness.
Solid IPA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a hazy, grayish gold with a finger of white, fluffy foam that lingers. Notes of overripe tropical fruit with some mango and muted citrus. Palate shows soft to no carbonation. Smooth and easy drinking, but no IPA punch. Disappointing from Hop Butcher.
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Silphium (4310) reviewed Tree Flat from Hop Butcher For the World 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cloudy medium orange body, medium cream head. Initial aroma fairly light, crisp with citrus and pine, with more perfumy notes as it warms. Body perfumy with grapeskin, berries, lemon-lime, pine, and candy cigarettes, creamy and dry with a moderate bitter bite. Not quite the gin-and-tonic of some of their IPAs, but it leans in that direction, with a drier and different twist.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
8584 18
Opaque, Hazy, Burnt Orange Que Color, Huge Dense White Foam Head, Creamy Top, Good Retention, Runny Ring Leaves Thin Sticky Dashes of Lacing. Sweet, Fruity, Dank Aroma. Juicy, Citrus, Yeasty, Moderately Dank, Hop Bitter. Slightly Sweet, Juicy, Citrus, Yeasty, Dank, Hop Bitter Aftertaste. Low ABV, Easy Going. Good. Enjoyed It. Recommended...
drpimento (5889) reviewed Dun Dun Dun from Hop Butcher For the World 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Aromas are kind of mild dry grain and citrus with a little bit of onion, straw, resin and house dust. Flavors are similar to nose, going bitter citrusy. Good beer but nothing remarkable
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WingmanWillis (38005) ticked Dun Dun Dun from Hop Butcher For the World 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
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WingmanWillis (38005) ticked Chicagohenge from Hop Butcher For the World 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Brewery Stats
| Score | 7.10 |
| Beers | 313 |
| Ticks | 1332 |
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