Hop Butcher For the World

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

Established in 2014

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4257 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60618, United States
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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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7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

29th October 2025
Panda thanks to Wingman. Hazy orange gold beer, small and short lived pale cream colour head. Smooth palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth malts, a mellow sweetness. Very soft pine into rounded citrus. Some vodkaish alcohol but, oddly no real heat. Smooth finish leaves a mild hop spice linger. It's alright but, there are many better TIPAs out there.

Tried on 29 Oct 2025 at 18:02


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7.5

Can from trembling madness at home. Hazy to cloudy colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are fruit tropical. Slight dank and light bitter. Medium body.

Tried from Can from Trembling Madness Online Shop on 28 Oct 2025 at 17:55


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Panda at home, thanks to Dave, 27/10/2025.
Hazed orange topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is bitter orange, grass, pine needle, grapefruit.
Taste comprises melon, papaya, grass, mandarin, light pine nibble, guava.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with danko come lightly resinous hop bitterness.
Tidy DIPA.

Tried on 27 Oct 2025 at 18:56


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Panda at home, thanks to Dave, 26/10/2025.
Murky orange topped with a white cap that thins to spotting and edge work.
Nose is orange pit, pineapple, grass, melon, sweet edged malts.
Taste comprises grapefruit, melon, pine nip, subtle stone fruit, guava.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come very lightly resinous hop bitterness.
Okay DIPA but for me the Nelson and Motueka fail to shine ... US brewers just don't seem to know how to use these hops in comparison to UK brewers.

Tried on 26 Oct 2025 at 18:15


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7

0,473l can from Hoptimaal webstore. Canned 7/21/2025. Murky orange yellow beer with medium but quite quickly vanishing head. Aroma and flavor is lot of tropical fruits, peach, melon, mango and orange. Some soapy and floral notes too. Quite sweet overall.

Tried from Can from Hoptimaal on 25 Oct 2025 at 20:12


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Panda at home, thanks to the Wingmane, 25/10/2025.
Murky orange topped with a just off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is bitter orange, citric tinged straw, grass, pine nip.
Taste comprises grapefruit, pine needle, grass, mandarin, papaya.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with juicy come grassy hop bitterness.
Not bad.

Tried on 25 Oct 2025 at 15:48


7.6
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.

Tried on 25 Oct 2025 at 14:59


7.9
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.

Tried on 25 Oct 2025 at 14:53


6.3
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.

Tried from Can from Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine on 25 Oct 2025 at 02:00

gave a cheers!

7.5
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.

Tried from Can on 24 Oct 2025 at 21:25