Burnt City Brewing

Burnt City BrewingBurnt City Brewing
Burnt City BrewingBurnt City Brewing
Brewery, Bar, Eatery, Beer-to-go

417 N. Ashland Avenue
Chicago, Illinois, 60622
United States

(773) 472-1601 | map
burntcitybrewing.com

Formerly Atlas Brewing Company. Part of the District Brew Yards Collective.
BEER STATS
Average:
3.76
Beers:
95
Ratings:
538
PLACE STATS
Average:
3.69
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
55
pDev:
12.2%
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Ratings by spycow:
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Rated by spycow from Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

Nov 01, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.01 by Jeffsbowen from Illinois

Apr 23, 2017
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Reviewed by vikingpillager from Illinois

4.1/5  rDev +11.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | food: 3.75
What a great little neighborhood brewery! I have not been bowling there so I can only comment on the "Pub" - it definitely has an intimate feel, the brewing equipment is visible in the back, the beer selection is very good, and they will fill growlers to go!

Mastodon DIPA is very good, Hibiscus IPA is OK, and they currently have a few barleywines and sour-types on the draft list! Food is pub-y, fried, but flavorful. Have been twice now and will keep coming back!
Jan 13, 2017
 
Rated: 3.95 by cryptichead from Illinois

Sep 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4.24 by coz from Illinois

Aug 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.65 by dexterk1 from Illinois

Feb 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4.06 by Chris-1911 from Illinois

Feb 01, 2016
 
Rated: 2.53 by pbgnar from Illinois

Jan 05, 2016
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

4.05/5  rDev +9.8%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4.25
neat spot, all of the suburbs of chicago looks similar to an outsider, so its hard to really orient where i was when i was here, but its a cozy space. small bar on one side, a dining room set up on the back side, and some visible equipment through a clear wall in the back. festive and nice inside, short of upscale, but it looked and felt good. cool list of beers too, they had more than ten pouring, with a huge range of styles. we enjoyed most of them, and appreciated the creativity across the board. that was their greatest strength. the service was just okay. the dude did not seem busy, but also wasnt real eager or keen to chat with us, was short and dismissive of our questions, and seemed almost annoyed by our enthusiasm. that said, my glass never sat empty real long, and he was never rude or anything, just not real jovial. we did not eat here, but the menu looked as inspired as the beers. a nice place to hole up for an afternoon, especially as the snow flies and the holiday spirit gets cranked up. good beers, worth stopping in, but perhaps a step short of the best i had on my trip to chicago. i would go back for sure though, cleverness is on display all over the food and drink menus...

edit: similar vibe going here in burnt city, really tasty food in here across the entire menu, clean and sort of a more upscale vibe, great beers, not sure whats been kept and whats been reinvented, but everything we drank under the burnt city name was very very good. well worth checking out! service was much improved as well!
Dec 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Canada_Dan from Colorado

Nov 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.96 by einman from Minnesota

Nov 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.63 by BecauseWhalezbro from Colorado

Nov 06, 2015
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Reviewed by 1000lbgrizzly from Illinois

3.85/5  rDev +4.3%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 3.75 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 3.75
-Standard bar atmosphere. Clean and comfortable but no charm.
-Pretty sure this was an isolated incident, but personnel was understaffed for the sudden Sunday surge (one bartender, one barback, maybe one server). Bartender seemed flustered at first, but still handled the rush well, and by the end of my visit turned out to be pretty cool and friendly. I'm chalking this up to a bad random incident/managerial issue.
-Good range of beers, all well priced, but the overall quality of these beers was simply ok to pretty good; nothing great or outstanding, nothing bad either. They offer samples, and thus 'flights'. Growlers available.
-Standard bar food- fried stuff, pizza, burgers. I had the poutine, which was alright. I heard some people raving about the pizza, so I'll trust their word and bump up my score.

Good beer, good food, good atmosphere. Atlas is the place to go because it's good and close and accessible, but not the place you go to get a great beer or impress out-of-town visitors.
Oct 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.92 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Aug 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.19 by boothbeer from Illinois

Jul 31, 2015
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Reviewed by 98green from Michigan

3.39/5  rDev -8.1%
vibe: 3 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3.25 | selection: 3.5 | food: 3.5
Place was dead at 9 on a Tuesday. In my opinion, they are a restaurant/bar that happens to sell what they brew, and not a true taphouse. I came here from Half Acre, and the difference was night and day. Only stayed for one beer because I was bored. Didn't even bother to get food
Jul 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by DbbC from Illinois

May 15, 2015
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Rated by Clutch5 from Illinois

3.55/5  rDev -3.8%
vibe: 5 | quality: 3 | service: 4 | selection: 3 | food: 4
They need to get into the Citra hops. This would push them to the next level
Apr 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by 31Sam13 from New Hampshire

Mar 16, 2015
 
Rated: 3.08 by tmryan21 from Illinois

Mar 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4.2 by misternebbie from Pennsylvania

Feb 10, 2015
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Reviewed by guityler83 from Wisconsin

3.83/5  rDev +3.8%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.25 | service: 4.5 | selection: 3.75
On a Saturday night around Midnight we walked into Atlas during a bar / brewery hopping trip in Chicago. The atmosphere had a 70s vibe with classic looking beer light box signs and mosaic glass behind the counter along with the music playing. The brewing setup was visible through a glass window in the back of the first big room with several 55 gallon oak barrels in the area.

The bar wasn't very busy at that time so we were able to get a menu and drinks quickly with a nice, informative bartender. There were about 10 beers on the menu ranging from a rye-IPA to a 3% sour, to a belgian quad and a brandy barrel aged Beire de Guarde. No food as far as I could tell - but wasn't looking for any.

I personally tried the Sauternes Barrel-Aged T-Rex Hugs, Rookery Rye and a sample of the Monkey Shriek Hibiscus Sour. The Rye IPA was good with a prominent rye flavor and a nice citrus hop aroma and taste but it was a little one demensional. The T-Rex arms was not my thing.. not bad just more harshness from the barrel then I care for. The Sour I enjoyed.

Overall I t was a good stop, but I don't thik I'd go out of my way to visit Atlas again. I hope they refine their recipes and make me change my mind.
Feb 09, 2015
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Reviewed by circuitmonkey from Washington

3.8/5  rDev +3%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4 | service: 3 | selection: 4.5 | food: 2.75
Last night was my third or 4th night here since they opened... after my first two times I really didn't go out of my way to grab a beer here (it's been awhile since my last visit)... what they had on tap just never really wow'd me. This time was different, and I'll be looking forward to my next trip. They had an american sour on tap that was phenomenal, brewed with hibiscus and lime peel (probably the second sour I've ever had in a brew pub that I really enjoyed). The milk stout aged in rye koval barrels was quite good, and my friends seemed to enjoy their Rye-PA. There were were about 6 other choices on tap as well.

Food menu was mostly: Pizza, Sliders and Tacos... but all with a fancy twist. I enjoyed my beef tacos, but my friend was served a nearly raw lamb slider -so I can't really go any higher than a 3 for that. My previous visits I remember liking the pizza.

Service was ok. It was friday night, they were busy, but not THAT busy... I found myself waiting awhile to be asked for another beer while I've got an empty glass in front of me. And even then it was me grabbing my waiter's attention.

Overall: I'd go back now that they seemed to have stepped up their game in the brew house... I might avoid a weekend, and I'd certainly avoid the lamb sliders.
Feb 08, 2015
 
Rated: 2.94 by beinerso from Utah

Jan 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Imacopyouidiot from Illinois

Dec 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by TheRealPour from Illinois

Nov 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by bowzer4birdie from Illinois

Nov 07, 2014
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Reviewed by stouts4me from Illinois

3/5  rDev -18.7%
Rating could be better, will revisit it again in the future; when we were there in October, I pulled up the beer menu on my IPAD at the table, and it showed what was " on tap". Out of 6 of the additional tapped beers , only one was available. Waitress explanation " oh, It isn't updated regularly". Me: " oh, I guess that is really good for out-of-town ers". What a joke.
Nov 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by SWChi from Illinois

Oct 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by MaximumYuks from Oregon

Oct 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by AndyEdgar from Illinois

Oct 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by spointon from Illinois

Oct 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Doublicious from Michigan

Sep 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by HereforBeer from Washington

Sep 16, 2014
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Rated by gentryka from Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%
Good beer and great food!
Sep 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by birdsellam from Indiana

Sep 03, 2014
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Rated by JStewart00 from New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%
Nice place and good food, but none of the beers stood out.
Aug 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by WallyJaz from Florida

Aug 18, 2014
 
Rated: 2.08 by Pjamiri

Aug 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Aaron_Kerkvliet from Wisconsin

Aug 03, 2014
Burnt City Brewing in Chicago, IL
Brewery rating: 3.76 out of 5 with 538 ratings