2023 Illinois Brewery Opening / Closure Thread

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  1. kodt

    kodt Pooh-Bah (2,286) Mar 6, 2013 Illinois
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    #161 kodt, Dec 27, 2023
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  2. cryptichead

    cryptichead Grand Pooh-Bah (4,897) Jul 3, 2014 Illinois
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    Looks like the Other Half Ramova taproom menu is up. Looks alright.

    https://ramovachicago.com/grill/
     
    #162 cryptichead, Dec 30, 2023
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  3. thewimperoo

    thewimperoo Maven (1,358) Oct 1, 2006 Illinois
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    Those prices, woof
     
    #163 thewimperoo, Dec 30, 2023
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  4. brohanjames

    brohanjames Aspirant (201) Apr 11, 2012

    Can someone explain why it's cheaper to buy a 4oz and 12oz separately than a full 16oz?
     
    #164 brohanjames, Dec 30, 2023
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  5. flat_lander

    flat_lander Pooh-Bah (2,490) May 11, 2016 Illinois
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    BA stout prices on those IPAs. $1/oz, and that's a price break if you buy a full pint of some hazy. Woof indeed.

    I need that mushroom milanesa torta in my belly though.
     
    #165 flat_lander, Dec 30, 2023
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  6. HawksBeerFan

    HawksBeerFan Maven (1,378) Dec 24, 2011 Illinois
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    Are they really charging $14 for a pint of a mexican lager? That's truly insane.
     
    #166 HawksBeerFan, Dec 30, 2023
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  7. cryptichead

    cryptichead Grand Pooh-Bah (4,897) Jul 3, 2014 Illinois
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    Yeah especially in Bridgeport
     
    #167 cryptichead, Dec 30, 2023
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  8. cryptichead

    cryptichead Grand Pooh-Bah (4,897) Jul 3, 2014 Illinois
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    For comparison Marz is charging about $7-8 for 12oz in the same neighborhood(ish)
     
    #168 cryptichead, Dec 30, 2023
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  9. GrumpyGas

    GrumpyGas Grand Pooh-Bah (4,579) Apr 7, 2009 Illinois
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    Remember to consider the cost of a drink at any concert hall/ ballpark/ entertainment center.
    On the one hand, Ramova is not merely a bar or brewery.
    On the other hand, they are calling it a brewpub.

    Either way, more choices in the area is always a good thing.
     
    #169 GrumpyGas, Dec 30, 2023
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  10. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    Who doesn’t love dropping $60 for three draft beers…

    I’ll proactively add Other Half to the Chicagoland Brewery Closure Thread when the 2024 version starts on Monday.:wink:
     
    #170 HouseofWortship, Dec 30, 2023
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  11. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    Didn’t it used to be food was about 2x the draft beer price at a brewery? Now the beer is more than the food?
     
    #171 HouseofWortship, Dec 30, 2023
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  12. canti-yawn

    canti-yawn Aspirant (209) Nov 28, 2023 Illinois

    Truly fantastic. Never learn or change craft beer, please never.

    I heard a rumor last night that Haymarket isn't going to renew their lease in the West Loop Shopping Mall.
    Anybody have further intel?
     
    #172 canti-yawn, Dec 30, 2023
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  13. kodt

    kodt Pooh-Bah (2,286) Mar 6, 2013 Illinois
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    Marz, of course known for their low pricing.
     
    #173 kodt, Dec 30, 2023
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  14. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    Haymarket. Now there’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time.
    BTW, what is the West Loop Shopping Mall?
     
    #174 HouseofWortship, Dec 30, 2023
  15. cryptichead

    cryptichead Grand Pooh-Bah (4,897) Jul 3, 2014 Illinois
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    That must be one really expensive piece of real estate that they occupy. If the lease is up, I can imagine that the renewal price has substantially increased....although I've not seeing anything on this at all
     
    #175 cryptichead, Dec 30, 2023
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  16. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
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    you mean their location on Randolph Street?
     
    #176 FBarber, Dec 30, 2023
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  17. canti-yawn

    canti-yawn Aspirant (209) Nov 28, 2023 Illinois

    Sorry, yes.
    I call the West Loop a "Shopping Mall" because that's what its become since 2010.
     
    #177 canti-yawn, Dec 31, 2023
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  18. ChicagoJ

    ChicagoJ Grand Pooh-Bah (5,247) Feb 2, 2015 Illinois
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    Final tallies for 2023: 17 Openings, 6 Announced Openings TBD, 22 Closures

    2023 Openings!
    • Banging Gavel Brews (Tinley Park - 17400 Oak Park Ave.)
    • Bust'd Brewing (Peoria Heights - 4408 N. Prospect Road)
    • Coal Creek Brewing Company (Princeton - 430 S. Princeton)
    • Fox Republic Brewing (Yorkville - 101 W. Hydraulic Ave.)
    • Good Times Brewery (Chicago - 3827 N. Broadway)
    • Grainology BrewStillery (Batavia - 131 Flinn St. Suite C)
    • Guinness Open Gate Brewery (Chicago - 901 W. Kinzie)
    • Miskatonic Brewing Company Second Location (Naperville - 47 E. Chicago Ave. Suite 120)
    • Mississippi Culture (Staunton - 201 S. Union St.)
    • More Brewing Third Location (Bartlett - 121 W. Railroad Ave.)
    • Phase Three Second Location (Elmhurst - 494 Spring Road)
    • Ramova Theater (Other Half Brewing) (Chicago - 3508-3518 South Halsted Street)
    • Sundial Brewing & Blending (Barrington - 200 Applebee Street, Suite E)
    • Tonality Brewing Company (Mundelein - 169 N Seymour Ave.)
    • Turner Haus Brewery (Chicago - 78 E. 47th Street)
    • 206 Brewing Company (Carol Stream - 600 E. North Ave)
    • Will County Brewing Company Second Location (Channahon - 24735 W. Eames St. (Route 6))
    Opening Pending TBD
    • Demo Brewing Company (Chicago - 1763 W. Berteau)
    • Goose Island Salt Shed Brewpub (Chicago - 1200 W. Blackhawk)
    • Great Revivalist Brew Lab (Rock Island - 700 22nd Street)
    • Lake Effect Brewing Company (Chicago - 3074-3076 N. Milwaukee)
    • Punk Rock Pizza and Brewery (Silvis - 637 1st Street)
    • Whiskey Hill Brewing Company (Mount Prospect - Route 83 & Prospect Ave.)
    2023 Closures (and one confirmed closure for January 2024)
    • 1/1/23 Blue Cat Brewing (Rock Island)
    • 1/8/23 Rock Bottom Brewery (Chicago)
    • 1/12/23 Galena Brewing Company (Moline)
    • 1/29/23 Flesk Brewing (Barrington - Sundial opened in their space)
    • 2/7/23 Hofbrauhaus (Belleville)
    • 2/24/23 ShadowView Brewing (Woodstock)
    • 2/26/23 Dry City Brew Works (Wheaton)
    • 4/30/23 Recess Brewing (Edwardsville)
    • 4/30/23 Tribes Beer Company (Mokena)
    • 8/6/23 Rock Bottom Brewery (Yorkville)
    • 8/19/23 My Grain Brewing (Joliet)
    • 9/2/23 Oswego Brewing Company (Oswego)
    • 9/3/23 Lo Rez Brewing (Chicago)
    • 9/30/23 Great Revivalist Brew Lab (Geneseo)
    • 10/23/23 Metal Monkey (Romeoville)
    • 10/29/23 Exit Strategy Brewing (Forest Park)
    • 12/10/23 Goose Island Clybourn (Chicago)
    • 12/17/23 Rock Island Brewing Company (Rock Island)
    • 12/17/23 Metropolitan Brewing (Chicago)
    • 12/30/23 Bearded Owl Brewing (Peoria)
    • 12/30/23 Howard Street Brewing (Chicago)
    • 12/31/23 Steam Hollow (Manteno)
    • 1/6/24 ZumBier (Waukegan)
     
    #178 ChicagoJ, Dec 31, 2023
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  19. cryptichead

    cryptichead Grand Pooh-Bah (4,897) Jul 3, 2014 Illinois
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    Thanks for compiling the list! You can alao add Byers Brewing to confirmed closures for January

     
    #179 cryptichead, Dec 31, 2023
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  20. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    GI Clybourn and Rock Bottom Chicago really the only Chicago institutions that closed and technically one just moved.
     
    #180 HouseofWortship, Dec 31, 2023
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