Name: Hop Butcher For The World
Address: 4257 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60618
Price range: $$

Hop Butcher For The World

North Center · Brewery/Taproom Community-sourced, unverified

📍 4257 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60618

Hop Butcher For The World took over Half Acre's old Lincoln Avenue brewing facility in 2021 and opened it as its own taproom in November 2022 — a 13,000-square-foot building split between a full production brewery, a retail storefront for merch and beer to-go, and the taproom itself.

Lord Octopus (double IPA) and Opal Idol (Berliner Weisse), plus whatever small-batch pilot beer is currently only available at the taproom before a wider release.

The brand started life as South Loop Brewing Company before a trademark issue forced the rename, and it's built its reputation on hop-forward IPAs and hazy styles, with beer names that lean hard into Chicago history — Corn Cob Towers, Blizzard of '67 — alongside staples like Lord Octopus (a double IPA) and Opal Idol (a Berliner Weisse). The taproom doubles as a pilot system, meaning small-batch and experimental beers show up here before, or instead of, a wider release.

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Hours

Per 2022 coverage (unverified for 2026): Tue-Thu 11am-10pm

Fri-Sat11am-11pm

Sun11am-7pm

closed Mon

📅 Reservations not available 🥡 Takeout unconfirmed

Amenities & accessibility

🚶Walk-in only, no reservations

❔Takeout: unverified

❔Wheelchair access: unverified

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Hop Butcher For The World

Hop Butcher For The World took over Half Acre's old Lincoln Avenue brewing facility in 2021 and opened it as its own taproom in November 2022 — a 13,000-square-foot building split between a full production brewery, a retail storefront for merch and beer to-go, and the taproom itself.

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