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Lake Bluff Brewing Co

Super GemDowntown Lake Bluff · American / Brewpub Community-sourced, unverified
📍 16 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff, IL 60044

Lake Bluff Brewing opened in 2011 with a dual identity it's kept ever since: a working microbrewery with a real year-round and seasonal lineup, and the kind of community beer hall a small town builds its evenings around.

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Lake Bluff's own community beer hall since 2011 — house-brewed year-round and seasonal beer, twice-fried duck wings, free live music, and rotating local art. No discount, just the real thing done well.

The space doubles as a rotating local-art gallery and a stage for free live music, and as of this fall it's hosting exhibits on Lake Bluff's 125th anniversary in partnership with the town's own history museum — not the kind of thing a generic brewpub bothers with. The food menu earns its keep independent of the beer: twice-fried duck wings, pulled pork sliders, and a brisket sandwich that regulars order on repeat.

There's no happy hour or coupon here, and the brewery doesn't pretend otherwise — the pitch is simply good house-brewed beer and real bar food in a room that's become downtown Lake Bluff's actual living room.

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Mon-Thu3-11 PM; Fri-Sat 12 PM-12 AM; Sun 1-9 PM
🥡 Takeout unconfirmed 📞 (224) 544-5179

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❔Takeout: unverified
❔Wheelchair access: unverified
🐕Dog-friendly

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