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Hop Butcher for the World 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.

Big ups and incredible thanks you & **r for hosting us this weekend. A display of the best b**rs in the country and peo...
10/25/2026

Big ups and incredible thanks you & **r for hosting us this weekend. A display of the best b**rs in the country and people turning out in full force to throw down b**rs and enjoy each other’s company. Everyone united in the love of hand crafted, microbrews. PEAK!

Back home, it’s Sunday which means pints in the taproom are $5. We have all of this week’s new releases in the cooler. Come fill up a couple growlers. Enjoy yourself on a beautiful fall Sunday.

Congratulations to on 13 years!

Enter Round 2. The paperbacks thus far have taken a famous hop butcher hop combo and amplified, augmented and otherwise ...
10/22/2026

Enter Round 2. The paperbacks thus far have taken a famous hop butcher hop combo and amplified, augmented and otherwise added surrounding flare to an already explosive lupulin profile. VOLUME 2 eyes Galaxy Bowl as the template and surrounds the Australian behemoth with American Citra, New Zealand Motueka, and two boosts of Citra HyperBoost.

Pushing 5 pounds per barrel in the dry hop, the color is electric pineapple juice and the aromatic aura is passionfruit, mango, tropical raspberry, and lime dum dums. Plug in all your five senses and get ready to have them buzzed.

Trade Paperback Volume 2 is two days fresh to def and delivering across Chicagoland. We got started on some Wednesday deliveries yesterday so for those places you are good to go.

Look for it alongside the < 99 in Craft B**r and Brewing Magazine > german style pils called Supreme Being (I think this is only the third time it’s ever been released), nostalgia favorite and dank orange and papaya Skrap Metal, and west coast crusher California Co****le Champs.

This Friday, out of our retail shop and taproom, we have the Double Red India Pale Ale called Too Big, Too Strong, Too Fast, Too Good. Simcoe T-90, Simcoe HyperBoost, Simcoe DynaBoost, and Columbus Cryo 💨💨💨

A tribute to the sixth overall draft pick in 1989 and a three-time champ, power forward, number 34 and sometimes number ...
10/21/2026

A tribute to the sixth overall draft pick in 1989 and a three-time champ, power forward, number 34 and sometimes number 21, Stacey King.

Brewed with Red X and Honey Malt and hopped throughout the kettle and whirlpool with Simcoe. Dip hopped with Simcoe DynaBoost. Dry hopped further with more Simcoe, Columbus Cryo and Simcoe HyperBoost.

Packaged today at Lincoln and available this Friday from the retail shop and taproom when we open at 11am. 7.75% Double Red India Pale Ale.

My favorite memory of Stacey King is from the Bulls first championship video called Learning To Fly. Right before the final buzzer and before everyone storms the court to celebrate, Stacey looks at the camera from the bench, points, and says, “This is what dreams are made of right here.” There would be two more championships to come in that first three-peat, and the rest is history.

Greetings earthlings. It is Sunday. Touch of warmth on an otherwise perfect fall day. Pints are $5 in the taproom. Bears...
10/18/2026

Greetings earthlings. It is Sunday. Touch of warmth on an otherwise perfect fall day. Pints are $5 in the taproom. Bears are on top.

Only at Lincoln right now we got Supreme Being. German Style Pils with a scrumptious cracker bread malt character and a smattering of three floral and herbal hops. Spunded towards the latter of fermentation for natural bubbles. Recorded a 99 in Craft B**r & Brewing’s L***r Issue. Head over at half time and bring a bunch home.

Only at Lincoln ⚡️a mind striking, mind boggling, mind dancing, throat liquifying pale ale. Hopped with a bolt of Simcoe...
10/16/2026

Only at Lincoln ⚡️a mind striking, mind boggling, mind dancing, throat liquifying pale ale. Hopped with a bolt of Simcoe before being completely drenched with New Zealand Cascade and American Cascade. Dry like a pale. Visually crushable and fluidly gulpable. It’s programmed for a thrashing session of 5.5% hoppy b**rs all night long. Destroy your four packs this Friday.

Pale Brains is available in growlers and cans from the shop. Pouring in all sizes in the taproom especially the fabled 20 oz pour. A b**r like Pale Brains reminds me of popping into the **r shop on Fridays. Grabbing howlers and the latest releases, double parking, shooting the s**t, and jetting up the block for a pizza from Lou’s. A symbol of perfection, ladies and gentlemen.

The flyest of collabs with . Transport to a monstrous future of NY slice shops switching over to loaded v-shaped hunks o...
10/15/2026

The flyest of collabs with . Transport to a monstrous future of NY slice shops switching over to loaded v-shaped hunks of deep dish. Walking down a Carroll Gardens street with a folded piece of casserole on a paper plate.

An ill combo of Citra, Tangier, Galaxy & Waimea. Delivering across Chicagoland. In the shop too. Flowing from the taproom faucets as well. Get it all the ways.

On the road with party supplies. B**r Number One: Normalize The Signal. Two stories here: 1) unabashedly, we might have ...
10/15/2026

On the road with party supplies. B**r Number One: Normalize The Signal.

Two stories here: 1) unabashedly, we might have some of the best sabro in the WORLD. incredibly dreamy like the bliss of a lazy river. 2) listen to the clash. blaze through the fort of their first album. then buzz right into give em enough rope.

We’re delivering across town to the north, south, east and west. Two more b**rs on the vans. One with our partners from Brooklyn.

Normalize The Signal - 7.5% Mosaic & Sabro hopped Double India Pale Ale

There’s this innate sense of being a Chicagoan. What it feels like to be from Chicago. What it means to be from Chicago....
10/11/2026

There’s this innate sense of being a Chicagoan. What it feels like to be from Chicago. What it means to be from Chicago. And all the things that make you proud to be from Chicago.

How lucky were we to be born Bears fans? How is it that we had the Bulls and the greatest player to ever play the game? The Sears Tower. Italian Beefs. Gene and Jude’s.

From 1975 - 1999, Chicagoans tuned into the movies to watch two colleagues deliver their own brand of wit and banter. Across three local TV stations, it felt very much our own.

Two Thumbs Up is available now outta Lincoln. 8%. Big charge of hops. Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin, Motueka, Mosaic DynaBoost, Mosaic Cryo, & Nelson Sauvin Amplifire Fresh Hop Oil. Perfectly ripened tropical mango, gooseberry, lime pop, and white grape.

It’s Sunday, which means pints in the taproom are $5. Stop in for a few and catch a couple quarters. Or pop into the shop and grab four packs to go for your home TV viewing.

Unwind three times. Ease the taut coil with the dreamt bliss of Mosaic, Motueka, and El Dorado trance. TRIPLE Unwind You...
10/10/2026

Unwind three times. Ease the taut coil with the dreamt bliss of Mosaic, Motueka, and El Dorado trance. TRIPLE Unwind Your Mind.

Available across Chicagoland alongside Tavern Cut, Deepen, and Fish In the Percolator. Only at Lincoln, we got batch number two of Two Thumbs Up. Everything is on draft in the taproom.

A glimpse into Friday evening 🍕Tavern Cut. Surging Friday pizza deliveries since 2019.
10/09/2026

A glimpse into Friday evening 🍕

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Chicago, IL
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