Half Acre Beer Company

Half Acre Beer Company Beer. Taproom. Beer Garden. Brewery Shop. Chicago. Visit our production brewery at 2050 West Balmoral Avenue, where we have a taproom, beer garden and shop.

We brew Daisy Cutter Pale Ale, WayBird Hazy IPA, Tome Hazy Pale Ale, Bodem IPA, Pony Pilsner plus plenty of small batch beers released weekly. Grab a seat, a beer and some food. Buy cold beer to go from our shop.

En Route with WayBird.Hazy IPA for everyone. 6.5% Pick some up at the usual spots on your way to wherever.
05/23/2026

En Route with WayBird.
Hazy IPA for everyone. 6.5%
Pick some up at the usual spots on your way to wherever.

05/22/2026

Chicago Summer doesn’t tiptoe in, it unfolds everywhere at once. The city starts to shimmer and unfurl itself: fracturing lake light, heat rising off pavement, trees breathing deeper green, sidewalks flood with people. 
 
Three bright, crisp, easy-drinking beers made for lakefront lounges, backyard grills, and stoop hangs that stretch long past sunset.
 
Crack one — Summer’s in the can

Grow Greater is available on draft and in 16oz 4-packs at the brewery, get it while it lasts. Soft haze and fully rounde...
05/21/2026

Grow Greater is available on draft and in 16oz 4-packs at the brewery, get it while it lasts. Soft haze and fully rounded hop saturation roll out bright green waves of orange peel, pineapple, peach pulp, mango skin, and grassy stone fruit. In the glass, it billows vivid orange garden edges of peak-ripeness, leafy aromatics, sunny citrus, and a light herbal touch that finishes fresh.
 
A beer we are always proud to brew, this year our collaboration honors Mecca Bey, co-founder of and . A portion of proceeds benefits Grow Greater Englewood and their work supporting local growers, green spaces, and community food systems.

If you’re a regular in our taproom, you may be familiar with Diver, our in-house hard seltzer. This week, the innovation...
05/20/2026

If you’re a regular in our taproom, you may be familiar with Diver, our in-house hard seltzer. This week, the innovation team pushed the brew boat up a new coast with Peach Bellini Spritz. Notes of glittering champagne and light brioche bounced in rhythm during fermentation, so the team leaned into it, spiking the sparkle with juicy peach. Rosé-like at 10% ABV. Refreshment incarnate.

There aren’t many moments in life that wouldn’t benefit from a Slow Melt and a slice. A pale and a pie never go out of s...
05/19/2026

There aren’t many moments in life that wouldn’t benefit from a Slow Melt and a slice. A pale and a pie never go out of style.

05/17/2026

It’s splash time, and summer’s in the can. We’re rolling trips with Half Acre Light Lager, Vallejo IPA, and Reef Knot Summer Beer. Three distinct ways to get you going this season. Cheers 🍻

Chicago. Today is Studs Terkel’s birthday. This is a photo I took of him at his home in 2007, about a year before he pas...
05/16/2026

Chicago. Today is Studs Terkel’s birthday.
 
This is a photo I took of him at his home in 2007, about a year before he passed, at the age of 96. I was there for 30 minutes, and he was unnecessarily kind and welcoming. That man at that age in this town, I felt like I supposed to gather his words like chunks of honeycomb from a special hive. 
 
I hear he loved a tavern. What’s your pick for best Chicago bar to sit and toast a few with Studs Terkel?
 
Photo originally shot for Chicago Life Magazine, summer 2007

We’re celebrating an upcoming collaboration with our friends with a full day at Camp Balmoral. Please save the date and...
05/15/2026

We’re celebrating an upcoming collaboration with our friends with a full day at Camp Balmoral. Please save the date and come spend some time with us.

Our Grow Greater collaboration returns in the chill elegance of purple, green and gold, carrying more than a label refre...
05/14/2026

Our Grow Greater collaboration returns in the chill elegance of purple, green and gold, carrying more than a label refresh. This Hazy IPA honors Mecca Bey: co-founder, co-founder, farmer, mother, grandmother, and beacon whose light continues to move through everyone carrying out a collective vision for more beautiful spaces.
 
We sat down with Grow Greater Englewood co-founder Anton Seals Jr. and Sistas in the Village co-founder Bweza Itaagi, who speak of Mecca as the mother to this community, of early office hours spent dreaming of the future for Englewood, and of what comes next: the Nature Trail, the Community Compact, Ujima Hive, another season of successful markets, and plenty of planting and plotting. Turn sound on the swipe for more.
 
In this form, Grow Greater is a beer, but most importantly it is a collaboration celebrating a shared devotion to land, food sovereignty, community wellness, and the belief that stewarding the earth can connect us to our ancestors and help heal the places we call home. A future Mecca and those like her help bring into reality.
 
Grow Greater Hazy IPA is available in 16oz 4-packs through the shop and on draft in the taproom. 6.3% ABV. A portion of proceeds benefits Grow Greater Englewood to support black and brown farmers, the Englewood Nature Trail, and the Englewood Village Market.

05/13/2026

The Beer Garden is open at Half Acre.
We’ve been getting the patio right for the season. The lot is freshly repaved, the tables are out, and the place is ready for regular warm-weather use. Clear skies, cold beer, open seats, and dogs welcome in the Beer Garden.

Wednesday & Thursday: 3-9pm
Friday & Saturday: 11am-10pm
Sunday: 11am-7pm

Come through and settle in outside.

Reef Knot Summer Beer is headed for the lakefront, and we hope to see you there.Join Half Acre and at Montrose Beach on...
05/12/2026

Reef Knot Summer Beer is headed for the lakefront, and we hope to see you there.

Join Half Acre and at Montrose Beach on Thursday, May 21st for a beach clean up followed by a seasonal launch party at The Dock. We’ll help clear the shoreline from 3-4:30pm, followed by food, DJs, and cold draft beer from 4:30-7pm.

Come through, grab a bucket, help care for the lake, and stay to toast clean water and the season ahead.
Scan the QR or visit the link in our Linktree to join.

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2050 W Balmoral Avenue
Chicago, IL
60625

Opening Hours

Wednesday 3pm - 10pm
Thursday 3pm - 9pm
Friday 11am - 10pm
Saturday 11am - 10pm
Sunday 11am - 9pm

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