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    Monochrome Brewing

    4.8 (21 reviews)
    Closed 3:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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    Mike L.

    Spacious brewery in Pilsen area serving up great beers in a cool environment! Tried the Epsicle which is a creamsicle type ale, very good! Good mix of music being played by the friendly staff. Pro Tip: the day I visited they did have a cooler and were selling singles to go of their Project Peekza beer

    Katie N.

    Cute spot! Previous reviews said they had small offerings. Not anymore ! They now have excellent beer list! Speaking to the bartender, was told they had small list when opening due to Chicago beer laws. Now they have extensive list. They also have wine and cocktails. For suburbanites, there is plentiful street parking and around the corner. Pricing is very reasonable.

    Getting Heffer BBQ and beer at Monochrome Brewing.
    John J.

    Just a neat spot. Easy parking. Easy to find a seat. Service is quick and friendly to order drinks. Some of the drinks have standard and smaller trial options. No matter what I order, I always get a 4 ounce orange milkshake IPA. It rocks. The 5Kolsch (or 5K Kolsch?) is a nice crisp lighter beer, and my go-to is the El Venado. It's delicious, and I always get a four-pack to take home. Cool vibe and it's family- and dog-friendly. There's a Walter Payton photo by the bar, and they show Bears games during the season. They offer some different food options depending on the day, with the legendary Heffer BBQ handling food on Saturdays and Sundays as part of a residency. Get a Monochrome beer and a Heffer brisket crunchwrap and you'll have a fantastic day.

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    Michiel D.

    Monochrome is a fun addition to Pilsen. Located in a large hall (so suitable for large groups, kids, and dogs), the place offers both draft beers and draft cocktails. The team was very friendly and helpful sharing some information on each of the brews and offering tasters prior to ordering. After trying the Best Tuesday Ever, Pineapple Swirl, Big Riwaka Vibes (guest draft by Other Half) and the More 20 Dank IPA - I settled on the latter due to its curious nature. The house Double IPA is also tasty and a recommendation! Next time I'll be in town I'm definitely trying the draft cocktails

    Beer menu 5/3/2024
    Cynthia N.

    So happy to have Monochrome in the neighborhood!! We went last night for their public opening and the energy was amazing. Everyone seems super excited to have a brewery back in this space (used to be Lo Rez). The brewery is very spacious, allows dogs, and is great for kids. They have indoor and outdoor (covered) seating. Bring your own food, but they plan to have food trucks and pop ups. The beer menu was pretty good. A good variety of house beers, something for everyone - IPA, seltzers, stout. And they also had guest drafts from some pretty cool breweries. I liked their Epsicle Layers orange creamsicle beer and my husband liked the Tetrachromatic stout. You can get 6 ounce pours, which is really nice. Plenty of street parking, free wifi. What more can you ask for? We're very excited to visit throughout the summer!

    Tequila shots and chips.
    Andre A.

    I went back with a friend for a second visit and they are definitely way more settled in now. The place has a Mexican vibe/theme. The owners were both very nice. They have several beers on the menu now - mostly hazy IPA which is right up my alley! Good service, good beers! They also have Mexican cocktails, wine, mocktails, and other N.A. options. Very clean and spacious. Would recommend, will definitely return.

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    Rick H.

    I visited this place last week, while in town. They have some of the best Hazy beers in Chicagoland.

    Best Tuesday Ever. Hazy IPA
    Beken P.

    Place was pretty good. Koo chill vibes and atmosphere. Pretty clean and open with plenty of sitting options. Dog's are welcome but the one thing I didn't like. There was a guy there with his dog and he was letting him walk all over the couches.

    Amazing brewery! The bartender was so friendly and inviting, amazing beer, and darts,  made our visit so much fun. I can't wait to go back!

    Beers were amazing! People that worked there were super friendly, patient, and welcoming. They had darts which we had a blast playing and then watched some football on their enormous projector. I can't wait to go back!

    Nice giant space. The brewery is newer and while the lineup of their beers was small, what I had was great and the bartender was very friendly and knowledgeable.

    The first three beers from Monochrome and outside.

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    Family friendly. Amazing beer. Great location. Lots of parking. Service is always amazing.

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    Great beer and seltzer options, with a comfortable vibe! I love that this is a family-friendly space and BYOF (bring your own food).

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    Was craving a burger and a beer and with such a cool name, how could I not check this place out! I…read moresat at the bar around 5pm and it wasn't very busy. They played good music and wasn't too loud. You could easily carry on a conversation or , like me, continue listening to a podcast. By the time I finished, the place was completely full and a bit noisy, but not bad. I started out with a 10oz Birds of Prey Pilsner. It was very nice. Light and crisp and very easy to drink. I followed that up with Melodious Maibock and ordered the CBG burger with fries. I didn't have lunch so I dove right in and forgot to snap a photo. It was a very good smash burger. It was cooked well and I really liked the combination of pickled onion and caramelized onion. I didn't see it until later but you can add bacon. As much as I loved this burger, bacon would totally take it up a notch! I started chatting with the bartender about their different beers and decided to have the Super Melodious Jalapeño Maibock with the burger. It's soooo different, but in a good way. It paired so well with the burger. You get green bell pepper on the nose and a hint of it on the palate. When you swallow you get a little heat at the back of the throat. It was so good! Great bar. Great food. Great beer. Go check them out!

    Good, not great, beer…read more Good, not great, service. Awesome location! We only came for beer and sat at a table (bar was full). This place seems to be much better as a dinner spot. If you want to hang out at a brewery and drink amazing beer, I'd probably choose one of the other breweries in town.

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    My husband and I came with our daughter here and we were blown away. The atmosphere is really cool…read more We really loved the vibes and the decor. We both got flight flights and then I had a avocado Caesar salad salad with chicken and my husband had a Smashburger. We ordered my daughter chicken burgers and fries of course lol. Everything was delicious and we would 100% go back.

    Checked out this hip looking brewery. It certainly is one of the many places to go to in The Loop…read more Industry Ales is a place that has a lot more than just beers, which is a good choice, because there's all kinds of people who crowd in and want to have fun times. Amazing that fun isn't always beers and chugging. The food is actually good and can be talked about in reviews because some people actually come here to eat, which tells you how they actually have a kitchen. Believe everything is good here but we came for the beers of course. It's certainly the main product made here so why wouldn't it be important. They make more than you can believe which is impressive because there's all kinds of crowds who pass through. For sure everyone wants beer. It's $6 a pint at happy hour. Pretty great for craft beers compared to lots of places it seems. Best one we got was the Bucket Hat. This is a Belgian style witbier. Has notes of bubble gum, coriander, and orange. The food isn't an afterthought so get some of that. It's about $18 for a burger. Vegans have options. Certainly one of these is the Veggie Burger. This is an amazing thing with a spinach patty topped with chipotle tomato marmalade, cremini mushrooms, mixed greens, pickled red onions, and sweet potatoes. All on a fluffy ciabatta bun. The rest of the menu contains meaty stuff. For sure it feels like a place for the hipsters but it's pretty great for anyone. It's located at the intersection of Jackson and Wabash close to lots of fun. The brewery has food that's better than expected but many other things about this kind of stuff are typical.

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    You would think this would be a great spot to watch a game but the TVs are very up high and you…read morecan't herder them but the worst part is the service. Ended up here to watch the World Cup game, the place was not packed the everywhere around was, we asked for a table they said they were all reserved, fair enough but the we were left just standing there. One of party asked if the patio was reserved as is completely empty. The hosts seemed to be put off and said yeah it's first come first serve , no food or bar service. Just really did not want us there. We grabbed some beers , the bartender was veryy nice, he was the only one, everywhere we walked we were pushed and yelled at by wait staff, they just were not pleasant. Then the food I mean what a joke, we asked the bartender if we could order food and pick it up at the bar, he told us he'd have it delivered to us at our patio table, which we were told was not possible. Ok the food arrived, our order of fries was literally 6 fries, I am not kidding, we got some pretzel bites, I think there were 6, wtf. The only thing reasonable was a bread platter I didn't order it so not sure what it was but everyone was ordering so there you go. I doubt they will be around long, I will never return.

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    View walking in the dining & bar areas
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