Pipeworks Brewing

Awesome Art. Pipeworks Close Encounter

Some beer labels are truly works of art.  Pipeworks Brewing Company is one of the newest breweries to the Chicago beer scene, raising over $40,000 using Kickstarter.com.  They have been in production just over 2 months.  The bottle art above Continue Reading →

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Pipeworks Froggy Style

Pipeworks Froggy Style

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Pipeworks Glaucus

Pipeworks Glaucus

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Awesome Art: Pipeworks Blood Of The Unicorn

Pipeworks Brewing (Chicago, IL) is killing it with the bottle art.  Above is Blood Of The Unicorn, and imperial red ale.

In this epic battle, the Blood of the Unicorn has been shed 0 by the sword of the deadly assassin of the east One sip of this aggressively hopped red ale clearly reveals what drives these, the greatest of, hop heads of lore. Is this the end of the mythical horned horse? Or will he rise like the Phoenix to fight another day.

Style: Red Ale
Availability: 22oz bottles
Arrival: TBA

8.5% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
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Pipeworks Hyper Dog

Pipeworks Hyper Dog

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Awesome Art. Pipeworks Close Encounter

Pipeworks Close EncounterSome beer labels are truly works of art.  Pipeworks Brewing Company is one of the newest breweries to the Chicago beer scene, raising over $40,000 using Kickstarter.com.  They have been in production just over 2 months.  The bottle art above is made by Harebraineddesign.com

Close Encounter is a bold venture into depths unknown. The best of both worlds co-exist between a rich roasted malt er’n character and an aggressive hop presence that will probe your taste buds like +thing you have experienced before. Don’t fear the unknown, embrace it! You never know who or what you may encounter…

Style: Imperial Stout
Availability: 22oz bottles
Arrival: TBA

8.5% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
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Pipeworks Jones Dog

Pipeworks Jones Dog

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Pipeworks Brewing Company Joins Chicago Beer Scene

This week Chicago welcomed its seventh microbrewery to the city, Pipeworks Brewing Company.  Pipeworks came to be when two friends working at Chicago’s famed West Lakeview Liquors, Beejay Olson and Gerrit Lewis, decided it was time to make this “pipe” dream a reality.  In 2009 Olson and Lewis began an apprenticeship in Belgium with De Struise where they were able to learn and hone their craft as they learned what it takes to run a brewery and create brewed masterpieces.  Upon their return, they raised over $40,000 through kickstarter.com to put their dreams into motion and several years later, they have brewed their first official batches.

Pipeworks Brewing Company brewed their first official batch this week after getting approval from the state of Illinois.  The first brew was a smoked porter.  Future releases include Glaucus – Barley Wine, Abduction – Imperial Stout, Last Kiss – Wee Heavy, Learning to Fly – Berliner Weisse, and Bottled Up – Baltic Porter.  All will be available at the brewery.

by Reid Ramsay