Avondale and Logan Square

Best time: Wednesday to Saturday, starting at Revolution when it opens at 2pm (noon on Saturday). Revolution is closed on Monday and Tuesday, and Middle Brow and Life on Marz on Monday. On Sunday Revolution closes at 6pm, so start there at noon. Finish at Life on Marz, which pours until midnight from Thursday to Saturday. Opening hours change, so check each venue before you set off.

The stops

1. Revolution Brewing Taproom

   3340 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60618 · Blue Line, Belmont (about 15 min walk); 77 Belmont or 152 Addison bus to Kedzie

   The production brewery and taproom of Revolution, Illinois' largest independently owned brewery and the makers of Anti-Hero IPA. A big room beside the brewhouse with the core range, small-batch releases and Deep Wood barrel-aged beers; snacks only, outside food welcome. Brewery tours run here (21+). Open 2pm to 9pm Wednesday and Thursday, 2pm to 10pm Friday, noon to 10pm Saturday and noon to 6pm Sunday. Closed Monday and Tuesday.

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2. Hopewell Brewing Co.

   2760 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 · Blue Line, Logan Square (2 min walk)

   Bright, white-walled taproom a two-minute walk from the Logan Square Blue Line, celebrating ten years in 2026, known for clean, modern lagers, pale ales and IPAs (its Oktoberfest märzen is a fixture) plus board games and long communal tables. No kitchen; bring your own food. Third-party listings (Oct 2026) show 1pm to 9pm Monday to Thursday, 1pm to 11pm Friday, 11am to 11pm Saturday and 11am to 7pm Sunday; its website was behind a bot check, so we couldn't confirm these on its own page.

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3. Solemn Oath Still Life

   2919 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

   The Chicago taproom of suburban Naperville's Solemn Oath, opened in 2021: a classic-tavern room with a hand-painted Brunswick-style bar, a pool table, big windows and the brewery's IPAs, pale ales and Lü Kölsch on draft, plus food pop-ups at weekends. Open noon to 11pm Monday to Thursday, noon to midnight Friday and Saturday and 11am to 11pm Sunday.

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4. Middle Brow Bungalow

   2840 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

   Middle Brow's brewery, bakery and pizza den: house beers and wine alongside pizza, pastries and tavern lunches, with a covered patio. Open 8am to 10pm Tuesday to Friday, 9am to 10pm Saturday and 9am to 9pm Sunday. Closed Monday.

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5. Pilot Project Brewing

   2140 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 · Blue Line, Western (5 min walk)

   A brewery 'incubator': Pilot Project brews and launches beers for small and up-and-coming brands (such as the worker-owned Brutalist Brewing Cooperative), so the taps are a cross-section of new Chicago beer, with kombucha, a kitchen and a patio. Open 9am to 10pm Monday to Thursday, 9am to 11pm Friday and Saturday and 9am to 9pm Sunday; the kitchen closes an hour earlier.

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6. Life on Marz Community Club

   1950 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 · Blue Line, Western (5 min walk)

   The north-side outpost of Bridgeport's Marz Community Brewing: a small, arty brewery taproom inspired by Eastern European workers' clubs and listening lounges, with Marz's beers, non-alcoholic drinks, a big tinned-fish menu and DJs, talks and karaoke. Open 4pm to 11pm Tuesday and Wednesday, 4pm to midnight Thursday and Friday and 3pm to midnight Saturday and Sunday (Marz's own site; Life on Marz's page shows slightly different times, so check). Closed Monday.

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Getting there: take the Blue Line to Belmont and walk about 15 minutes west to Revolution's Kedzie taproom, or take the 77 Belmont bus to Kedzie.

Revolution to Hopewell is about 1.3 km south down Kedzie Avenue to Logan Square. Hopewell to Solemn Oath (about 2 km) follows Logan Boulevard and Kedzie Boulevard, part of Chicago's tree-lined boulevard system, down to Armitage.

Solemn Oath and Middle Brow are a minute apart on Armitage. From Middle Brow it's about 700 metres east along Armitage to Pilot Project, then about 700 metres on to Life on Marz: a flat walk, so no train needed.

Maplewood Brewery & Distillery (2717 N Maplewood Ave, open daily) is about 1.5 km east of Hopewell if you want a seventh stop; Hopewell and Revolution have no kitchens, so eat at Middle Brow or Pilot Project.

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