I have been following the progress of Haymarket Brewery via the Hop-Cast interviews for a few months now and I couldn't wait to get downtown and check it out.
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| left to right: Mathias Imperial IPA, Mother Jones Dubbel and Ombibulous Double IPA |
The beer selection at Haymarket is great, but the real reason to go is to enjoy their house brews. During my visit I choose to basically create my own flight of brews by selecting the 4oz size. having the 4oz size available is great especially for when its your first visit to a brew pub and you dont want to commit to the full16oz or 20oz glass. TO keep my review short and sweet. I tried all of the house brews except for the Speakerswagon Pilsner. 2010/11 has been an IPA kind of year so I stuck with those style brews. My favorite was the Mother Jones Dubbel, it is a dark belgium ale, really smooth and a sweet candy and berry like tate. My least favorite was the Last Chance IPA, it was just a real strong hoppy IPA that i described as grass clippings. the verdict is still out on the others, they were all good unique flavored brews.
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| left to right: Oscars Pardon Pale ale, First Chance IPA and Last Chance Belgium IPA |
What I love most about these new Brew pubs is their food. Haymarket does not disappoint at all. As a vegetarian I find it welcoming to see 3-4 Vegan/vegetarian dishes on the menu. I had the Vegan Spaghetti squash BBQ sandwich and it really good. I also tried some of the Fish and Chips from my wife's order and their battered fish was outstanding. I highly recommend Haymarket Brewery for Food and Brews if you find your self downtown near the west loop.
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| Vegan spaghetti squash BBQ sandwich w/ spicy coleslaw |
(corner of Halsted & Randolph)
Chicago, IL 60661
Hours
Sun-Fri 11:00-2:00
Sat 11:00-3:00
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| Haymarket House Brew Details/price |
