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SKETCHBOOK BREWING ANNOUNCES FREEDOMISH 2026:
RESPECT EXISTENCE OR EXPECT RESISTANCE
SKOKIE & EVANSTON, IL (MAY 20, 2026) – Sketchbook Brewing is proud to announce the year five partnership with Jay Westbrook (aka The Black Beer Baron) on our brew collaboration, Freedomish. Conceived in 2021, the partnership was designed to commemorate Juneteenth and the end of slavery in the confederate states. Since its inception, the partnership has evolved to support a variety of local charities and organizations that support human rights.
The 2026 Freedomish is called Respect Existence or Expect Resistance and is envisioned to support the immigrant community from Central and South America. A fruited American wheat ale, it was brewed using fruits native to those regions, including dragon fruit and Andean blackberries, blueberries and raspberries
A portion of the proceeds from Respect Existence or Expect Resistance will benefit Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, a local organization dedicated to promoting the rights of immigrants and refugees to full and equal participation in the civic, cultural, social and political life of our diverse society.
The original Freedomish was a farmhouse ale saison brewed to commemorate Juneteenth and the end of slavery in the confederate states. One hundred percent of the 2021 proceeds were donated to Skokie United and the Evanston Reparations Fund. In the years since, we’ve brewed Pathways to Freedom saison benefitting Skokie Park District and Skokie United in 2022, Reclaiming My Time fruited saison benefitting City of Evanston Reparation Fund, Skokie United and Urban Growers Collective in 2023, and Summer of ‘54 fruited IPA benefitting Skokie United and Lost Boyz, INC in 2024 and 2025.
To learn about past Sketchbook collabs go here.
Evanston Taproom: Open 7 days a week at 821 Chicago Ave., Evanston.
Skokie Taproom: Open 6 days a week (closed Mondays) at 4901 Main St., Skokie. Ample parking is available in the lot directly west of the building, and across the street at Euro Collision on weekends.
Contact: social@sketchbookbrewing.com