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Sketchbook Brewing Co.
Your neighborhood brewery, supported by and focused on community.
Spacious Patio
Spacious Patio

Spacious Patio

Interior of Taproom

Interior of Taproom

Interior Shoot

Plenty of Shade

Plenty of Shade

Butterfly Garden

Butterfly Garden

Fermenters

Fermenters

Fermenters

Mash Tun

Mash Tun

 Brew Deck

Brew Deck

Commemorative Glass image

Commemorative Glass image

Taps in, growler fill station completed....!

Taps in, growler fill station completed....!

Mother-ship: The Bar emerges!

Mother-ship: The Bar emerges!

Butterfly garden in progress

Butterfly garden in progress

The patio is finished!

The patio is finished!

Solar lights wrapping the hawthornes near the patio.

Solar lights wrapping the hawthornes near the patio.

Solar lights wrapping the hawthornes near the patio.

Patio in Progress!

Patio in Progress!

Tap Room, looking east

Tap Room, looking east

Tap Room in progress, looking northeast

Tap Room in progress, looking northeast

4901 W. Main St.!

4901 W. Main St.!

Cesar--proud father

Cesar--proud father

The floor drain is ready

The floor drain is ready

the view from the Tap Room into the brewery

the view from the Tap Room into the brewery

The first 20 BBL fermenter arrives

The first 20 BBL fermenter arrives

Mock Up of Main St. View

Mock Up of Main St. View

Old Cooler/New Space

Old Cooler/New Space

We have a silo!

We have a silo!

Progress: April 2020

Progress: April 2020

3.9 Miles between our two sites

3.9 Miles between our two sites

Design Sketch of the Bar (from Could Be Architecture)

Design Sketch of the Bar (from Could Be Architecture)

Progress:  March 2020

Progress: March 2020

Concrete Truck for Scale

Concrete Truck for Scale

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Spacious Patio
Interior of Taproom
Plenty of Shade
Butterfly Garden
Fermenters
Mash Tun
 Brew Deck
Commemorative Glass image
Taps in, growler fill station completed....!
Mother-ship: The Bar emerges!
Butterfly garden in progress
The patio is finished!
Solar lights wrapping the hawthornes near the patio.
Patio in Progress!
Tap Room, looking east
Tap Room in progress, looking northeast
4901 W. Main St.!
May 2020: Surviving--and expanding--during COVID-19!
Cesar--proud father
The floor drain is ready
the view from the Tap Room into the brewery
The first 20 BBL fermenter arrives
Mock Up of Main St. View
Old Cooler/New Space
We have a silo!
Progress: April 2020
3.9 Miles between our two sites
Design Sketch of the Bar (from Could Be Architecture)
Progress:  March 2020
Concrete Truck for Scale
Sketchbook Brewing Co.
821 Chicago Avenue,
Evanston, IL, 60202
(847) 859-9051 info@sketchbookbrewing.com
Hours
Tue 12 pm to 10 pm
Wed 12 pm to 10 pm
Thu 12 pm to 10 pm
Fri 12 pm to 11 pm
Sat 12 pm to 11 pm
Sun 12 pm to 8 pm
Don't feel like cooking this week? Let us take care of it. Here's who's serving in Skokie:

Tuesday: Tacos 606
Wednesday: @tacos_lasmanitas 
Thursday: @theyellowducktruck 
Friday: @theyellowducktruck 
Saturday: @limonibelli 
Sunday: Tacos 606
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As if timed perfectly for this weekend’s temps, we’ve got fresh batches of Amistosa Mexican lager and Orange Door double dry hopped IPA. Let's close out American Craft Beer Week in style with a couple of your favorites!
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For our N/A friends and those who like a good N/A option from time to time, through May 24, all Athletic Brewing (@athleticbrewing) N/A beers are $1 off in both taprooms. Right now, we’ve got five varieties: Golden, Mexican-style Copper, IPA, L
It’s back! Skokie Karaoke is this Thursday, May 14. No cover, just fun times, great beer and crooning our hearts out for spring! The mic opens at 7:00pm.
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#chicagokaraoke #thingstodoinskokie #chicagobrewery #chicagobeer #americancraf
Celebrate American Craft Beer Week with some dinner on our patio and your favorite brew! Here's who's serving up deliciousness in Skokie: 

Tuesday: Tacos 606
Wednesday: @pinoygrillchicago_ah 
Thursday: @limonibelli 
Friday: @mammamiapizzachicagoland
Keeping the homage to craft beer going, today kicks off American Craft Beer Week - a celebration of all of our country's amazing, independent craft breweries. Get out there and support your favorites (especially us) all week long! 
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Today marks the start of Illinois Craft Beer Week (@ilcraftbeerweek)! We’ll be celebrating with a limited number of summer passports and commemorative glassware. Grab your free passport and a pint of Twice Lucky in this year’s glass for j
Got a little extra cooking up in Skokie this week! Join us for some Cinco de Mayo tacos!

Tuesday: Tacos 606
Wednesday: @tacos_lasmanitas 
Thursday: @happylobsterchi 
Friday: @theyellowducktruck
Saturday: @mammamiapizzachicagoland 
Sunday: Tacos 606
Want some fresh beer? Okay then! Come get some The Cooldown cream ale and Twice Lucky English ale. The Cooldown is brewed as the American response to crisp, European lagers, smooth with high carbonation, lightly dry hopped and a lower ABV (4.9% ABV).
Sunday live music series keeps on in May! Check out the Skokie lineup:

May 3: @brian.gephart 
May 10: @annaleekoehn 
May 17: @davegordonmusic 
May 24: @leithalian 
May 31: @racheldrewchicago 
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#chicagolivemusic #thingstodoinskokie #suppor

Evanston Taproom: 821 Chicago Avenue, (847) 859-9051

Skokie Taproom: 4901 Main St, (847) 588-0652

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