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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
We’re a week away from our next comedy night, Friday, May 1. The lineup is set and they’re ready to make you do a beer spit-take! The night starts at 7:30pm. There is a $10 suggested donation to support the comics. 21+

Host:
Sepehr Vikal
Happy Earth Day! Are you interested in possibly powering your home with solar? Join us in the Skokie taproom fro the free Solar-Bration on Thursday, April 30 at 5:00pm hosted by Switch Together Chicago (@switchtogether_us), who helps homeowners and s
Looking to sell an old piece of audio or music equipment? Looking to pick up a gently used piece to boost your collection? Come on by our Audio + Music Equipment Sale this Saturday, April 25 from 12 - 3pm in the Skokie taproom. There will be lots to
Looking like a nice week for dinner on our Skokie patio! Here's who we've got lined up this week:

Wednesday: @elzorrotacoschicago 
Thursday: @mammamiapizzachicagoland 
Friday: @theyellowducktruck 
Saturday: @limonibelli 
Sunday: Tacos 606
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Calling all freshies! We’ve got the freshiest of fresh batches of Coastal West Coast IPA and No Parking citra pale ale back on tap and in cans to go in both taprooms, as well as around town at your favorite beer shops. Happy Weekend!
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Happy 10th anniversary to our Evanston taproom! In honor of the celebration, we tapped a special batch of Orange + Door - now with more orange and door! One of our first beers ever tapped and named after the orange alley door we served it out of, peo
Hopefully we can have some dinners on our patio this week in between the rain. Here's who we've got lined up:

Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday: No food - closing at 4pm for a private party
Sunday:
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#foodtruck #foodpopup #chicagofoodp
Our Open Mic Night so nice we decided to host it twice. Starting today, we’ll be hosting Open Mic Night twice a month in the Evanston taproom. This month it will be on Monday, April 13 and Monday, April 27. Get your song, poem, passage or &ldqu
We can’t believe it’s already been 10 years since we opened our Evanston taproom. Please celebrate with us on Wednesday, April 15 from 2:00 - 10:00pm. We’ll be taking the last contributions for our time capsule before it goes in the
How about you let us handle dinner this week? Here's who we've got at Skokie:

Wednesday: @pinoygrillchicago_ah 
Thursday: @mammamiapizzachicagoland 
Friday: @elzorrotacoschicago 
Saturday: @limonibelli 
Sunday: Tacos 606
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Our Sunday live music series rolls on in Skokie this month. Here's who we've got lined up to tickle your ear drums! 

April 5: @davegordonmusic 
April 12: @piercecraskmusic 
April 19: @trouble_ahead_deadband 
April 26: @sinners_friend (album drop par

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

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

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