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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've got an abbreviated but tasty food lineup this week!

Friday: @cousinsmainelobster 
Saturday: @elzorrotacoschicago 
Sunday: Tacos 606
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Happiest of holidays from all of us to all of you, the greatest beer drinkers in the world! We'll have some adjusted hours over the next two weeks, including being closed on Christmas and New Years days. 

Don't forget our masquerade ball in Evanston
Is it extra? Is it experimental? Is it both? Yes it is! Orange Door X taps today. Our beloved double dry hopped IPA is fermented with a thiol booster yeast - Vermont Tropics - from Berkeley Yeast and hopped with Deep Cut Cascade for a punchier citrus
Not quite patio weather, but we'll take it. Here's who we've got serving up in Skokie this week: 

Wednesday: @tacos_lasmanitas 
Thursday: @mammamiapizzachicagoland 
Saturday: @elzorrotacoschicago 
Sunday: Tacos 606
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#foodtruck #foodpopup
Come get festive with the Big Shoulders Holiday Brass Band at Sketchbook Evanston this Thursday (12/18) from 7-9pm. They’ll be playing all your second-line holiday favorites and we’ll be serving your favorite holiday brews. 
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Looking for that perfect gift for that special beer lover in your life? Try our Palette Pack or Gift Box. Palette Packs have 12 of your favorite Sketchbook beers, including our holiday specialties for just $29.95. Gift Boxes include two beers and two
Don't feel like cooking? We've got you covered in Skokie this week! Here's who we've got:

Wednesday: @elzorrotacoschicago 
Thursday: @mammamiapizzachicagoland 
Friday: Cocina Azteca
Saturday: @elzorrotacoschicago 
Sunday: Tacos 606
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It’s never too early to start planning for New Year’s Eve! Join us in Evanston for our Masquerade Ball. It will be a magical night filled with masks, music and glamour, complete with complimentary champagne toast at midnight. No cover and
Winter delights are tapping! First up, we've got Holiday Hops. It’s a double hazy IPA livened up with hints of apricot, cherry and tangerine and just a touch of piney floral notes for that perfect holiday balance. Get it on draft and in cans to
Rolling on with our December events, mark the calendars for Live Music Sundays in Skokie. Here's who's rockin' the taproom this month:

@brian.gephart - December 7
@diamondbackchicago - December 14
@davegordonmusic - December 21
@geralddowd247365 - D
Welcome to December, folks! Mark your calendars for this month's Saturday Socials in Evanston! Here's what we've got for you:

December 6: Live Music with @horseshoebender 
December 13: Karaoke
December 20: Trivia
December 27: Music Bingo

As always,
Tired of eating those leftovers and doing all the dishes? Stop into Skokie this week! Here's what we're serving up:

Wednesday: @ta@tacos_lasmanitas 
Thursday: No food pop-up
Friday: @limonibelli 
Saturday: @elzorrotacoschicago 
Sunday: Tacos 606
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Evanston Taproom: 821 Chicago Avenue, (847) 859-9051

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

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