Half Acre Beer
@halfacrebeer
Beer. Taproom. Beer Garden. Brewery Shop. Chicago.
New logo tops in the shop. Soft, broken-in garment-dyed 100% cotton with easy fits and our owl up front in two looks. The faded black tank carries a subtle two-tone print in warm grey, while cream, green and orange pop on our relaxed hemp short sleeves. Scoop both, and stick around for a cold pint.
It’s raining, it’s pouring, the seagull is smoking. Smoking Gull migrates back to the (bird)House of Pale Ale, bright with ripe tropical fruit, green melon and a lush nectar that finishes dry and crisp. 5.2% ABV. On draft in the taproom + 16oz 4-packs available now through the shop.
Worried About the Wolf is now sold out. Thank you for supporting high gravity beer. Pickups begin today at 3pm, continuing through August 23 during normal shop hours. We’re closed Mondays + Tuesdays. We are pouring Worried About the Wolf in the taproom.
Worried About the Wolf Premium Reserve Bourbon Barrel-Aged Cuvée 16.4% ABV Online sale Wed 8/12 at 12pm CT on Oznr. Sold as 2-pack of 12oz cans $29.99 + tax & fees Proxies are allowed Subscribe to Half Acre Beer Company on Oznr. Pickup runs 8/12-8/23 during shop hours. We are closed Mon + Tue.
Stout Season is back. Worried About the Wolf opens it somewhere off the marked trail: a 16.4% bourbon barrel-aged cuvée of equal parts 30-month Orin, double-barrel 40P and young Benthic. No adjuncts. Just beer, wood and time.
WayBird is here for the good times. Hazy at a height, with crisp sheets of light citrus and a bright bitter sparkle, it carries 6.5% ABV with deceptive ease. We’ve got cold birds on hand and plenty more at Great Taste of the Midwest. Come see us.
When hunger strikes, the Half Acre kitchen is here for you. Chicken or veggie skewers, rice and sauce make a proper weekend setup in the taproom or beer garden. Close it out with housemade whipped cream, macerated strawberries and toasted meringues.
Dark Berry Sparkling THC is back. Natural blackberry and cranberry serve up an anytime sensibility. 5mg THC, 15mg CBD and 5mg CBC in a dark berry blend is a cool towel or a warm blanket for whichever end of the day you find a sip at. Available now in 12oz 4-packs, exclusively through the shop.
Tuesday GoneAway. Towering pine bursts tart ruby grapefruit and citrus in a glittering golden display. Have you partaken in the glory of GoneAway IPA this summer? Out in 16oz 4-packs everywhere for a limited time.
Time to bust out the Halloween decorations. Our Oktoberfest favorite is available in distribution wherever you see Half Acre beer on the shelf. LagerTown's amber vision blurs noble hops with malty goodness, delivering an entire season in the pour. Out in 12oz 6-packs and 12-packs now.
Worried About the Wolf Online sale via Oznr Wed Aug 12 at 12pm CT Download Oznr from the app store and subscribe to Half Acre Beer Company More details to come
Magic: The Gathering EDH: 8/5, 8/12, 8/19 + 8/26 Trivia: 8/13: Jurassic Park / 6:30-9pm 8/20: General Trivia / 6:30-9pm 8/27: Parks and Recreation / 6:30-9pm
It's August and we're out here. Come through for some hangtime this summer. Here's what we have going on at the brewery. 8/2: Mahjong Society Open Play / 2-4pm 8/10: MTG The Hobbit Pre-Release with Dice Dojo / 5-10:30pm 8/14 + 8/28: Brews and Binding / 6:30-9pm
Like the liquid form of feeling October in the air while still in the thick of summer, LagerTown is back and tastier than ever. Crimson glimmers in clean copper lager, with big biscuity malt under khaki foam. Classic Oktoberfest flavor in the mug, ripe and ready for the LagerTown Faire this year.
Alongside our Piece collab, a pilot-system beer makes its taproom debut this week. Proenneke (pren-uh-key) is draft-only West Coast IPA pouring today. Orange marmalade, pine sap, resin and warm baked-pretzel malt, with one worn boot in the mid-2000s and one in now. 7% ABV, draft only while it lasts.
Brewed with Piece's House Ale strain, Soft Stars Hard Thunder is a tasty pale ale dry hopped twice. First with Crystal and Zumo, then Cashmere, Krush Cryo and Idaho 7. Just a snappy pale ale packed with flavor and buckets of aroma. Tough to beat.
Soft Stars Hard Thunder Pale Ale is a collaboration with Piece, celebrating 25 years of beer and New Haven-style pizza. In a city that changes fast, it’s comforting to see Piece still thriving. The Weight and Golden Arm are proof that great beer endures. To 25 more!
Here with the Monday lift. We put a bunch of delicious West Coast IPA on trucks and sent it out into the world. Get GoneAway wherever you pick up Half Acre beer.
Bodem is a tropical IPA that comes in timeless cans - in the past, in the future. Light bounces in its subtle haze as soft-bodied bitterness moves through melonberry and citrus. Bodem is a keeper, and we’re glad it has been living in cold boxes across the country all these years.
When the going gets tough, the tough get GoneAway. Grab a 16oz pour of GoneAway IPA and take home a limited-edition glass – all for $15 in the taproom while supplies last.
GoneAway calls us back to West Coast waters, pouring effervescent gold through evergreen pitch, grapefruit peel and robust bitterness beneath the lightning-lit green cacti. A recipe that’s stuck with us for good. 6.8% ABV, available in 16oz 4-packs and on draft in the taproom.
At the house of pale ale, we celebrate every time a can of Daisy Cutter is cracked open.
Our summertime Tofu Sandwich starts with tofu marinated in Crystal Hot Sauce, dill, garlic and onion, then grilled and packed into a ciabatta bun with pickles, cool coleslaw and a generous swipe of red pepper spread. Served with fries, vegan as-is and available now.
Patio is closed again today, but swing by the taproom for a cold one. The beer garden will reopen when the air quality has improved.
The air is looking really rough out there, so we’re locking it up today at Balmoral. The taproom, beer garden and kitchen are closed tonight. Once the smoke clears, catch Fresh Frost IPA on draft or in 16oz 4-packs through the shop.
Another scorcher? Here comes the AC. Fresh Frost IPA on draft and in 16oz 4-packs at the brewery starting today. Brewed with @yakimachief.bsky.social Cryo Fresh – freshly harvested hops that are frozen, and remain frozen until entering the brewing process, bringing wet-hop energy any time of year.
Special thanks to all of the dogs/owners who came and showed out for the first ever Chicago Style Dog Walk. Looking forward to next year already.
It was a great day, and everyone seemed happier than a Jeep Wrangler owner with dozens of rubber ducks on the dash! Seriously, though, what's going on with the ducks?
The sun was shining, Ketchup lost the race, and magically, the judges awarded every single dog in our first-ever Chicago Style Dog Walk a 10 out of 10. Perfect.