Half Acre Beer Company
Chicago, IL
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Half Acre Daisy Cutter
American Pale Ale · 5.2% ABV
Daisy Cutter is one of the first beers we brewed at our Lincoln Ave brewery. It began as a special release bomber and caught fire...153.6 miles away at Village Idiot Irish Pub · See all places
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Half Acre Vallejo IPA
IPA · 6.7% ABV
An India Pale Ale we brewed with coastal spirit. This hop crasher sharply dives into the very deep waters of bitter beers.175.6 miles away at New T&L Beer & Soda · See all places
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Half Acre Ridge Tree
Dark Lager · 4.5% ABV
Dried date aromas with rich cacao & toasted pumpernickel flavors + a welcome butterness & dry finish.183.5 miles away at Cafe D'Alsace · See all places
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Half Acre Pony
Pilsner · 5.5% ABV
Pony is a crisp, clean pilsner you can saddle on up to the bar and order with a confident, rangy thunder.185.0 miles away at Milo's Yard · See all places
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Half Acre Slow Melt Pale Ale
Cold Pale Ale · 5.8% ABV
We’re introducing a new pale ale to our everyday lineup for 2025 that pushes forward a contemporary hop profile for the west coast style...185.9 miles away at Deacon Brodie's Tavern · See all places
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Half Acre Space
IPA · 6.7% ABV
Space, an India Pale Ale that we brewed a version of before, but under the name Daly Double.188.7 miles away at Hops Hill Atlantic · See all places
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Half Acre Slow Melt
West Coast IPA · 6.0% ABV
Tons of catty blueberry, fleshy grapefruit, dank grass and a dab of funk256.9 miles away at Strange Brew Tavern · See all places
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Half Acre Double Daisy Cutter
Double IPA · 8.0% ABV
The Double Daisy Cutter is a monster version of the original Daisy Cutter Pale Ale.258.0 miles away at MaGerk's Horsham · See all places
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Half Acre WayBird
NE/Hazy IPA · 6.5% ABV
WayBird is where you want Hazy IPA to live. Rooted in El Dorado and HBC 586. Heavy waft Citrus and Stone Fruit. Just enough bitterness to keep it grounded in the Half Acre flavor realm...269.1 miles away at Varga Bar · See all places
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Half Acre Bodem
IPA · 6.7% ABV
Ripe tropical fruit flesh with soft melon and berry.269.4 miles away at Jaxx Steaks Taproom · See all places
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Half Acre Sunrise Vallejo
New Zealand IPA · 6.7% ABV
Sunrise Vallejo arrives featuring New Zealand hops that elevate this clear, crisp IPA with aromas of sweet melon, berry and dried pine, warming your senses against winter’s cold, dark grip.275.1 miles away at Woodland Avenue Beverage · See all places
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Half Acre Reef Knot
Lager · 4.5% ABV
Summer Beer275.1 miles away at Woodland Avenue Beverage · See all places
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Half Acre Skip Jack
Extra Pale Ale · 4.5% ABV
SkipJack is crisp and light on the palate. The mix of HBC 1019 and Nelson in the dry hop pushes peach rings and island guava up front with some underlying dank, grassy notes filling out the finish.275.1 miles away at Woodland Avenue Beverage · See all places
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Half Acre pony pilsner
Pilsner · 5.5% ABV
Daisy Cutter Pale Ale is a West Coast Strong Pale Ale, focusing on the aromatic qualities of the hops. -
Half Acre Beer Hates Astronauts
IPA · 7.8% ABV
A callab brew w/ graphic novel genius Ryan Browne - stripped down to nothing but Citra hops & Vienna malt, this brew is likely to move you crooked. -
Half Acre Big Hugs
Imperial Stout · 10.0% ABV
Brewed with Dark Matter Coffee, Big Hugs lives in the in-between place found above everyday stout and comfortably below the decadence of extreme gravity dessert stout... -
Half Acre GoneAway
IPA · 7.0% ABV
This India Pale Ale shoots straight to the bitter edge before falling into a mellow haze. Deep gold and ready to travel into the distance. -
Half Acre Navaja
Double IPA · 10.0% ABV
This go-round is a little more aggressive. Heavy on Citra, Mosaic, and Columbus hops and Golden Promise malt; Navaja is a shredder rotating on all cylinders. -
Half Acre + 3 Floyds Anicca
IPA · 7.3% ABV
OK warriors, we’re co-hosting a beer that’s to be delivered from our brew deck to your ceremonial chalice... -
Half Acre Benthic
Imperial Stout · 14.0% ABV
Benthic is an imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels with toasted coconut and coffee. -
Half Acre Galactic Double Daisy Cutter
Double IPA · 8.0% ABV
Double Pale Ale. Brewed just once a year, this beer takes everything we love about Double Daisy Cutter and skin it with the tropical impact of Galaxy hops. -
Half Acre Deep Space
Triple IPA · 10.0% ABV
Classic west coast style double, balanced & hoppy w/ a clean finish. -
Half Acre Akari Shogun
Wheat Ale · 5.5% ABV
A ridable 5.5% abv will host some wheatey nuts & juicy Motueka hop bolts. The deliverer of this truth: Akari Shogun. -
Half Acre BBA Big Hugs
Imperial Stout · 12.0% ABV
Imperial Coffee Stout using Dark Matter Coffee aged in a Heaven Hill Bourbon barrel for 10 months. -
Half Acre Big Hugs w/ Mexican Vanilla Beans
Imperial Stout · 10.0% ABV
Big Hugs conditioned with Mexican vanilla beans. This beer is a thug. Big and chock full of tender embrace. -
Half Acre + 3 Floyds Shewolf
IPA · 7.5% ABV
Brewed in collaboration with Three Floyds Brewing, this raging hop knife is brewed with a minimalists approach to using raw materials. -
Half Acre BBA Big Hugs 2017
Imperial Stout · 12.0% ABV
Imperial Stout with coffee aged in bourbon barrels. -
Half Acre Lead Feather
Schwarzbier · 6.0% ABV
A dark, German-style lager with balanced roasted, smooth malt flavors and mild bitterness. -
Half Acre Rainbow Never Ends
Double IPA · 8.5% ABV
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Half Acre Chocolate Camaro
Sweet Stout · 6.0% ABV
A chocolate milk stout brewed with nibs and lactose. Chocolate Camaro rests at a bit over 6% abv and warms with chocolate and roast. -
Half Acre Sticky Fat
Black IPA · 6.3% ABV
Over 300 pounds of fresh whole cone Chinook hops from Hop Head Farms in Hickory Corners, Michigan went into this exquisite dark ale. -
Half Acre + Other Half Rainbow Never Ends
Double IPA · 8.5% ABV
Rainbow Never Ends is a frankenstein of empiricism. A permablaze of tropical dankness, this 8... -
Half Acre Tuna
Session IPA · 4.7% ABV
Defined for daylong companionship, the Golden Tuna rides along a medium bodied frame before delving into tropical fruit, a touch of floral, with a slightly piney finish... -
Half Acre Vanilla Big Hugs
Imperial Stout · 10.0% ABV
Vanilla Big Hugs is brewed for those with the sweet lean... -
Maine + Half Acre Son of Sapping Mammoth (86, this beer is no longer made)
IPA · 6.5% ABV
The friendship between Half Acre and Maine Beer Company and the good times we've shared have become as legendary as the Sapping Mammoth featured in our first collaboration... -
Half Acre Dungeons
IPA · 7.0% ABV
Dungeons focuses on the heavy use of Mosaic, Waimea and Simcoe. All tangerine and strawberry with very little bitterness, it's a true shark biscuit's dream. -
Half Acre + Maine Great Plain Jane
American Pale Ale · 5.5% ABV
n 2008 we'd been selling contract brewed beer for a while and were in the throws of building a brewery. Matt stepped away and traveled to Boston for the Craft Brewers Conference... -
Half Acre Big Hugs 2012
Imperial Stout · 10.0% ABV
This beer is a thug. Big and chock full of tender embrace. A specialty brew. Grab it when you see it. 10% ABV. -
Half Acre Gossamer
Golden Ale · 4.2% ABV
A Half Acre classic. White bread and hay beneath quenching cantaloupe and green strawberry. -
Half Acre Big Hugs (Salted Chocolate Espresso)
Russian Imperial Stout · 10.0% ABV
An imperial stout brewed with Dark Matter Coffee. -
Half Acre + Short's Freedom Of '78
IPA · 7.0% ABV
Brewed in collaboration with Short's Brewing, featuring Jonathan Cutler of Piece. This beer was made in honor of the band Ween... -
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Half Acre Over Ale
Brown Ale · 6.2% ABV
This deep brown beer is brewed with six varieties of malted barley and balanced with three generous hop additions. -
Half Acre Daisy Capra
Double IPA · 7.5% ABV
A new arc in the cutter family. Sun hot berries and white grape, baked in tropics and pine. -
Half Acre Quakerbridge
Barleywine · 10.0% ABV
An incarnation of a Half Acre favorite, Marty Stouffer’s Wild America Barley Wine, this weighty beer is a choose-your-own-adventure experience... -
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Half Acre Big Hugs Imperial Stout with Coffee and Vanilla
Imperial Stout · 10.0% ABV
Blended hugs base with a powerful assortment of vanilla beans. The result is low in roast and deep with creamy silk, and rich, warm fudge. -
Half Acre Tuna Grande
Double IPA · 8.0% ABV
We took our session slammer, Golden Tuna, and packed it double. Bright and gushing with Mosaic and Centennial hops, dive into the big guy and take a ride. -
Half Acre Benthic 2019
Imperial Stout · 14.0% ABV
A fortress of specialty malts, long boil times and density laid down in bourbon barrels and conditioned on house-toasted coconut and whole coffee beans... -
Half Acre Daisy Cutter Nitro
American Pale Ale · 5.2% ABV
A west coast Pale Ale chock-full of dank, aromatic hops. This one’s a screamer, horde it. -
Half Acre Gin Barrel Aged Pony Pilsner
Pilsner · 6.0% ABV
Aged in Corsair Distillery Barrel Aged Gin barrel (they age a spiced rum in the oak barrel first, then age their standard gin in the used rum barrel to produce their barrel aged Gin... -
Half Acre Now & Then
IPA · 7.0% ABV
Now & Then India Pale Ale pulls back the bead curtain on a fully fogged, fruit cocktail resin blend only found in the cold case, past the bulk bins.... -
Half Acre Vanilla Benthic 2019
Imperial Stout · 13.9% ABV
The Benthic base beer conditioned on Madagascar vanilla beans and an additional helping of house-toasted coconut. German chocolate cake, rich vanilla and marshmallow fluff. -
Half Acre BBA Baume
Stout · 7.0% ABV
Big, but not huge, this American Chocolate Rye Stout fires off a lot of coffee and chocolate notes... -
Half Acre Big Hugs 2018
Imperial Stout · 10.0% ABV
Imperial Coffee Stout. Easy, balanced drinking with notes of dark fruit, smooth roast, and cocoa. -
Short's + Half Acre Freedom of '78
Double IPA · 8.0% ABV
Freedom of ’78 is a medium bodied IPA with a wonderful, bright clarity and pleasing bronze hue. -
Half Acre Chub Step
Porter · 6.0% ABV
Our first toss into the winter stew is Chub Step Porter. Like fur between your legs, this roasty, silk charmer is your ticket to seasonal embrace. -
Half Acre Ginger Twin
Amber Ale · 7.0% ABV
A nod to the hop cone, we amped up this beer with our favorites while backing it up with some malty heft. *Specialty Brew. Get it when you see it. -
Half Acre Plane Wave
IPA · 6.0% ABV
Plane Wave IPA was molded after two tap room beers, Juice Man and Wicca. Brewed with an English yeast strain, a full bodied, lifestyle nectar. -
Half Acre Taco Day
American Pale Ale · 6.7% ABV
This beer has a subtle, floral taste with notes of berries in the aroma. -
Half Acre + Tired Hands American Youth
American Pale Ale · 5.5% ABV
A stacked brew that has Daisy Cutter evenly spliced with Hop Hands -
Perennial + Half Acre Plan B
Belgian Strong Ale · 8.0% ABV
Sour mash Belgian dark ale brewed with black currants. Brewed in collaboration with Half Acre Beer Company, Chicago, IL. - View all beers
About the brewery
October of 2008 was when we began our build-out, and by February of 2009, after countless hours of hard work, community approvals, zoning changes, moratorium lifts, permitting and inspections, we found ourselves with the exact scenario we had hoped to create: a production brewery & store, located smack-dab in the middle of one of Chicago’s great neighborhoods, where beer could be brewed, packaged, and taken into the world either by the truckload or by the growler fill.
Since then, we’ve come a long way and have had the chance to expand our skills and grow our brewing company. On August 10, 2011 we purchased our building, cementing our place in the mix of it all, and in 2015 we expanded into a second location in Bowmanville, another residential locale.
At Half Acre Beer Company, we brew beers we want to see made, enjoy ourselves as much as possible, and encourage the interesting experiences this ride has to offer.