HourHound Guide · Chicago
Brewery happy hours in Chicago & the Suburbs
Taproom happy hours and brewery specials — verified deal windows at local breweries, with days, times, and what's discounted.
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Dovetail Brewery
Chicago ●●● Confirmed
Mon · all day — Industry Night - discounts on draft beers all day
Tue · all day — To-Go Tuesday - 15% off all to-go beer and merchandise
Wed · all day — Game and Craft Night - 15% off your tab if you bring in a game or a craft
Thu · all day — Get Spontaneous - $2 off all spontaneously-fermented beers
Fri · 2–6pm — Core 4 Happy Hour - $2 off draft pours of Core 4 beers plus Lager
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Granite City Brewery
Naperville ●●● Confirmed
Mon · 11am–10pm — Burger Monday: $8 burgers/chicken sandwiches w/fries, $10 specialty burgers, $10 pitchers, $8 growler fills (dine-in)
Tue · 11am–10pm — Taco Tuesday: $10 signature tacos (3) w/chips & salsa, $5 margaritas
Wed · 11am–10pm — Pasta Wednesday: $11.99 pasta entrees w/unlimited garlic bread + salad, half-off wine bottles, $5 Lemon Lavender cocktails
Thu · 11am–10pm — App Thursday: $6 select appetizers, $3 pints, $8 growlers
Sat · 1–5pm — Sips & Starters: half-off all starters, $3 pints, $5 cocktails (dine-in)
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Granite City Food & Brewery
Schaumburg ●●● Confirmed
Mon · all day — $8 Burgers and Chicken Sandwiches served with fries, $10 Select Specialty Burgers, $10 Pitchers, and $8 GC Growler fills
Tue · all day — $10 Signature Tacos (3) with tortilla chips + salsa and $5 Margaritas
Wed · all day — $11.99 Pasta Entrees with unlimited garlic bread, choice of salad, 1/2 off wine bottles, and $5 Lemon Lavender Refresher cocktails
Thu · all day — $6 select appetizers, $3 pints, and $8 growlers of in-house brews
Sat · 1–5pm — 1/2 off all Starters
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Peckish Pig
Evanston ●●● Confirmed
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 4:30–6pm — $5 beers, $6 wines, $7 house cocktails, discounted snacks
Tue · all day — $20 for 3 tacos with margarita or tequila shot
Wed · 4:30–11:59pm — $20 for draft beer, house burger, and bourbon shot
Thu · all day — $15 half slab ribs with fries, $5 pint beer add-on
Sat · all day — $35 bottomless mimosas with free doughnuts
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Steep Ravine Brewing Company
Highland Park ●●● Confirmed
Mon · all day — Buttermilk Chicken with choice of glaze, dips, salad and hand-cut chips, $10 (selected pints only)
Tue · all day — Tapas Time: choice of 3 tapas dishes with a glass of white or red sangria for $10
Wed · all day — Burger night - beef, chicken, veggie & vegan burgers, cheapest for $5
Thu · all day — Curry night - curry and a drink, $8.50 (selected drinks only)
Fri · all day — Fish Friday - two fish and chips for lunch or dinner, $11.60
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Centennial Crafted Beer & Eatery
Chicago ●●● Confirmed
Wed, Thu, Fri · 4–6pm — $2 off draft beers, $10 classic cocktails, $8 select wine, $7 house mixed drinks, $6 Bavarian pretzel, $6 chips & beer cheese
Fri · 11:30am–4pm — Burger & Pint Friday: Centennial Burger paired with any draft pint (dine-in only)
Sun · 11am–11:59pm — Sundays Are Special: $5 Garage Light Lager pints, half-off dry rub wings (dine-in)
Sat, Sun · 11am–3pm — Boozy Brunch: brunch cocktail specials, $24 DIY Mimosa champagne bottle with choice of juice
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Goose Island Salt Shed Pub
Chicago ●●● Confirmed
Wed · 12–11:59pm — $5 Vintage BCS Pours, $4 Kick Back Lagers all day
Thu · 4–8pm — Kolsch Service: $4 pours
Fri · 12–4pm — Summer Fridays: $3 312s, half-off apps
Sat, Sun · 11am–2pm — Beer Brunch: $15 Buckets of 312
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One Lake Brewing
Oak Park ●●● Confirmed
Wed, Thu, Fri · 4–6pm — $5 house beers, $5 glasses of wine, $5 small plates, $3 slider sandwiches
Wed · 4–9pm — Buy two 32oz crowlers, get one for a penny (select beers)
Thu · 4–10pm — Half-price bottles of wine
Sun · 11am–8pm — $12 wings
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Brother Chimp Brewing
North Aurora ●●● Confirmed
Mon · all day — $2 off select drinks, 10% off merchandise
Fri · 3–6pm — $2 off select drinks
Thu · 3–9pm — $5 pint special, rotating beer
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Buffalo Creek Brewing
Long Grove ●●● Confirmed
Mon · 4–9pm — $2 off every beer
Fri · 12–5pm — 1/2 price growlers and refills
Fri · 3–6pm — Happy hour for educators with school ID
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Burning Bush Brewery
Chicago ●●● Confirmed
Mon, Tue · all day — Free popcorn all day
Wed · all day — $2 off select rotating pints (trivia at 7:30pm)
Thu · 6–10pm — 15% off beer and wine; $12 Roll Your Own Flight (Game Night)
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Goose Island Brewery
Chicago ●●● Confirmed
Wed · 12–8pm — $5 Vintage BCS Pours; $4 Kick Back Lagers (all day)
Thu · 4–8pm — Kölsch Service: $4 pours
Fri · 12–4pm — Summer Fridays: $3 312s & Half Off Apps
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Mickey Finn's Brewery
Libertyville ●●● Confirmed
Tue · all day — Taco Tuesday Street Tacos $4.00 ea, Kids Eat Free 2 free kids meal per 1 adult
Thu · all day — 1/2 Price Select Glasses of Wines
Sun · all day — Mimosas
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ERIS Brewery and Cider House
Chicago ●●● Confirmed
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu · 4–6pm — $6 select house cider/beer, $7 select appetizers
Fri · 12–6pm — $6 select house cider/beer, $7 select appetizers
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Industry Ales
Chicago ●●● Confirmed
Tue, Wed, Thu · 3–6pm — $5 Select Industry Ales Drafts | $10 Select Glasses of Wine
Fri, Sat · 8–11pm — $5 Party Shots | $5 Select House Drafts | $10 Select Glasses of Wine
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Open Outcry Brewing Company
Chicago ●●● Confirmed
Tue · all day — $5 all beer pints
Wed · all day — $10 any cocktails
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Riverlands Brewing Company
St. Charles ●●● Confirmed
Mon · 4–8pm — $5 pints of select beers
Tue · 4–8pm — 15% off all pours and cans to-go
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Double Clutch Brewing Company
Evanston ●●● Confirmed
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 3–5pm — $5 drafts & $2 off appetizers
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Hangar Two
Glenview ●●● Confirmed
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 3–5pm — Half price starters and half price craft beer and cocktails
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Horse Thief Hollow
Chicago ●●● Confirmed
Sat, Sun · 11:30am–3pm — Bottomless brunch: unlimited draft beer, Bloody Marys, or mimosas with food purchase, $25/person (2-hour limit)
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Old Irving Brewing
Chicago ●●● Confirmed
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu · 2–5pm — $5 beer (under 10% ABV), $10 select wines by the glass, $9-$10 cocktails; bar snacks $7-$10 (Crispy Garlic Fries $7, Nachos $9, Soft Pretzel Sticks $10, Cheese Curds $10, Pimento Mac & Cheese $10)
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BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse (Orland Park)
Orland Park ●●○ Reported
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 3–7pm — $5 handcrafted beers, $6 Brewhouse margaritas & call drinks, $4 domestic bottles; half-price appetizers.
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Cruz Blanca Brewery & Taquería
Chicago ●●○ Reported
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 3–5pm — Happy hour (details not specified)
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Soundgrowler Brewing Co.
Tinley Park ●●○ Reported
Thu, Fri, Sat · all day — Rotating monthly food special (Thu-Sat); currently Shrimp Burrito $12 - shrimp, Mexican rice, tomato, cheese, cilantro, housemade Habanero & Reaper aioli