Recognition
2017
Brewers Association
40th Place
Top 50 Craft Brewery
Brewers Association
50th Place
Top 50 Overall Brewery
Chicago Reader
Best Brewery Tour
Best of Chicago: Readers' Choice
Best Brewpub
Best of Chicago: Readers' Choice
Tastings
Gold — Anti-Hero
Best IPA - May 2017
Gold — Fist City
Best Pale Ale - May 2017
Festival of Barrel-Aged Beers
Bronze
Barleywine/Wheatwine - VSOJ
2016
Chicago Magazine
Best Craft Brewery
Readers' Choice
Chicago Tribune
Best Brewpub or Tap Room
Chicago Tribune's Dining Awards
Brewers Association
46th Place
Top 50 Craft Brewery Companies
Festival of Barrel Aged Beers
Bronze
Classic Beer Style - SmOAKed
World Beer Cup
Bronze
Other Strong Beer - Winter Woman
2015
Brewers Association
50th Place
Top 50 Craft Brewery Companies
Festival of Barrel Aged Beers
Silver
Strong Dark Beer - Working Woman
Bronze
Strong Porter/Stout - Deth's Tar
Chicago Magazine: Best of Chicago
Best Craft Brewery
Readers' Choice
Best Beer
Readers' Choice
Chicago Reader: Best of Chicago
Best Local Brewery
Readers' Poll
Best Brewpub
Readers' Poll
AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival
Best in Show — Fist City
Gold — Fist City
American Pale Ale
Ratebeer.com World's Best Place For Beer by Subregion
Best Brewpub
Illinois
Best Tap Room
Illinois
Chicagoland Brewpub & Microbrewery Shootout
2nd Place
Best Food
3rd Place
Best Beer
2014
Time Out Love Chicago Awards
Top Local Bar
Northwest Side
Festival of Barrel Aged Beers
Gold — Straight Jacket
Barleywine/Wheatwine
Gold
Strong/Double/Imperial Pale Beer
Great Japan Beer Festival (International Beer Cup)
Gold — Anti-Hero
Bronze — Eugene Porter
Chicago Magazine: Best of Chicago
Best Craft Brewery
Readers' Choice
Best Beer — Anti-Hero
Readers' Choice
The Reader: Best of Chicago
Best Local Brewery
Readers' Picks
Best Brewpub
Readers' Picks
Brew Local Brew — Anti-Hero
Readers' Picks
2013
AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival
Gold — Bottom Up Wit
Wheats, Hefeweizens, Wits
Silver — Eugene Porter
Stouts & Porters
Bronze — Rosa
Fruit, Vegetable & Spiced Beers
Bronze — A Little Crazy
Specialty Beers
The Reader: Best of Chicago
Best Local Brewery
Readers Poll
Best Brewpub
Readers Poll
Time Out Chicago 2013 Eat Out Awards
Best Chicago Microbrewery
Chicagoland Brewpub & Microbrewery Shootout
1st Place
Best Food/Beer Pairing
3rd Place
Best Beer
Chicago Tribune Dining Awards
Beverage Maker of the Year
2012
Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal — Cross of Gold
English-Style Summer Ale
Bronze Medal — A Little Crazy
American-Belgo-Style Ale
The Reader: Best of Chicago
Best Pub Grub
Readers Poll
Best Brewpub
Readers Poll
World Beer Cup
Gold
American Style Stout
Gold
English Style Summer Ale
Chicago Beer Society’s 35th Annual Fall Tasting
1st Place (tie)
Hoppy, American Stout
Chicagoland Brewpub & Microbrewery Shootout
1st Place
Best Beer/Food Pairing
2nd Place
Best Beer
Ratebeer.com Top Brewpubs in the World
Top 35
2011
Chicago Magazine: 36 Best Local Craft Beers
Top 36 — Bottom Up Wit
Top 36 — Eugene Porter
The Reader: Best of Chicago
Best Brewpub
Readers Poll
Ratebeer.com Top New Brewers in the World
Top Five
Chicagoland Brewpub & Microbrewery Shootout
Best Beer/Food Pairing
Imbibe Magazine
Chicago in the Beer and Now
Festival of Barrel Aged Beers
Silver
Classic Porter/Stout
Bronze
Classic Porter/Stout
2010
The Reader: Best of Chicago
Best Brewpub
Readers Poll
Eat Out Awards
Best New Gastropub
Chicago Magazine: Best of Chicago
Best Beer of 2010 — Eugene Porter