Revolution Brewing is the official craft brewery of Chicago Fire FC. And to mark the partnership with our hometown Major League Soccer club, we brew Hazy Pitch, a year-round Hazy Pale Ale featuring the team's crest and colors. If you're a longtime Fire fan looking for a new matchday beer, we're happy to oblige. If you're a longtime Rev fan who hasn't been following soccer, we're here to help you get acquainted with the world's most beloved sport.

We're a brewery full of soccer fans – from longtime MLS faithful to people watching their adopted European clubs over a boozy breakfast. The recipe development behind Hazy Pitch was almost entirely centered on the question "what kind of beer do we want to drink while watching a match?" We wanted something easy to drink with our focus on the game, but nuanced enough to enjoy the rest of the time. There's a reason why lagers and soccer have such a long association. But we already made a Pilsner we love, so we set out to add an entirely new beer to our lineup.

Enter the American Pale Ale. It's a lower-ABV cousin of India Pale Ale, with enough room for compelling hops and a decidedly thirst-quenching finish on the palate. Brewmaster Jim Cibak brought new-school El Dorado, Citra, Nelson Sauvin, and Cryo Mosaic hops to the classic style, along with the same Hazy IPA yeast we use for our double dry hopped IPAs. The result was a beer with tropical citrus notes, soft and smooth on the palate and refreshing in the finish. And just like that, Hazy Pitch was born.

The name Hazy Pitch mixes our interests as soccer fans and brewers. The pitch is where soccer is played, but it's also what we call adding our yeast to the fermentation tank. And "Hazy" describes both the beer and calls back to one of the most famous goals in Chicago Fire history.

In designing the look, we wanted to showcase the fans and supporter culture. Over the years, players come and go, stadiums change, and there's always a new kit on the horizon. But the flag-waving, drum-beating, chant-screaming presence of the club's biggest fans has always been what we identify most with the Chicago Fire.

Hazy Pitch joins Fist City and Rev Pils in our City Series lineup of year-round beers exclusive to Chicagoland.

The Chicago Fire FC was founded in 1997, just a year after Major League Soccer began play. Their debut season was one of the most successful expansion years in sports history, with the Fire winning the coveted double – MLS CUP and U.S. Open Cup – in their first year as a Club.

Since then, they've added three more U.S. Open Cups, the 2003 Supporters' Shield (given to the team with the most regular season points) and have appeared in two additional MLS Cup finals.

Along the way, some giants of MLS and global soccer have played for the team. Bastian Schweinsteiger, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, DaMarcus Beasley, Piotr Nowak, and more have played for Chicago.

In 2020, the Fire returned to their original home, the historic Soldier Field along the lakefront. The Fire introduced a new crest for all Chicago, and have doubled down on becoming Chicago's soccer club. In 2022, Revolution Brewing became the Official Craft Brewery of the Club.

We'll be showing every game, with sound on during the opener, weekday games, and playoffs at both our Taproom (3340 N. Kedzie) and Brewpub (2323 N. Milwaukee). We'll also be running watch parties for all seven Wendesday matches (both home and away).

And if you're spending the match in with some Hazy Pitch, you can check out the TV schedule for a list of broadcasts.