Nothing says Friday like a fridge full of Pony Pils. What's calling from your cold box?

Half Acre Light is now coursing through Chicago. Think kid birthday parties that start at 11am. For dinners with friends that turn into Salt Shed shows. For first beers and later beers. For getting going and winding down. You have a lot going on – we brewed it for that. Half Acre Light. Just Right.

Fresh Beer Hates Astronauts returns to Earth just in time for C2E2. Our favorite SMaSH IPA collab bursts with funky fruit marmalade and soft caramel citrus fluff. 7.8% ABV. Good weird, just like the @ryanbrowne.bsky.social comic it was born from. Available now in 16oz 4-packs at the brewery.

Grabbing lunch at Taste of Lebanon (chicken shawarma, add baba + baklava), I spotted this gem lounging on Ashland. A classic 240 brick. Some swapped doors and other salvation mods. 1/3

We’re hiring for a seasonal taproom position at Half Acre. Part-time, starting in April through the fall. Hospitality, good people, good food, cold beer. Full details in the Linktree through our bio.

Spring is here, and we’re celebrating at the brewery with tarot reading, spell jar making, and plant seed sharing from 5-9pm. Treat yourself to a glinting glass of Rambling Pines Tropical Hop Water. Pineapple, mango, and citrus ride the cold sparkle into total refreshment. 0% ABV.

Time of year is an illusion when spring teasers are rearing their mouthwatering ways. A scintilla of warmth is all the lift needed to make sense of a couple cold cans in tow. To another annual charge through the Slow Melt. 🍻

Dark Berry Sparkling THC refreshes with all-natural ingredients, then a trio of 5mg THC, 15mg CBD, and 5mg CBC. Blackberry and cranberry ride light over the cold sparkle with no added sugar, all pointed towards the softer side of the evening. Now available in 12oz 4-packs from the shop.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Chicago. Reef Knot is the one for the first stop, next stop and one more stop. Grab it out in the world in 12oz 6-packs and 12-packs wherever Half Acre beer lives.

Daisy Cutter -- a tight tapestry of taste. 17 years in, and it continues to hold court as our perennial pale ale.

Inside Fern Room, an array of bright green cones rises through a robust malty overgrowth, giving way to sappy forests layered with candied citrus fronds. Enter the ultimate hoppy refresher. 8% ABV and available in 16oz 4-packs through the brewery.

The terrarium is open, and Fern Room Hazy Double IPA spills its natural light. A fully saturated DIPA grown from soft pilsner malt, wheat and oats, then supercharged by a hefty hop bill hoisting 8% ABV on its shoulders. Dripping walls of sweet pithy tropical fruit, berry and resin. Welcome in.

River goes green, stout goes nitro. Wed 3.11-Sun 3.15 grab the St. Paddy’s glass special: $18 gets a fill of O’Doherty’s Dry Irish Stout on nitro or Half Acre Light in a commemorative take-home glass, plus $2 off pours of those two beers for the rest of your stay. While supplies last.

The online sale of Blue Morning has ended. Thank you for supporting high gravity beer. Pickups begin today at 3pm, continuing through March 22 during normal shop hours. We’re closed Mondays + Tuesdays. We are pouring Blue Morning in the taproom.

It’s with excitement that we announce Maplewood Brewery & Distillery and Half Acre Beer Co will join together to create a premier Chicago beverage company. We combine as individually strong, complementary businesses that share similar visions for the future of our industry and city.

Blue Morning Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout with Blueberries, Maple Syrup and Vanilla 12.9% ABV Online sale Wed Mar 11 at 12pm CT on Oznr Sold as a 2-pack of 12oz cans $29.99 plus taxes and fees Proxies are allowed Download Oznr from the app store and subscribe to Half Acre Beer Company

Blue Morning – Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout w/ blueberries, maple syrup & vanilla 12.9% Collaboration with @TheBruery, a 40 plato recipe layered with decadent familiarity. Buffalo Trace & Early Times barrels meet roasty black beer, blueberry guts, chocolate strudel, maple syrup & Irish coffee

On International Women’s Day, we raise a glass of Foam Fairy Pale Ale in tribute – brewed with care to celebrate the many women whose work, ideas, and leadership keep beer evolving every day. Pick up Foam Fairy in 16oz 4-packs wherever Half Acre is on sale.

Sunrise season may be winding down, but the Vallejo family runs year-round. Soak in the soft citrus peels, light tropical waft, and that unmistakable Vallejo snap riding high off pale malts. Stock up while it's out there before original Vallejo splashes back in for the warmer stretch.

The word is out. We are honored to be named Best Local Beer in @chicagoreader.com's Best of Chicago 2025. Thanks to all of those in Chicago who voted, drink our beer, and continue to keep Half Acre a part of things. Cheers.

Trivia kicks off tonight at our usual time, but the kitchen’s leaning local for the occasion, with Chicago dogs and dipped beef sandwiches on the menu. Come test your Chicago knowledge, grab a plate, and settle in. Trivia every Thursday from 6:30-8:30pm, tonight just hits a little closer to home.

Blue Morning – a collaboration with The Bruery Online sale via Oznr Wed Mar 11 at 12pm CT Download Oznr from the app store and subscribe to Half Acre Beer Company More details Monday

Last week, 100+ women from CBS and Reyes Holdings gathered at the brewery to toast Foam Fairy Pale Ale and celebrate the work being done to move this industry forward. We are forever grateful to those teams. Foam Fairy is out in the world. Find it on shelves in 4-packs wherever Half Acre beer lives.

March brings the tease of spring. Here’s what’s up at Half Acre: Sun 3.1: Doom Movement Yoga Mon 3.2: Half Acre x Dice Dojo MTG TMNT Pre-Release Thu 3.5: All Things Chicago Trivia Fri 3.6: Friday Tappy Hour Begins

On the eve of Women’s Month, we raise a glass to Foam Fairy. A 5.5% Pale Ale glowing gold with a tight white head. Dolcita and Mosaic send up berry-kissed pine with a flicker of candy sweetness. Brewed with Reyes Beverage Group in honor of the women shaping this industry. On draft + 16oz 4-packs.

It's about that time now. They say if you put a shell to your ear you can hear Reef Knot Summer Lager glistening in the sun.

Yes, it's not summer. But Reef Knot is back and summer is in the can. 4.5%, cold-fermented, squeaky clean Summer Lager with that snappy pilsner, lemon squeeze on fresh cut grass feel carrying honey and a little cracker crumb to keep the sips coming. In 6-packs + 12-packs wherever you find Half Acre

The year-round lineup. Pale Ales to Pilsner, Light Lager to IPA - all columns in your cold box.

Half Acre Light with a fresh handle. 4%. Cold draft. If you see that blue and white block with the sun set above steel, know it’s pouring easygoing Light Lager. These new custom wood handles and the classic taproom fleet crafted by the our good bud RipCut Workshop

Great seeing a beer piece in the latest National Geographic. Adam Rogers explores AB InBev’s NA push and beer’s place in our culture. He likens some craft hop profiles to bongwater – which I kinda love – and while NA isn’t beer’s brightest tune, the curiosity about its role in our lives is welcome.

Foam Fairy Pale Ale–our Women’s Month collab with Reyes Beverage Group. Bare-bones malt bill, West Coast tone. Dolcita sends up peach gummies and soft watermelon; Mosaic folds in berry and pine, finishing brisk and dry. 5.5%. Crisp. Clear. On draft + cans at the brewery, with full distro to follow.

The call of the WayBird. A golden sun beer with dense aromatics that blur into a full beak of mango skin and candied orange peel. Delicious, affordable, rock-solid grocery haze right where you need it when stocking up for the week.

Tropically bright. Ultra clean. Slow Melt Pale Ale is available on draft and in 12oz 6-packs everywhere Half Acre is sold.

Our year-round Vallejo series has us coming into '26 with Sunrise Vallejo. It’s the first light before original Vallejo settles in, a refreshing marker between deep winter and the long pull toward lake season.

Half Acre Sparkling THC. Ginger Lime. 4-packs in the shop. Zested lime and snappy ginger tucked inside fine bubbles. It's not beer, but it's still very much us. Pour over ice and enjoy responsibly.

Bodem was released in 2019 as a balanced center inside the expanding IPA spectrum. An airy dome of ripe, pulpy tropical fruit with a hint of haze and touch of bitterness. Seven years in, it continues to find atmosphere. In the past. In the future.

Featherlight pale gold in a can with a soft cracker finish and a whisper of honey. Cold, easy, and available 365 days a year. Half Acre Light Lager – Just Right.

Trivia Thursdays are better with snacks on the table. Bread & butter plate, pimento dip, cheese curds, fries – just some of the shareables that are 15% off from 5-8pm while trivia with Puzzled Pathways is going down. Cold beer is the answer. See you Thursdays at Half Acre.

Don’t know about you, but when the temps rise into the 40’s after weeks of soul crushing winter, the hands turn into beer magnets. Take what you can get, Chicago, crack a few cold ones and soak your translucent newt carcass in the mid-day rays.

Thawing out in Chicago doesn’t mean the cold is done, but it does cue the fade out on our winter seasonals. Far Star is out and about – full flavored, light on its feet. Spring stays chilly around here. Stock up while the Cold Weather Lager is still flowing.

Whatever team you’re rooting for, we’ve got it covered at Half Acre. Big Game Chicken Bucket: 9 boneless fried thighs + sauce for $28. Build a mixed case of 24 cans from any 4- and 6-packs, get 20% off. Pony Pils to Half Acre Light.`

Have you heard? The Big Game shop case special is on. Mix and match 4-packs and 6-packs to build a full case of 24 beers and take 20% off at checkout. Stock up on classics, chase something new, or do a little of both.  Special runs through the weekend. Shop only.

Half Acre Light is here, and now you can wear it. Full label design on a 100% cotton tee with a soft, broken-in yet sturdy midweight feel, and a fit that works just right off of the rack. Pocket wordmark up front, full color print out back to match the can.

Hidden Sun is clear gold with firm foam, and an aromatic snap that leads you in before the sip. Zesty peel and pine with a bitterclean follow-through. 8% American Double IPA that holds onto its history, while blazing a trail forward for the style. Find it in 16oz 4-packs through the shop only.

Hidden Sun shines a honed light into the Half Acre kaleidoscope. A throwback IPA pushed forward with lean malt, long boil, and a clean ferment. Taut, luminous, citrus and resin with unbothered bitterness. 8%, brewed with today’s tools. Available in 16oz 4-packs from the shop only

Triple Barrel Catch Hell is now sold out. Thank you for supporting high gravity beer.   Pickups begin today at 3pm, continuing through February 15 during normal shop hours. We’re closed Mondays + Tuesdays.     We are pouring Triple Barrel Catch Hell in the taproom.

2026 Triple Barrel Catch Hell Imperial Stout with Saigon Cinnamon and Madagascar Vanilla 17.1% ABV Online sale Wed Feb 4 at 12pm CT on Oznr Sold as a 2-pack of 12oz cans $40.99 plus taxes and fees Proxies are allowed

2026 Triple Barrel Catch Hell Imperial Stout with Saigon Cinnamon and Madagascar Vanilla 17.1% ABV. The duality of 2026 will see Half Acre brew more easy rolling beers and others pointed firmly at the end of the earth. If you’re tuned into this beer, we assume you’ve been in the glen for some time.

February settles in. Here's what's happening at Half Acre: Sun 2.1: Doom Movement Yoga 10-11am Wed 2.4-Sun 2.8: Big Game Case Special Wed 2.4: Magic the Gathering EDH Night 5-9pm Thu 2.5: General Trivia 6:30-8:30pm Fri 2.6: Meet IRL 6:30-9pm Fri 2.6-Sun Feb 8: Big Game Chicken Bucket

Today we’re operating with amended hours. Taproom: 11am–7pm Kitchen: 12pm–7pm There will be no Restaurant Week menu or charcuterie today. All profits from today will be donated to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (@icirr.bsky.social).