On Tour Brewing Company

My review typically starts at 3-star so a 4-star means that I am likely to come back! Visited on a cold day so it wasn’t too busy. Tried 2 beers and both are delicious. Bar staff was very friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable. Tasting room is filled with warm colors and wooden furnitures. Bathroom is super clean. A very comfortable place to hangout with friends!

First time at this microbrewery. I have been to the other ones around the corner. Really awesome place. The space is so chill. They have enough seats, and the decorations is really nice. Wood, expose brick old warehouses style. Now, the beers are also good. We had the Hell in a bucket Nitro. Good Nitro IPA. Creamy beer good balanced hops. Lazy lighting, sour beer not too tart. Half Step, nice American pale ale flavors of citrus and hops. Definitely, it’s a most check when you are in this areas. There are a few microbreweries and a distillery!!!

This is a cozy taproom with picnic table patio seating as well outside. They are drinks only, so do not plan to order dinner or lunch here. The beer was pretty good, had better had worse

On Tour is among the best tap rooms in the city. The sitting at the bar on a warm Friday afternoon with the fresh air from garage doors open and the great music playing while enjoying a Nitro IPA was one of the best beer drinking experiences I've had this year. Super helpful staff and a myriad of good options to sample on their menu. I highly recommend checking them out. No cash, CC only.

Very cool spot for kind and heady peeps. I've had the pleasure of mixing a few good jam bands here. Lots of positive comments about their brews. I'm a fan of both of their Pilsner beers myself.

My wife and I were in the area and stopped in on an autumn Saturday afternoon. There was a light crowd, including a baby shower. Very kid friendly. Staff were attentive and knowledgeable about their beers. I had Lightning Will pilsner and Half Step pale ale. Both were excellent examples of each style. My wife had a pumpkin spice ale that she enjoyed. We ordered chips and onion dip from the bar to accompany our beers. We saw others bringing in pizza and sandwiches so it's BYOF, which is nice. The architecture was as you'd expect in a brewery, high ceilings, former industrial space. Dogs are welcome. Overall, pleasant experience. We purchased a pack of Oktoberfest crowlers to take home. Will be back.

Caught this place on a rainy January day after a couple of beers in the Goose Island brewery. It felt cavernous, smelled sanitary, potato chips were chewy and the beer tasted past its best to put it politely. For all the silver medals on the wall I’m not sure what would bring me back

Excellent brewery and atmosphere! Fun to try all the beers on tap. Make sure to grab a couple of growlers to go!

Myself and my husband joined a group of friends at On Tour Brewing for Chicago's St. Paddy's Day (3/16). The space was so lovely, even on a busy day. The bartenders were nice and accommodating of such a large group. The beers were really good too! My husband and I prefer IPAs so we went for the Heads All Empty IPA, Upland IPA and Reprise West Coast Style IPA. All tasted great, but I really enjoyed the Heads All Empty one the most! There was also a cute little outdoor space (but it was too cold that day to remain outdoors)! Definitely would want to come back again!

On Tour Brewing hosted a Dancing in the Street fest last weekend. It was all Grateful Dead & JGB covers - as a Deadhead I was thrilled to finally get some live Dead songs again. We made our way into the brewery in between sets to try their beers. We had the Reprise IPA and loved it so much that's all we drank the rest of the night. All the more reason to come back and try their other beers! They had a live stream of the Phish show that night and have Dead cover bands come in frequently I noticed on their website. This is the perfect place to come hear jam band music, live or on TV, and try their diffetentWe'll be running back to On Tour!

Really love the vibe at this brewery! Our group of six happened to stop by randomly on a Sunday afternoon and there was a live band playing. We were able to grab a picnic table outside in the sunshine and still hear the music because of the indoor/outdoor feel. Everyone was super chill, and there were even some families and dogs on the patio, which gave this place a nice neighborhood atmosphere. On to the beer - I felt the tasting menu was a bit limited, and unfortunately they were out of the only cider they offer. But I do appreciate that they have different tasting sizes, including some smaller pours. My favorite of the day ended up being the Steamboat. They also offer some food, but by the time we arrived they were sold out of most of their tacos. Oh well - I hope to try more of their menu next time!

Very cute spot for the beer drinker and non beer drinker alike! I truly enjoyed myself. The tour was insightful and the brews were tasty. I'm not much of a beer drinker yet I was pleasantly surprised that I actually enjoyed the offerings. The staff is friendly & knowledgeable. I'll definitely be back to check out their seasonal offerings.

Another brewery in a factory or some building. It seems while many people like it, many others don't. On Tour has a musical theme. Get it? The beer is alright and the place looks cool but it for sure is missing something. If you look through what people say about this place, good service is what seems to be missing here. Maybe they're right. The last time here they were extremely slow. It's not like they were busy. We only saw a few other people inside, so they were just slow. I had a Typical Daydream. It's $8 for most pints. That's a lot, even for a craft brewery, so for that much it better be high quality. Instead, it was just very average. This is a saison. It says it has hints of gooseberries and white grapes. That's what it says. It didn't taste like anything interesting. We had a few other kinds and didn't find any worth paying as much. It also has those Firesticks Pretzels, the only food. It's $5 to get a small box, a lot for not a lot. Try eating something before coming over Good to see craft breweries around here. If good stuff came at good prices we could make a return. This just seems overpriced so we'll go to the many other breweries that are way cheaper than this.

This is a cozy taproom with picnic table patio seating as well outside. They are drinks only, so do not plan to order dinner or lunch here. The beer was pretty good, had better had worse.

Terrific Berliner with added blueberry lemon purée . Unusual and worth the stop. Both Pilsners are quite good. Liked that there were couches and low comfy chairs as choices. The ceiling is quite high so it got pretty noisy. Their private room looked pretty cool- but why can't I play the piano?

This brewery is awesome. Located in an industrial area just south of West Town on an unassuming street, this place offers a lot. Lots of patio seating out front to accommodate those on warmer days, as well as plenty of inside seating too. It's very pet friendly, and I even saw many babies and kids here too, so overall just a great place to meet up as families or friends. The beer I tried here was delicious, and you can bring your own food (BYOF) or I believe they had a QR code to order food and get delivered here as well. The lady who rang us up for our beer was very friendly and I'd certainly want to come back here in the future with more friends! Also, keep in mind this area keeps growing with more breweries and even has a distillery nearby, so you can walk around this area and do a brewery crawl! Happy to see more of these industrial areas get some good use!

Great ambiance and live music almost every night. The service is great and the beer selection is worth the trip. Hidden gem, dog friendly and perfect for warm weather (outdoor music hit's different here).

Came to check out the vintage market their hosting this weekend! There's over 40 small business owners with amazing products. We drank beer while we shopped. I had the lazy lightening which has sweet after bites of apple. Soooo yummy!

Remember when I liked On Tour? Beer aside (miss you, Mark the brewer)...their service is THE WORST. The absolute goddamn worst. Not even being mean, but, run into former workers and they're like "yeahhh, I've heard that". When other former regulars express that...believe it. The clientele is exactly what you expect from this neighborhood. Their beer is exactly what you'd expect from a *new* brewery (ahem, they are not new). On Tour has over priced mediocre ass beers with rude ass service, and they literally have had like one POC of here the whole time. I wouldn't even care about that so much if they didn't try and pretend they were something else on their social. Even outside with their QR codes, RUDE AS SHIT. Also waited an insanely long time (considering the guys went to the bathroom twice)..kept waiting, and waiting, and WAITING. Finally bounced.

I stopped giving breweries ratings based on beer a long ass time ago, because beer is so subjective. Going to a brewery is a whole experience in and of itself. A big part of that experience is the service. I waxed poetically about On Tour nearly 5 years ago because their service was top notch and welcoming. No matter how relentlessly white and snobby the clientele was. The clientele hasn't changed but the service has. Without said good service, I can't in good conscious keep On Tour the "5 star" establishment I deemed it worthy of in the past. It should be noted I started feeling this way about 3 years ago, but am just now getting around to this update. So their decline was rapid. It doesn't help that the beer is so expensive here. It always has been. It's gotten worse. I'd be more forgiving if the beer quality hasn't declined (which it has. They had a decent head brewer. He left to go somewhere better. Beer noticeably dropped off, yada yada.) I know I said beer doesn't play into the rating I give breweries, and it's true. But c'mon.

Great selection of beers, staff super friendly. Had pop up Diablo pizza. Amazing. Family friendly.

Love the music. Both the live music, and the music you hear any time you walk in. And the beer is a nice bonus.

On Tour is our local hangout and we love everything about it! My husband and I started going every once in a while after teaching to mix up our grading scene. We could always find a spot to spread out, plug in our computers if need be, and access the WiFi. Gradually, On Tour won our hearts and taste buds. Not only is it a great local haunt, but it has some of the best beer in the city. With a wide variety of flagship staples and dynamic seasonal rotations, there is always something to meet every beer drinker's needs. We love the beer so much that when they offered their mug club, we jumped on the opportunity and just got our second year mug! Woohoo! We are committed! The other thing to say about this is how unique On Tour is for having a mug club. Most breweries in Chicago don't bother, and I think that goes to show how much On Tour cares about its new customers and usuals alike! And that brings me to another great thing about On Tour: the staff are amazing! Super helpful with beer recommendations AND remembering what we like! We truly feel like we are part of a community at On Tour, not just another customer! Some other practical things to note: very spacious, open, warm, industrial atmosphere. Lots of space to come with a big group BUT also nooks to have an intimate conversation or get some work done! Prices are some of the best in the city and a huge draw. Everything is always clean and inviting! We haven't done a tour yet, but we look forward to it! Finally, Arigato Market comes in the evenings with their creative fusion taco stand. These are DELICIOUS! 3 tacos for $12 is a great meal OR snack to share! I highly recommend it AND the Ahi Tuna Poke Taco is my favorite! Tonight my husband and I LOVED our beers, as usual! I loved the flavorful, but not too sweet, Graham Cracker Stout. My husband got the Heads All Empty IPA, which he thought was super flavorful. But he wanted me to add that you can't go wrong at On Tour...EVERY beer is a flavor wonderland! Thanks On Tour! See you next time!

I am a little torn on what to give this place because I only thought the beers were ok. However, the place is clean, staff is friendly, and they allow kids. I came here with a pretty sizable group and everybody seemed to had a good time. As I mentioned, I thought the beer was only ok and there wasn't anything that super stuck out to me. The service was actually better than usual which bumped it up a star for me. They even brought out a water bowl for one of our hairier guests (a dog) without us having to ask. I would certainly go back and I would recommend others to check it out. Maybe I will get beer that will knock my socks off next time, but come more for the chill vibe than actual good tasting beer.

Good beer and vibes. Great for a sunny patio drink or inside in well done spacious interior. Out of the smaller/newer breweries there beer stands out. Ordering beer or wine is super easy...you can get samples, yay! Great addition to the Chicago brewery round up.

In a COVID world we live in right now, it's fantastic to find a neighborhood spot to visit and still feel socially distanced. Tucked away on a dead end side street that backs up to the train tracks in West Town, it offers a cozy, urban and exclusive feel. There is a big garage door that opens into the space. The inside is not open right now, but the big quiet sidewalk has tons of seating. Tall tables and low, two tops and four, it's easy to get comfortable and still be safe. The crafted beer is delicious. I was hoping to try a beer flight but they are not offered at this time. That's ok, I'll be returning soon. I tried the lightest beer they offered and it was served ice cold and full of flavor. I can tell they put their heart into their beer business. I live downtown in the middle of all the hustle and bustle but my family lives close to the brewery. It's great to go for a walk, have a beer and walk right back home. The neighborhood feel really makes this spot a wonderful choice. I cant wait to return!

It is a good visit but the service is okay and not particularly attentive. The beer selection is also okay, with around 5 to select from. The seating and the environment are very nice so a great chatting place! Would like to see bigger selection of beer!

This is one of our favorite craft breweries in Chicago. We've tried so many and On Tour keeps its position near the top of our list. Why you ask? Let's start with the beer. It's good. Really good. In fact, I've never had anything I didn't love here. Yep, they have rotating selections featuring something for all tastes. They offer 5 oz, 10 oz, 16 oz and 20 oz options for your drinking/sampling pleasure. You owe it to yourself to try a few. They really put the "craft" into craft brewing. Location? Industrial area on Hubbard street. Easy to get to, tons of FREE parking, outdoor space.. Awesome. Ambience? Industrial feel inside with great bar, comfy saddle style bar stools (think riding mower seat), table seating, clean restrooms, private party room available, food available from rotating vendors(tacos,BBQ, etc), occasional live music. Great space all around. It's family friendly (not dog friendly) so you might find people who bring little kids or babies in. Once the party room had tons of little kids whose parents let them run wild into the tap room. Not good. But that's really my only beef. I keep coming back. I like the beer - obviously!

Hands down my favorite brewery in town. They have lots of live music, cool art exhibits, and fun events. The staff is top notch, the beer is delicious and the I love that they are a part of the West Town community.

The beer at On Tour Brewing is exceptional! We've been here twice and the lineup of beers was completely different each time and quite stellar on both occasions. Great place to order a flight of beers! It's located in an industrial part of Hubbard Street with easy street parking. Even though the area outside seems quiet and deserted, we've walked into a packed house inside the brewery. They've had someone selling food off to the side this winter and may have food trucks in nicer weather. There's a large rentable party space inside. A 30th Birthday was happening the first time we visited and a small child's birthday was happening the 2nd time. They could really use a door on the party space! The noise spills over from the groups and last time all the toddlers kept wandering off through the brewery. A door would certainly help. We love the beer here and will continue to go back!

On tour has live music on Wednesday evenings so we got to hear Grateful Dead live by two talented musicians. Sat outside and enjoyed good beer and lots of locals. Everyone let us share their table. Dogs and kids encouraged. Very clean restrooms

On Tour is definitely one of the best breweries in the city! And they haven't even been open a year yet so I'm excited to see what they have in store. This brewery is super cute with belly up bar seats, a bunch of tables and also some comfy couch seating. Duh I went straight to the couches to chill out with my beer. Every beer I tried from them was pretty good and it's hard to pick what was best. Garnering 4.5 Bottlecaps on Untappd were: ~Le Ganza Ganza Ganza a great 6% sour citra hops brew. ~Cymbals and Saxophones an 8.8% Belgian IPA that was so darn good! I also tried: ~Silly Grin a tasty 5.1% Sour ~Gates of Hell a black 6.7% IPA - 'tis the season! Everything I had was very tasty and you are able to get them in a variety of sizes including tasters to build your own flight. You can even get a full pitcher of a couple of the beers, Madness! Staff is super friendly and great about handing out waters and making sure your glasses don't go empty. They also have food trucks from time to time which is fabulous. Love On Tour and can't wait to go back!

Still an excellent spot: with friendly service, memorable live music on Wed night, & a bountiful selection of beers - including one on cast currently. Stop in for a nice evening

Was at On Tour last night with a friend. Patio area was nice to sit at and dog friendly. You can order drinks from your phone or buy at the bar. They are still cashless as this point (will they go back to taking cash? who knows??) They had live music - Rock and Rye - a Grateful Dead tribute band (of two). While I'm not a huge dead head, I really enjoyed the live music and the atmosphere. I'll be back for sure.

This place is legit. Came here since me and best friend are alcoholics and the ipa's where all out of this world. I tired to hit goose island after, but me and my boy were leant. They got 5 ounce beers for 2 dollars, which is great cause it allows you to try a bunch of beers at a time. I literally sat there and tried every beer on there menu and they got a great selection of solid beers. I will definitely be back, in due time and look forward to this brewery. Staff was great, down to earth, and they had a sexy asian female that was great for eye candy. She def made my day lol. Overall a must place to check out if you're in Chicago.

I give this place a 5 for the fact they play Phish and have other great jam bands come perform. The taproom is cool too. But I'm just not a fan of their beer at all. Just not very flavorful and kind of tough to put down. I bought their sour and it tasted more like molasses than anything crisp and refreshing. Their Pilsner was also tough to swallow. Maybe I need to try others.

On Tour Brewing is a great new addition to the Chicago craft brewing scene. The space on Hubbard Street is open and inviting, with unique touches, and brews to match. Tap handles are guitar headstocks, and many beers have music names, to go along with the On Tour theme. They'll have their official opening in late January 2017. Talking with staff, they said they'll have food trucks outside, and allow guests to bring in food, as well. They do a variety of beer styles, not just focusing on IPAs, for instance. And it was nice to get 5 oz. pours, and they do 10 oz, 16 oz., 20 oz., and 32 oz. Crowlers to go. We loved the Winterland Porter, the Lightning Will Pils was exceptional, as well as Wake Me Up Before You Go Go coffee stout, and the Forgotten Space IPA. Cheers to On Tour, check them out!

Super cute place, solid beer choices but no air conditioning the evening we were there! It was a little warm and sticky outside so a bit uncomfortable inside. They have a separated party space and there was a birthday party going on in there, which looked fun. I really enjoyed their APA, Control for Smilers, and their award-winning maibock Low Boy. Hubby loves nitros so he got the Dropkick Nitro, which he liked a lot. Would definitely go back-- been hearing great things about the tour! Also, fun fact: They used On Tour as a location for the Netflix show Easy. If you can stand Francos (I have a hard time), give a watch.

Beer is good , I was there on Thursday night and they had comedy show on Thursday night imagine what will they have over weekend. It's in Hubbard street , if you go there you'll feel where I ka going but believe me it's big , have good beer and good crowd.

Great spot to do tasters. 5, 10, 16, 20, pitchers and crowlers... there's something the the goldilocks in all of us. Also, Notre and kombucha available on their non alcoholic menu. Came on a pop up with Soul Kantina and enjoyed some great loaded nachos w mac and cheese. Mellow vibes, great staff, good ambiance.

We found this spot accidentally on our way to Wicker Park on bikes. Saturday evening there was DJ and really good music. Personnel, bartenders were really helpful. We tried Spectator and it was really good. And also one important thing is restroom, clean and neat. All 5

We do monthly brewery tours and have added this one to the frequent returners list. There is no food but they do have a discount code for a local restaurant that we were able to order pizza from. Our fave beers included the typical daydream and Contigo

Large open space with great beers and staff! I got a huge array of flights (I wanted to try almost everything except the IPAs) and I enjoyed every one of it. They do not serve food, but you can bring your own food so my friend ordered quad cities style pizza from Roots nearby for me to try (I'm over deep dish pizza, don't @ me). We realized that Roots didn't give us any paper plates/napkins, but the bartender was so accommodating that he gave us some from behind the bar. There's a private party room here that my friends have rented out to host their son's first birthday, and I also saw some people working on their laptops in this venue, so it's not just a brewery but more of a gathering space.

Work in progress I'd say. Sample before committing to a brew. If you've done home brewing you're familiar with that unmistakable brew-gone-bad flavor, which was the situation with half of their brews I sampled. I wonder about small brew pubs like this who'd serve a bad brew because they're either demonstrating that they can't taste it's gone bad, or that they don't give a damn. In either case, they have no business to be in the brewing business. They have self-service good food from an independent stand in a corner. Overall a nice space in this food desert so I hope they get their act together.

Nice taproom! They offer flights and individual 5oz pours so you can sample a lot of their beers. We sat at the bar and tried a lot of different beers and enjoyed all of them. The dopplebock was my favorite, and it happens to have a GABF silver medal in its past. It was a sunny day and since they have a massive wall of windows with a garage style sliding door, it was a nice place to kill some time on a Saturday afternoon. They don't have a kitchen, but they bring in food vendors on a regular basis so you won't go hungry if you come here. Not a ton of seating, so if you're coming on a weekend be prepared to wait for a seat or be willing to stand by the bar.

This place was packed on a Sunday when I came by. Their beers are really cheap allowing you to create your own flights. $2 for 5oz pours. I'm not sure if this occurs everyday Sunday but there was a pop up taco joint that was goin on when I was there

Great selection. Great patio. And bbq is a bonus. Staff is very helpful and they have a good selection of canned beer to purchase to take home.

Coolest brewery in Chicago! Awesome beer, killer space. Met the owner Mark. This guy loves beer, loves brewing, loves music. Decides to pitch his corporate job and open this place, then covid hits. Made it through but things are still tough. I'll be back often to try the ever changing beers. Got to help a great local biz. My new civic duty!

On Tour is definitely on the list of favorite Chicago breweries. My only wish is that I lived closer, so could go more regularly. It's a good-sized brewery, with a bar, table-seating area, couches, and even a small room that can be rented out for meetings (who doesn't want to have a meeting at a brewery?!). The draft list rotates very regularly, and those masterminds behind the beer are always coming up with something new and delicious! The Lightning Will is a go-to beer - the first that was brewed by On Tour and an overall classic. If you want to try the more creative beers, I definitely recommend Money, Love, and Change and Winterland. Thanks On Tour for brewing some awesome beer and creating a great space for all of us to frequent! Just a tip - they do not accept cash payments, so you WILL have to pay with a card for your beer. Not a huge deal, but something to know.

Lightning will Cities Asteroid crashed Low boy Dropkick nitro Live music events on May.7 to May.11, 7-10pm. Enjoy guys!

Open on Mondays! If you've ever tried to visit craft breweries anywhere in the country on a Monday, you'll know what a big deal this is. On Tour is located in an industrial part of town north of the United Center and not too far (read: walkable) from Goose Island Brewery, who by the way, is closed on Mondays. The neighborhood is very wide and open and deserted, but once we walked inside, the place was bustling. Also note that there's ample street parking available. Staff was very polite and helpful for us first timers and gave us lots of good suggestions when we ordered our flights. The beers were exceptional! Every 4 oz pour in my flight delighted my senses. On Tour doesn't serve food, but they do support local food trucks sometimes, AND you can also take part in Uber Eats, DoorDash, and the like. As we left, it looked like there was a separate party room area. Oh, and did I mention they play vinyl? Cannot wait to come back!

I'm not a huge beer fan and the ones I tried here didn't do it for me but my boyfriend enjoyed them all. I loved the atmosphere and long tables.

Visiting from california. Best brewery true to style. It Takes Two west coast ipa on point compared to California style IPA. Had a flight of Almost everything and none of them disappointed.

On Tour just won best very small brewery at GABF this year so you should definitely place them on your list of breweries to keep an eye on and visit! Their maibock won a gold and their doppelbock won a silver so these guys are doing thins right. Upon entering I could not stop thinking how good this brewery smelled! Like just about all of them smell good but this one just smelled amazing! The place is beautiful. There is a huge cut out in the wall behind the bar that lets you see into the brewing space while you enjoy your beers. Staff came to our table to take our beer order which I thought was nice. Was prepared to get my own beer but their service was great. Beer is available in a variety of pours. If you're like me, you'll appreciate the option of all beers coming in small pours so you can try all of them. An interesting thing to note, they only take cards. No cash here. While we were here their was a local restaurant set up with tacos. Always nice when breweries offer a food option onsite. Looking forward to my next trip to Chicago so I can go back and sample more beer! Also, super solid playlist.

Favorite brewery I've been to so far in Chicago! It's a very quaint little spot with nice decorations that make for a cool atmosphere. Several large TVs so you can watch some sports and a good variety of different seating - they had a couple couches, what looked like a private room for big parties maybe, long banquet tables, high tables and chairs, and of course bar seating. I would definitely be tempted to study here if I could manage to hold myself off to one beer lol Onto the actual taste of the beer...loved it! I like beer a lot but I don't like bitter beer which eliminates pretty much all IPAs. So when I saw how many IPAs (at least on the day I came - they alternate) they had, I was wary I would like anything but then I ended up loving them! The best thing about it was they have multiple sizes so you can try many beers for affordable prices so we got to sample pretty much all the beers. My boyfriend and I liked them so much we purchased a glass since the logo is nice. The one thing I wish they had were actual growlers because I would definitely purchase one. They have crowlers which are aluminum but can't be reused. Last tip: they do have food! They have a variety of tacos if you want a little snack to work off the booze. Highly recommend visiting and will definitely return with more friends!

Awesome.....great service (opened 5 minutes early as they saw us waiting outside). Bartender was great.....knowledgeable friendly and attentive. Service alone would bring me back but they had a nice variety of beer that was all above average. Surprisingly I found the guava sour to be my favorite It's a bit off the beaten path but that means easy parking and low traffic. Nice atmosphere with classic rock playing over the speakers.

Super hot sitting outside, as the sun is relentless. I came here in the fall too during COVID, and they were pouring a can of their beer into a glass and charging same an on-tap prices for a pint. Seems like they are back to on tap? Beer is good but not a good fit for me overall as there are lots of breweries to try in the area. Go check it out and see for yourself! :)