From mead and wine to beer and spirits, Chicago offers a plethora of spots to quench your thirst. Be sure to check out these local watering holes during OHC.
Visit the first winery in Chicago and the only producer of mead on the Northern Illinois Wine Trail. Mead is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey with yeast and is believed to be the oldest alcoholic beverage in the world.
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Step back to 1888 and visit Glunz’s Old World Tasting Room which houses a treasure trove of hand-carved furniture, drinkware, historic décor and artifacts which were discovered when the neighboring tavern was reopened for the first time since Prohibition.
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Before you make your way up to the rooftop deck to enjoy a cold one, be sure to check out the stunning two-story chandelier crafted from beer bottles, the repurposed doors from an old Irish pub and the flooring from the first Ford showroom outside of Detroit.
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As the first distillery to open in Chicago city limits since the mid-1800’s, KOVAL brings heightened creativity to the world of spirits and have racked up more than 100 international awards in the process.
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Explore a lively beer hall decorated with colorful murals while partaking in the beers of three different brewing companies at District Brew Yard’s unique self-service cashless pour stations.
View SiteBefore there was the brew pub, there was the tied house. Explore bars and saloons “tied” to selling the products of a single brewery on the self-guided walking tour of Chicago's Landmark Schlitz Tied Houses, available only in the Chicago Architecture Center app.
