Sketchbook Brewing Co. - Evanston

Great beer and friendly staff! They do a good job of rotating in new beers while keeping their staples. If you haven't tried Night Game you are missing out!

For what it is, I like it. It's BYOF (bring you own food) which is cool. They don't hound you about staying awhile either, which was great, because we had a game night there. I wish they had some more snacks available to purchase (to make it easier on people that don't want a whole meal or to pick-up outside food), but overall, it was a positive experience.

Breweries are popping up all over and around here. If looking for beers with a hip atmosphere then come to this one. Sketchbook has the original location here in Evanston, and they expanded over to one in Skokie. A little more crowded at this location. The beers are what to get pretty much with a good amount on tap. A pretty crowded brewery where the main thing is the beer. It's about $7 a pint. That's not a great price but for craft beers around here it's pretty typical. Lots of beers to choose from. There's light and there's strong. A good one is the Twice Lucky. It's an English pale ale that's light on alcohol but not on taste. This was my favorite of all these. Lots on tap but there's more in cans. There's not much in the way of food except kettle chips for $1, but you can bring food in. Also you can have it delivered. There's codes you can scan to make an order. Fun brewery with another location. If you like good beer and are okay with only that, then you you should also like this place. There's not a whole lot of room here but it's still good for private events and parties.

I've enjoyed Sketchbook beers for years! But oddly hadn't ever visited either location when I lived in Chicago. Finally visited with my good friends who are members. The original location has a bar to belly up to and a larger room with lots of seating options and a small stage for acoustic duos and such. Sampled many beers and they were all great! I've heard the Skokie location is incredible, but don't sleep on this OG Evanston locale!

I visited here while visiting several different breweries in Evanston. The beer here was definitely the worst of the places in Evanston. Both Temperance and Double Clutch were much better. The bartender was very nice and personable but extremely offensive in her conversation. I will not be back.