Pipeworks Brewing Company Is 'Best New Brewery': Nod Is Big Honor For Small Batch Operation

Pipeworks Named 'New Brewery Of The Year'

Chicago's Pipeworks Brewing Company has existed all but a year, but already the small batch operation is topping lists of hopheads everywhere.

Founders Beejay Oslon and Gerrit Lewis first met while working at West Lakeview Liquors, according to the company site, and later honed their craft in the Belgian countryside.

Praise for their beers, which are sold in limited runs of roughly 1,400 bottles, has been consistently positive.

According to BeerPulse.com, this is the third year in a row a U.S. brewer has won the honor since the site began the ranking in 2011. Other top-ranking U.S. brewers included Tired Hands Brewing Company out of Ardmore, Penn. (2nd place) and Gigantic Brewing out of Portland, Ore. (5th place).

h/t: Gapers Block

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