The Tribune notes a new yellow, orange, and black mural that takes up three walls. There aren’t many changes to the bar area. That allowed Hop Butcher to purchase the space and the equipment in April 2021. The space has remained dormant since the March 2020 COVID suspension of indoor service (it opened up sporadically at the end of 2021 to allow customers to say goodbye to Half Acre), When Half Acre opened their larger Balmoral Brewpub in 2017, most of their energy shifted north. There’s a chance to bring back food in the future, but nothing concrete. They even had food from an accomplished chef, Nick Lacasse, who created tasty burritos and unique nachos made with “ science cheese.” Hop Butcher’s Jeremiah Zimmer writes, via email, that the taproom is only for beer and drinks for now. Half Acre was a pioneering brewpub that found a niche as a neighborhood beer bar. There will be 14 beers on tap, plus coffee from Metropolis, and other non-alcoholic options, including sparkling tea. The deal was simple: Half Acre needed to downsize and Hop Butcher, which had been around since 2014, needed a space. That wait is over as Hop Butcher for the World opens its doors on Thursday, November 10 at 4257 N. brewpub has been quiet since October 2021 as its new tenants prepared to take over. A North Center brewery space that endeared itself to beer lovers for more than a decade will roar once again.
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