Old Irving Brewing Co.

Old Irving Brewing Co. opened its doors in late 2016 by co-founder Jeff Linnemeyer and co-founder and head brewer, Trevor Rose-Hamblin. Trevor and Jeff met in 2013 not long after Jeff had left the financial industry and while Trevor was working in fine dining as a GM and chef. The appreciation of good food and beer was often the topic of discussion and soon thereafter and with the help of Folkart Restaurant Management group, a brewpub was being planned. With both Jeff and Trevor living in or near the Old Irving Park neighborhood, finding a space there was option number one. After finding the current space on Montrose Ave, they were off and running. In 2019, we were fortunate enough to win a gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival for Beezer in the Hazy IPA category. Then in 2021 with another stroke of fortune, we won a silver medal at the Great American Beer Festival for Della in the German-Style Kölsch category. We work hard to brew quality beers across many styles including hazy IPAs, lagers, fruited sours, adjunct stouts, and barrel-aged beers and proudly brew in Chicago, one of the best beer cities in the country. Beer is our passion, but we take our food menu just as seriously. Our food menu has seen many iterations throughout the years, but one thing has remained constant, and that is using the best ingredients possible from local farms and purveyors. Many of our menu items are prepared on our wood-fire grill powered with cherry and mesquite wood.