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Half Acre Beer Company

🌍 United States · Regional · Known for American IPA · American Pale Ale
Known for American IPA · American Pale Ale

Chicago craft brewery founded in 2006, brewing from a converted building on Lincoln Avenue in North Center. Half Acre built a fierce local following with hop-forward, thoughtfully crafted beers and distinctive artistic packaging. Daisy Cutter is one of Chicago's most beloved pale ales.

3Beers
3Styles
5.5%Avg ABV
2006Founded

Beers by Half Acre Beer Company

3 beers
Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
hoppyevery beer
3 of 3 beers
crispevery beer
3 of 3 beers
citrusy
2 of 3 beers
clean
2 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 3 style families
IPA 1Pale Ale 1Lager 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

What sets them apart
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 519 other breweries making American IPA and American Pale Ale.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.
typical for American IPA and American Pale AleHalf Acre Beer Company
in no beersin every beer
dry
in all 3 of their beers · typical American IPA and American Pale Ale brewery: 2 in 5
Notably more dry than typical.
herbal
in 2 of 3 · typical American IPA and American Pale Ale brewery: 1 in 5
Notably more herbal than typical.

Across 3 beers in 3 style families, 2 traits still carry through — a broad range makes a shared signature harder to hold.

Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 68%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
1 / 3
beers above the median
#1502
best ranked beer
Half Acre Daisy Cutter Pale Ale

Their beers place in the Top 68% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Half Acre Beer Company

Chicago craft brewery founded in 2006, brewing from a converted building on Lincoln Avenue in North Center. Half Acre built a fierce local following with hop-forward, thoughtfully crafted beers and distinctive artistic packaging. Daisy Cutter is one of Chicago's most beloved pale ales.

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