Brewery / taproom
Unclaimed profileMarz Community Brewing
Chicago, IL · $$
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Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Marz Community Brewing operates a Logan Square brew pub and the McKinley Park original taproom, with a beer list that moves across lagers, IPAs, sours, wheat beers, and stouts. Named pours like Gay IPA, Citra! Citra! Citra!, and the Schwarzbier show range rather than a single flagship. The brewery also produces canned cocktails and hard seltzers in-house, including a Vodka Mule built on Marz Society of Vodka. Customers praise the beer.
- What should I order?
- Start with Gay IPA, brewed with Strata, El Dorado, and Citra hops, then compare it against Citra! Citra! Citra!, a triple dry-hopped double IPA. For a darker turn, Marz Schwarzbier brings chocolate and coffee notes with low hop bitterness.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Beer drinkers who want a style-spanning taproom rather than a one-note lineup. The range across lagers, IPAs, sours, wheat beers, and stouts gives groups with different preferences a reason to settle in together.
- When should I go?
- A stop at either the Logan Square brew pub or the McKinley Park taproom suits an afternoon or evening built around comparing a few pours across the tap list.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- Marz brews its own canned cocktails with Marz Society of Vodka alongside a beer portfolio that stretches from a clean Kölsch to a Flanders red-inspired sour and a double dry-hopped IPA.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
The canned cocktail line is produced in-house with Marz Society of Vodka.; Canned cocktails are produced in-house with Marz Society of Vodka rather than sourced.
Menu strengths
- — Canned cocktails are produced in-house with Marz Society of Vodka rather than sourced.
- — The Vodka Mule is a ready-to-drink 7.5% ABV option in 12 fl oz cans.
Standout selections
- — Vodka Mule — a ready-to-drink canned cocktail made with Marz Society of Vodka, 7.5% ABV, 12 fl oz.
Beer
A broad portfolio spans lagers, IPAs, sours, wheat beers, and stouts, with named beers including Gay IPA, Citra! Citra! Citra!, Marz Schwarzbier, Jungle Boogie, Duchess De Bridgeport, and Marz Kölsch. The brewery runs a Logan Square brew pub and the McKinley Park original taproom.
Menu strengths
- — Style range covers lagers, IPAs, sours, wheat beers, and dark styles in one program.
- — The beer, with one calling every beer tried incredible and highlighting a dill and red pepper beer receives consistent praise.
Standout selections
- — Gay IPA — brewed with Strata, El Dorado, and Citra hops, with lactose adding slight sweetness.
- — Citra! Citra! Citra! — triple dry-hopped, super-hazy double IPA with Citra at 8.2% ABV.
- — Duchess De Bridgeport — a Southside sour red ale brewed with proprietary souring bacteria, a take on a Flanders red.
Spirits
Marz Society of Vodka is produced and used as the base for the brewery's canned cocktails.
Menu strengths
- — Marz Society of Vodka is produced and used as the base for the brewery's canned cocktails.
Standout selections
- — Customers can 'Sip our beer, spirits and canned cocktails,'.
How it sits with the food
One customer noted that the food pairs well with beer, making the taproom a reasonable stop for a meal alongside a pour.
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