Brewery Profile

Mad Mouse Brewery

Tucked inside Moxee Brewpub near the UIC campus, this Chicago brewery presents itself less as a standalone warehouse taproom and more as part of a food-focused brewpub experience. Visitors walking in should expect the beer program to be connected to the kitchen rather than separated from it. Mad Mouse Brewery’s resident brewer, Phillip Zelewsky, develops small-batch recipes with Moxee’s menu in mind, so the setting is built around beer served alongside smokehouse cooking. In a city with a broad and varied craft beer scene, it occupies a specific lane: a campus-adjacent brewpub where the draw is not only what is pouring, but how those beers work with low-and-slow barbecue smoked over local hickory wood.

Travelers drinking in Chicago often look for places that reflect the city’s neighborhood-by-neighborhood approach to beer: taprooms, brewpubs, and bars where a stop can double as a meal, a break between museums or campuses, or an evening plan. Mad Mouse fits that pattern by tying its small-batch brewing to familiar American smokehouse flavors rather than presenting beer in isolation. Because the listed focus is recipe development that complements the menu, visitors should think of it as a pairing-driven stop. The experience may be especially useful for travelers who want a brewery visit without giving up a full dinner, or for groups with mixed priorities where some people are focused on beer and others are there for barbecue.

For practical planning, the most reliable way to understand the current beer lineup is to check at the taproom, since small-batch brewing can change what is available on a given day. The known setting is inside Moxee Brewpub near the UIC campus, so visitors should plan around that area rather than expecting a separate production facility or destination brewery campus. The confirmed food angle is smokehouse cuisine, including barbecue prepared low and slow over local hickory wood. Other details such as hours, reservations, parking, to-go beer, outdoor seating, or private event options are not established here and should be confirmed directly before visiting. As a visitor stop, Mad Mouse is best understood as a Chicago brewpub experience shaped by its kitchen, its brewer’s small-batch approach, and its connection to Moxee’s barbecue menu.

Tucked inside Moxee Brewpub near the UIC campus, Mad Mouse Brewery is Chicago’s destination for expertly crafted beer paired with exceptional smokehouse cuisine. Resident brewer Phillip Zelewsky develops small-batch recipes designed to complement Moxee's menu, which features authentic, low-and-slow barbecue smoked over local hickory wood. This is the perfect spot to enjoy creative brews alongside an open love letter to great American cooking.

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Chicago, Illinois, 60607-5017

Phone: 312-243-3660

Website: http://www.moxeerestaurant.com

Hours: Closed Monday's Tue - Sat | 11:30am - 1:00am Sun | 10:00am - 10:00pm