Sketchbook Brewing Co. - Evanston

Flights

• Sketchbook 4 Beer Flight Sampler

  Variety Pack · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Can't decide? Fill out a flight card with 4 delicious craft selections. 4-- 5oz pours.

  0.15L Draft $13

On Tap

• Sketchbook American Stout

  Stout · 5.5% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  This slightly hoppier take on a traditional stout is roasty with dark chocolate notes and a slightly drier finish.

  0.3L Draft $5

  0.5L Draft $7

• Sketchbook Amistosa

  Lager · 5.3% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Light and refreshing Mexican style Lager. Smooth and full of character. Hopped with Sorachi Ace for a hint of citrus.

  0.15L Draft $3

  0.3L Draft $5

  0.5L Draft $7

• Sketchbook Back-Alley Abbey

  Dubbel · 7.4% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  This dubbel is reddish brown full of complex malt flavor, creamy, and complex fruity esters from the yeast and highly carbonated - typical of Belgian beers.

  0.15L Draft $4

  0.3L Draft $7

• Sketchbook Beer For The Soul

  Belgian Pale Ale · 5.5% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Sketchbook brewed, Soul & Smoke inspired, this Belgian pale ale is delicately hopped and refreshing. Fruit and spice notes complement that signature Soul & Smoke sauce

  0.15L Draft $3

  0.3L Draft $5

  0.5L Draft $8

• Sketchbook Bud's Corvus Nitro

  Dry Stout · 4.7% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Our dry Irish stout served on Nitro for that rich, creamy smoothness!

  0.15L Draft $3

  0.3L Draft $5

  0.5L Draft $7

• Sketchbook Catharina Fruited Sour W/Kiwi And Strawberry

  Fruited Sour · 6.0% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Our Brazilian style fruited sour with a new combination of fruits! Starwberry and kiwi combine for a smooth, bright addition to this sour ale

  0.15L Draft $4

  0.3L Draft $8

• Sketchbook Celestial Ba Imperial "Mexican Hot Chocolate" Stout

  Imperial Stout · 13.0% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  A deep, strong stout with vanilla, toffee, and dried fruit flavors and a velvety texture. Aged 12 months in Willett Bourbon barrels. The Mexican Hot Chocolate variant, features rich cacao, cinnamon, a touch of chili heat, and a hint of nutmeg for a bold twist on this decadent classic.

  0.15L Draft $6

  0.25L Draft $9.50

• Sketchbook Coastal

  IPA · 6.5% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Land and water meet. Our Midwestern homage to the West Coast. Lake Michigan water plus midwest Cascade and Centennial hops. Barley grown and malted in Wisconsin. Bitter citrus and a piney finish over lightly toasted malts.

  0.15L Draft $3

  0.3L Draft $5

  0.5L Draft $8

• Sketchbook Cool Down Cream Ale

  Cream Ale · 4.9% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  As the American brewers' response to crisp, European lagers, cream ales are smooth, with high carbonation and a lower ABV. Our version is lightly dry hopped with El Dorado and Zuper Saazer hops. NO CREAM or LACTOSE is used in this style!

  0.15L Draft $3

  0.3L Draft $5

  0.5L Draft $7

• Sketchbook Illustrator

  Doppelbock · 7.7% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Pronounced malt and bready aromas with playful notes of toffee and a smooth, satiating finish.

  0.15L Draft $4

  0.3L Draft $8

• Sketchbook Insufficient Clearance

  IPA · 5.0% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Packed with juicy flavors of mango, guava, and pineapple smoothie complete with whipped cream texture into an impossibly small space.

  0.15L Draft $3

  0.3L Draft $5

  0.5L Draft $8

• Sketchbook Main Squeeze Grapefruit Radler

  Radler · 2.5% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  One of our light and tasty lagers gets a summer makeover with our lightly sweetened, homemade grapefruit-ade creating a refreshing, sessionable way to beat the heat.

  0.15L Draft $3

  0.3L Draft $5

  0.5L Draft $7

• Sketchbook Night Game

  Double IPA · 8.8% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Double IPA with mosaic hops and Honey. Huge tropical fruit, citrus and floral flavors and aromas. The malt is simple and lends a drier and refreshing IPA.

  0.15L Draft $4

  0.3L Draft $8

• Sketchbook No Parking

  American Pale Ale · 4.4% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Session American Pale Ale dry-hopped with Citra hops.

  0.15L Draft $3

  0.3L Draft $5

  0.5L Draft $7.50

• Sketchbook Orange Door

  IPA · 7.2% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  A seriously well balanced IPA that's Dry Hopped twice to bring citrus and piney aromas on a beautiful and complex malt backbone.

  0.15L Draft $3

  0.3L Draft $5

  0.5L Draft $8

• Sketchbook Pinky Sweater

  Pilsner · 5.2% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  This beer has a dry, cleansing finish that is smooth, crisp and the most refreshing thing you’ll drink all year!

  0.15L Draft $3

  0.3L Draft $5

  0.5L Draft $7.50

• Sketchbook Secret Stuff W/Pineapple

  Hard Seltzer · 6.0% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  A juicy, all-natural, fruited hard seltzer brewed with real pineapple

  0.15L Draft $3

  0.3L Draft $5

  0.5L Draft $7

• Sketchbook Session West Coast Ipa

  IPA · 4.8% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Pilot batch! Hop-forward, and breezy IPA brewed with Vista Hops, a USDA public varietal. A clean malt profile allows the hop flavors to shine with citrus, tropical, and stone fruit notes.

  0.15L Draft $3

  0.3L Draft $5

  0.5L Draft $8

• Sketchbook Twice Lucky

  ESB · 3.8% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  This beer is made with English malts and English hops. It is low in carbonation and low in hop flavor, making it a very drinkable and refreshing ale.

  0.15L Draft $3

  0.3L Draft $5

  0.5L Draft $7

Guest Taps

• ERIS Blush

  Cider · 5.9% · Chicago, IL

  Dark sweet and tart cherry blend

  0.15L Draft $3.50

  0.4L Draft $8

Featured Selections in Cans

• Shacksbury Classic Dry

  Dry Cider · 5.2% · Shoreham, VT

  The gold standard for New England Dry cider. We dressed up our Dry cider to bring you Classic, the gold standard for a New England dry cider. Made with organic apples, our Classic dry cider is golden in color and balanced in flavor... more

  12oz Can $7

• Shacksbury Sweater Weather

  Dry Cider · 8.0% · Shoreham, VT

  Bourbon Barrel-Aged Cider w/ Vanilla & Spices

  12oz Can $8

• Shacksbury The Vermonter

  Cider · 6.0% · Shoreham, VT

  The Vermonter is a dry, gin botanical cider made by slowly fermenting apples and adding juniper berries. The resulting cider is homegrown but refined, with a taste of alpine meadows, spring wildflowers, and the Green Mountains themselves.

  12oz Can $7

• Shacksbury Yuzu Ginger

  Spiced Cider · 6.0% · Shoreham, VT

  An adventurous blend of cider, citrus and spice.

  12oz Can $7

• Sketchbook Celestial BA Imperial Stout

  Imperial Stout · 13.0% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  A deep strong stout with vanilla, toffee, dried fruit and bourbon flavors.

  12oz Can $9.50

• Sketchbook Purple Pinky Wheat

  Wheat Ale · 5.0% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Brewed in collaboration with the Evanston Nouveau Rotary Club, for the campaign to end Polio. A refreshing wheat ale brewed with coriander, citrus zest, and pomegranate.

  16oz Pint $7

• Sketchbook Snowy Owl

  Amber Ale · 5.6% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Crisp and clean with caramel malts and spicy notes from the rye that are complemented by strong citrus and tropical fruit notes from dry hopping.

  16oz Pint $7

Non-Alcoholic

• Athletic Run Wild

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.5% · Stratford, CT

  The ultimate session-able IPA. Brewed with a blend of Northwest hops with Citra and Mosaic at the forefront. Body of premium organic malts from US & Germany. Subtle yet complex malt profile.

  12oz Can $6

• Athletic Upside Dawn Golden Ale

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.5% · Stratford, CT

  Classic craft Golden Ale Style. Refreshing, clean, balanced, light-bodied. Aromas subtle with floral and earthy notes. Brewed with premium Vienna Malt along with combo of English and traditional American hops. Crafted to remove gluten*.

  12oz Can $6

• Brava Kombucha Brava Hibiscus, Passion Fruit, Lavender Kombucha

  Kombucha · 0.0% · Evanston, IL

  Variety of flavored kombuchas.

  0.15L Draft $3

  0.4L Draft $7

  32oz Growler $11

  64oz Growler $20

• Sketchbook Hop2o Hop Water

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.0% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Lake Michigan water with minerals added for a fantastic tasting sparkling water infused with hop oils for a very subtle flavor of the hop variety chosen. With four refreshing options, Centennial, Sultana, Bravo, or Cascade hops, there's one for every palate!

  12oz Can $3

Growlers Draft beer to bring home.

• Sketchbook American Stout

  Stout · 5.5% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  This slightly hoppier take on a traditional stout is roasty with dark chocolate notes and a slightly drier finish.

  64oz Growler $14

• Sketchbook Amistosa

  Lager · 5.3% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Light and refreshing Mexican style Lager. Smooth and full of character. Hopped with Sorachi Ace for a hint of citrus.

  32oz Growler $8

  64oz Growler $14

• Sketchbook Back-Alley Abbey

  Dubbel · 7.4% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  This dubbel is reddish brown full of complex malt flavor, creamy, and complex fruity esters from the yeast and highly carbonated - typical of Belgian beers.

  32oz Growler $10

  64oz Growler $17

• Sketchbook Beer For The Soul

  Belgian Pale Ale · 5.5% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Sketchbook brewed, Soul & Smoke inspired, this Belgian pale ale is delicately hopped and refreshing. Fruit and spice notes complement that signature Soul & Smoke sauce

  32oz Growler $8

  64oz Growler $14

• Sketchbook Catharina Fruited Sour W/Kiwi And Strawberry

  Fruited Sour · 6.0% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Our Brazilian style fruited sour with a new combination of fruits! Starwberry and kiwi combine for a smooth, bright addition to this sour ale

  32oz Growler $10

  64oz Growler $17

• Sketchbook Coastal

  IPA · 6.5% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Land and water meet. Our Midwestern homage to the West Coast. Lake Michigan water plus midwest Cascade and Centennial hops. Barley grown and malted in Wisconsin. Bitter citrus and a piney finish over lightly toasted malts.

  32oz Growler $8

  64oz Growler $14

• Sketchbook Cool Down Cream Ale

  Cream Ale · 4.9% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  As the American brewers' response to crisp, European lagers, cream ales are smooth, with high carbonation and a lower ABV. Our version is lightly dry hopped with El Dorado and Zuper Saazer hops. NO CREAM or LACTOSE is used in this style!

  32oz Growler $8

  64oz Growler $14

• Sketchbook Illustrator

  Doppelbock · 7.7% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Pronounced malt and bready aromas with playful notes of toffee and a smooth, satiating finish.

  32oz Growler $10

  64oz Growler $17

• Sketchbook Insufficient Clearance

  IPA · 5.0% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Packed with juicy flavors of mango, guava, and pineapple smoothie complete with whipped cream texture into an impossibly small space.

  32oz Growler $8

  64oz Growler $14

• Sketchbook Main Squeeze Grapefruit Radler

  Radler · 2.5% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  One of our light and tasty lagers gets a summer makeover with our lightly sweetened, homemade grapefruit-ade creating a refreshing, sessionable way to beat the heat.

  32oz Growler $8

  64oz Growler $14

• Sketchbook Night Game

  Double IPA · 8.8% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Double IPA with mosaic hops and Honey. Huge tropical fruit, citrus and floral flavors and aromas. The malt is simple and lends a drier and refreshing IPA.

  32oz Growler $10

  64oz Growler $17

• Sketchbook No Parking

  American Pale Ale · 4.4% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Session American Pale Ale dry-hopped with Citra hops.

  32oz Growler $8

  64oz Growler $14

• Sketchbook Orange Door

  IPA · 7.2% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  A seriously well balanced IPA that's Dry Hopped twice to bring citrus and piney aromas on a beautiful and complex malt backbone.

  32oz Growler $8

  64oz Growler $14

• Sketchbook Pinky Sweater

  Pilsner · 5.2% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  This beer has a dry, cleansing finish that is smooth, crisp and the most refreshing thing you’ll drink all year!

  32oz Growler $8

  64oz Growler $14

• Sketchbook Secret Stuff W/Pineapple

  Hard Seltzer · 6.0% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  A juicy, all-natural, fruited hard seltzer brewed with real pineapple

  32oz Growler $8

  64oz Growler $14

• Sketchbook Session West Coast Ipa

  IPA · 4.8% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Pilot batch! Hop-forward, and breezy IPA brewed with Vista Hops, a USDA public varietal. A clean malt profile allows the hop flavors to shine with citrus, tropical, and stone fruit notes.

  32oz Growler $8

  64oz Growler $14

• Sketchbook Snowy Owl

  Amber Ale · 5.6% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Crisp and clean with caramel malts and spicy notes from the rye that are complemented by strong citrus and tropical fruit notes from dry hopping.

  32oz Growler $8

  64oz Growler $14

• Sketchbook Twice Lucky

  ESB · 3.8% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  This beer is made with English malts and English hops. It is low in carbonation and low in hop flavor, making it a very drinkable and refreshing ale.

  32oz Growler $8

  64oz Growler $14

Cans To-Go

• Sketchbook + Industry Ales Kernel Krush

  Hazy IPA · 6.5% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Our latest collaboration, this time with Industry Ales features regenerative malt from Root Shoot Malting, who retain and reuse water, bio-sequester carbon, and promote biodiversity in our region... more

  16oz 4 Pack Cans $11.49

• Sketchbook Amistosa

  Lager · 5.3% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Light and refreshing Mexican style Lager. Smooth and full of character. Hopped with Sorachi Ace for a hint of citrus.

  4 Pack Cans $10.49

• Sketchbook Bud's Corvus

  Dry Stout · 4.7% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Our dry stout is dark, roasty, bitter. The coffee flavors are balanced with the addition of caramel malts making this beer very easy drinking.

  4 Pack Cans $10.49

• Sketchbook Catharina Fruited Sour W/Kiwi And Strawberry

  Fruited Sour · 6.0% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Our Brazilian style fruited sour with a new combination of fruits! Starwberry and kiwi combine for a smooth, bright addition to this sour ale

  16oz 4 Pack Cans $12.49

• Sketchbook Celestial BA Imperial Stout

  Imperial Stout · 13.0% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  A deep strong stout with vanilla, toffee, dried fruit and bourbon flavors.

  12oz 4 Pack Cans $34.99

• Sketchbook Celestial Ba Imperial "Mexican Hot Chocolate" Stout

  Imperial Stout · 13.0% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  A deep, strong stout with vanilla, toffee, and dried fruit flavors and a velvety texture. Aged 12 months in Willett Bourbon barrels. The Mexican Hot Chocolate variant, features rich cacao, cinnamon, a touch of chili heat, and a hint of nutmeg for a bold twist on this decadent classic.

  12oz 4 Pack Cans $34.99

• Sketchbook Cool Down Cream Ale

  Cream Ale · 4.9% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  As the American brewers' response to crisp, European lagers, cream ales are smooth, with high carbonation and a lower ABV. Our version is lightly dry hopped with El Dorado and Zuper Saazer hops. NO CREAM or LACTOSE is used in this style!

  4 Pack Cans $10.49

• Sketchbook Grodziskie

  Smoked Beer · 4.1% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  A light, Polish smoked wheat beer. This beer carries a load of smoke flavor from the heirloom smoked malt, and a spicy and herbal hop flavor from Saaz hops.

  4 Pack Cans $10.49

• Sketchbook Hop2o Hop Water

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.0% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Lake Michigan water with minerals added for a fantastic tasting sparkling water infused with hop oils for a very subtle flavor of the hop variety chosen. With four refreshing options, Centennial, Sultana, Bravo, or Cascade hops, there's one for every palate!

  12oz 4 Pack Cans $5.99

• Sketchbook Insufficient Clearance

  IPA · 5.0% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Packed with juicy flavors of mango, guava, and pineapple smoothie complete with whipped cream texture into an impossibly small space.

  4 Pack Cans $10.49

• Sketchbook No Parking

  American Pale Ale · 4.4% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Session American Pale Ale dry-hopped with Citra hops.

  4 Pack Cans $10.49

• Sketchbook Orange Door

  IPA · 7.2% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  A seriously well balanced IPA that's Dry Hopped twice to bring citrus and piney aromas on a beautiful and complex malt backbone.

  4 Pack Cans $11.49

• Sketchbook Pinky Sweater

  Pilsner · 5.2% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  This beer has a dry, cleansing finish that is smooth, crisp and the most refreshing thing you’ll drink all year!

  4 Pack Cans $10.49

• Sketchbook Purple Pinky Wheat

  Wheat Ale · 5.0% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Brewed in collaboration with the Evanston Nouveau Rotary Club, for the campaign to end Polio. A refreshing wheat ale brewed with coriander, citrus zest, and pomegranate.

  4 Pack Cans $12.49

• Sketchbook Session West Coast Ipa

  IPA · 4.8% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Pilot batch! Hop-forward, and breezy IPA brewed with Vista Hops, a USDA public varietal. A clean malt profile allows the hop flavors to shine with citrus, tropical, and stone fruit notes.

  4 Pack Cans $11.49

• Sketchbook Snowy Owl

  Amber Ale · 5.6% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Crisp and clean with caramel malts and spicy notes from the rye that are complemented by strong citrus and tropical fruit notes from dry hopping.

  4 Pack Cans $10.49

• Sketchbook Twice Lucky

  ESB · 3.8% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  This beer is made with English malts and English hops. It is low in carbonation and low in hop flavor, making it a very drinkable and refreshing ale.

  4 Pack Cans $10.49

On Tap

• Sketchbook & The Black Beer Baron-Funkin' For Jamaica

  Foreign Stout · 6.5% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  A tropical stout that pays homage to the foreign export stouts primarily brewed in the Caribbean. As grains weren't all that available in these warm and humid conditions, brewers would use molasses and molasses based ingredients like brown sugar to brew beer... more

  5oz Draft $3

  0.3L Draft $5

  0.5L Draft $8

• Sketchbook Grodziskie

  Smoked Beer · 4.1% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  A light, Polish smoked wheat beer. This beer carries a load of smoke flavor from the heirloom smoked malt, and a spicy and herbal hop flavor from Saaz hops.

  0.15L Draft $3

  0.3L Draft $5

  0.5L Draft $7.50

Growlers Draft beer to bring home.

• Sketchbook Grodziskie

  Smoked Beer · 4.1% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  A light, Polish smoked wheat beer. This beer carries a load of smoke flavor from the heirloom smoked malt, and a spicy and herbal hop flavor from Saaz hops.

  32oz Growler $8

  64oz Growler $14

Cans To-Go

• Sketchbook Illustrator

  Doppelbock · 7.7% · Evanston & Skokie, Illinois

  Pronounced malt and bready aromas with playful notes of toffee and a smooth, satiating finish.

  4 Pack Cans $12.49

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