Demo Brewing Company

Brewery taproom for private parties in Ravenswood

Up to 40 guests

Cancellation policy
Free cancellations for 48 hours after booking, unless the booking is within 48 hours of the event.

About Demo Brewing Company

Demo Brewing Company is a garage-door nano brewery in Ravenswood, Chicago, that closes its taproom for birthday parties, showers and work happy hours of up to about 40. Planners pick it for a relaxed, unpretentious room on Malt Row where the group can make the space its own.

The main option is a private event that takes over the whole taproom, closed to the public, for groups of about 40 people or fewer, with seating for up to 40. For smaller get-togethers that do not need the room to themselves, the taproom also takes table reservations during regular hours for about 5 to 15 people.

The brewery has no kitchen, so groups bring their own food or catering, along with games, decorations and their own music playlist, while the taproom handles the beer and drinks. The lineup rotates often across lagers, IPAs, stouts and house-brewed hard seltzers, with wine, a non-alcoholic beer and soft drinks for non-drinkers. Guests can run individual tabs or a single group tab. The room mixes tables beside the brewing tanks with board games, hanging plants and easygoing music.

There is no space rental fee; a private event carries an hourly minimum spend with a two-hour minimum, and weekend events generally run three to four hours, set around the taproom's opening and closing hours. Monday nights are kept for eligible nonprofits, with no minimum spend. The taproom is wheelchair accessible, there is one bathroom, children and dogs are welcome, and a free parking lot is open weekday evenings and all weekend, two blocks from the Irving Park Brown Line.

Planning your event

A group picks a date and time, and the venue confirms what fits around the taproom's opening and closing hours. On the day the taproom is closed to the public for the group, who bring their own food, decorations and playlist while the staff pour the drinks. Spending counts toward an hourly minimum rather than a rental fee.

Vibe: A cozy, laid-back microbrewery that feels like a friend's garage with better drinks: board games, hanging plants, chill music, and a family and dog friendly crowd.
Space layout: One taproom with wooden tables and chairs set around the stainless brewing tanks, with garage doors and large windows. A private event takes the whole room.
Private events: The whole taproom can be closed to the public for a private party. There is no rental fee, only an hourly minimum spend plus tax and tip, with a two-hour minimum; weekend events are generally limited to three to four hours and timing is tied to the taproom's hours. Beer, wine, seltzer, non-alcoholic drinks and snacks count toward the minimum; gift cards and merchandise do not. Monday nights are reserved for eligible 501c3 nonprofits with no minimum, and the venue donates a share back to the organization. Table reservations for small groups are also available while the taproom stays open, with no minimum, no catering setups and no decorations.
Food & drinks: No kitchen on site. Private event groups bring their own food or catering; the taproom serves its rotating house beers and hard seltzers, wine, a rotating non-alcoholic beer and soft drinks, and sells chips. Individual drink tabs or one group tab are both available.
Group size: Table reservations suit about 5 to 10 people on weekends and 5 to 15 on weekdays. Private taproom events suit groups of about 40 or fewer, and the room seats up to 40.

Spaces

1 space, smallest first. Prices are starting rates before taxes and fees.

Private Taproom Event
The whole taproom closed to the public for a birthday party, shower or work happy hour.
Up to 40 · Private
40max
Private

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What this venue offers

Location

1763 W Berteau Ave, Chicago, IL 60613

Good to know

One bathroom on site, worth keeping in mind for the guest list
Outside food, catering, games and decorations are welcome at private events
Children and dogs are welcome when supervised
Cashless: cards and mobile payments only
Free parking lot weekdays after 6pm and all day on weekends
Two blocks from the Irving Park Brown Line, with a Divvy station across the street