Empirical Brewery

Beer nerds, science nerds and regular old nerds will appreciate the thoroughly-researched beers offered by Empirical Brewery, which names its creations after subatomic particles and sci-fi space warriors. Order a Symbiotic Kettle Sour or a Proton No Coast IPA in Empirical's Ravenswood taproom, decorated with Star Wars spaceships hanging from the ceiling and Lego bricks on its wall—and when the weather is warm, you can take your drinks outside to a small patio.