The Beer Market

Our server, Sabrina, needed a major attitude adjustment. I don’t get how you can be a server and not smile ONCE or be somewhat nice to your customers. This is your job. At least look like you’re happy to help people and not be completely annoyed. Beer choice is GREAT and the atmosphere is cool. Just be prepared incase you get someone who can’t smile at least once. I like this place. Just not the servers.

If you are shopping at the Woodfield Mall in imaginary Schaumburg and decide you would like to drink a beer, this should be your spot. They have about 40 – 50 on draught and then there are bottles from all over the world. Nice way to make a dent in your Untappd #badges.
What I am not a fan of at beer market is the bar menu mostly has food I would never consider eating because it is icky. I am not generally a fan of Midwestern foods or in this case foods modeled off of Germany which is basically the Midwest.
Service can be hit or miss depending on how busy they are during the day/​at night. But there are generally good tunes playing in the background. It’s also an okay place to watch sports with many tvs above the long bar.
Solid a okay. Would definitely return.

This place has the BEST pretzel I’ve ever had. (And its huge!)
Pizza is good too. But damn… the pretzel!!!

I used to love to go to The Beer Market on Tuesday nights for trivia! During the second half of last year I was working on a project in Schaumburg for ~6 months and this place became a regular spot for the team to stop by each week. Tuesday night trivia always was a good time — and they’d offer some pretty good specials on other days of the week. This bar has one of the better beer selections I’ve seen for a suburban bar. And the ability to customize flights is fantastic.
While the food menu was somewhat limited at the time we used to stop in — what they serve up is awesome; the pretzel and the goat cheese dip are really good for apps and the pizzas are very tasty, especially the Goodfella. We would routinely get multiple of those.

I love The Beer Market! We just moved to Schaumburg and this one is nice and convenient for us in a town where «regular» bars and so seldom. We’ve actually been there twice in the last three days. Friday and Sunday. It’s a small place in a strip mall, so it kind of gets lost between Floyd’s Barber Shop and whatever else is next door (see? I don’t even remember!). It’s totally great though, so many beers on tap and in bottles (with flights available!), as well as beer cocktails, pizzas, desserts… You can totally spend several hours here. Each time we went, though, at least one of our beer selections wasn’t available. But, the waitresses we had were quick to give good alternatives for our original orders.
The only real downfall is that the parking lot, even though fairly large, it’s almost too small! The food options (On The Border, Giordano’s) in the parking lot definitely kill the whole parking lot situation. Friday evening was busy and there wasn’t a lot of parking left. There also weren’t many tables left — there were only 2 open tables when we got there, so we got lucky! Sunday (today) happened to be their St. Baldrick’s event, but we were lucky enough to get there just before it started to grab a table.
All in all, I really do recommend The Beer Market. It’s awesome for any beer lover! (And wine lover — there are a few wines on the menu, too!)

I absolutely love this place; for a suburb, this is a must have establishment.
Last night, my friend and I came here for a few beers. The service was great, and I really liked how my server had a lot of knowledge about most of the beers I asked about – I’m a huge IPA fan, so it’s a plus when someone can introduce me to a new blend/​style.
Overall, if you’re looking for a relaxing, but fun night out, I recommend this place; although, if you’re anything like me who is always indecisive, I recommend having someone choose your beer for you – the menu is ‘never-​ending.’

Loved it! Beer selection is huge, menu is great, atmosphere is quaint, service is superb! Went last night for the tapping of Goose Island Bourbon County, and we got there early, so had a giant pretzel with delicious dipping sauces to start out. Also had some other beers on tap before indulging in the Goose. The server was very friendly, and helpful, plus you’re more than welcome to sample a beer before buying one, which is great. Wish I remembered our servers name to give her a shout out. Later we had pizzas which were absolutely fabulous, and if for some reason you don’t like the menu; you can always bring grub in from surrounding restaurants. Sort of a BYOF policy, but we didn’t need that option for their menu is great! Can’t wait to make this our go to spot for casual get togethers!

Do you like beer and trying new beer? Then you have to go here. The menu, entirely beer, is around 40 pages. The food here is pretty good, too. The artichoke dip is tasty and the pizza is pretty good, too. The outdoor seating in the summer is nice. Sometimes there’s live music, which is chill & not like typical bar crap where the band is still «one gig away from making it big!» The wait staff is very helpful if you are overwhelmed with the beer selection.

Delicious appetizers & excellent service from Sarah, she was great! They also have the best beer selection, definitely worth checking out.

Disclaimer: I’m 5 minutes into this place.
Service, shitty. I walked into the bar to sit down and be ignored while I watched a girl play with her phone. Then I proceed to watch her leave to go clean the tables. Then I waited another couple minutes for another girl to come, finally half shouted for a drink menu before she could disappear too so she hands me the menu and runs off before I can ask her a single question. I was going to ask what she recommended as its my first time here. Pissed me off enough to immediately whip my phone out to write this. Disclaimer2, I was already kinda pissed off which is why I wanted a beer in the first place.
Tropical IPA is delicious, 4.5÷5.

If you’re coming on a Friday or Saturday night, get ready to park behind the building, unless you have a handicapped parking space sticker! The inside space is certainly not large, there’s one long bar and a good amount of tables with a lot of flatscreens and beer memorabilia on the walls. It’s great that the menu is broken down by varieties of beer and that details such as ABV, location, and the style of glass that it’s served in are alll included. I tried three different beers, including Czechvar and a Three Floyd’s Yum Yum, but the Brickstone APA from Bourbonnais became my go to. An excellent pale ale. Excellent brew and one that I hope will stay on the menu. Who knew anything good could come from Bourbonnais?!
For food, I tried two varieties of wings, the reaper sauce and the dry rubbed. The reaper ones didn’t taste like much, They were pretty soft and the sauce had a little heat, but not a ton of flavor. But the dry rubs were pretty good. It was a peppery blend with some salt and garlic. They were well cooked, but not a wing that knocked me out. Maybe if I return, I’ll go for the pizza.

I work right next door and they give me an industry discount, so really no complaints here! Beer selection is huge, if you can’t find something to drink, then you might be the problem: P. Staff is amazing, very helpful and organized, even on crazy nights. I have only ever tried a big pretzel here to eat and it was delicious. Someday, I’ll treat myself to dinner here!

Seemed like they were out of a few things but then again we came a little late. It was cool and still had a good selection.

This place is 5 stars for the beer, minus 1 for the limited menu options.
I love love love that they had a menu section for Scotch ales — my personal favorite. I tried two new options and fell in love with smooth selection from a nitro can.
The best thing to do here is order pizza. The other menu options are pretty stock-​standard for a pub of this type, but the pizza was pretty outstanding. I ordered a «white style» pizza without the traditional marinara sauce. I believe it had garlic, basil, and tomatoes, but I can’t be sure. In any case, it was delicious and I would order another.
Definitely will be back next time I’m in Schaumburg!

Went there yesterday. Out of the 2 beers I ordered, one was mislabel on the menu for being 9.2% ABV when in actuality the bottle clearly read 4.9%ABV. it appears their website also has this same alcohol error.
As they poured the 12oz SKA Brewing bottle of Bust your Nutbrown into a pint glass, it filled to the top with little to no foam? I thought a pint was 16 oz… things that make you go Hmmm.

For being out in the burbs this is a pretty good spot to get some beers. They have an absolute ton of choices. And more importantly the draft menu is extensive and varied. They even had a number of rare and limited large format offerings. I personally wouldn’t order one of those at a bar because of the price but they are there. When I went they happened to be having a barrel aged beer theme so they had about ten of them on tap.
Didn’t try any of the food but if you’re in the suburbs and looking for a place to drink things besides the water you’d find in a bottle of Miller lite this is your spot.

Look, this place is what’s in the name… It’s a beer market that has a great area to sit and enjoy some beers.
The inside had individual low top and high too tables plus a couple long ‘family style seating’ tables. They also have a tiny stage with some live music in the evening and plenty of TV’s to watch any sporting activity that’s on.
Be prepared to take the menu and do some reading. They have a ton of bottle beers and ciders. A ton. Plus it’s nicely organized by type and also by name. You can do tastings of beer and ciders but it’s limited to what they have in tap but that’s still quite a large amount.
Food wise, they have pizzas and a few other items. I have had the Bavarian Pretzel and its huge with cheese and mustard dip. The pretzel is a great compliment with beer tastings.
It’s a fun place to go and drink beer plus try some that you haven’t had.

I can’t even explain how awesome this place is… It’s a beer haven heaven… The food is some of the best beer pub grub. Illinois knows how to eat. Everything from the freakishly car steering wheel sized pretzel, to the pulled pork sandwich, to the pizza, is well above par for a bar.
The staff is happy, friendly and attentive! Plus there are at least 8 or so tv’s in here so there is no reason to be bored.
Don’t bring your stupid kids… Duh
The beer selection will blow your mind, there is no disappointment. If you can’t find an awesome beer that you’ll love, then you either didn’t look hard enough, or you don’t know good beer… And in that case, don’t come here… Only cool people are allowed.

Phenomenal beer selection. Let me put it this way, there are 26 pages of beer and 2 pages of the most simplistic food menu. In short, don’t come here if you’re expecting to have a decent meal.
The menu: 4 appetizer choices, 1 bratwurst, 4 sandwich, 2 salad, 3 sweets and of course pizza (9 specialty and 1 build your own).
We ordered the Artichoke & Goat Cheese Dip appetizer: artichoke hearts, goat and parmesan cheese, garlic with toasted crostini.
You’re not going to find another restaurant or bar that serves a pretzel the size of theirs. It’s the size of a small, hand tossed thick pizza.
Despite their selection of beer, I ordered a combination of my 2 favorites: Black and Blue (Guinness and Blue Moon). One of our friends ordered Root Beer which is root beer flavored beer…
The service is excellent. This place is good for hanging out with friends if you like beer. The music doesn’t blare so we don’t need to shout to be heard.

Great Hefeweizen (I had the Maisel’s Weiss) and my friend wanted the Eugene Porter, but it was out, so she tried a Big Muddy Vanilla Stout and was happy. Prices run about $ 5.50 — $ 9 on the regular menu, and around $ 4/​bottle for the «last call» menu.
We got the pretzel (how can you not?), and it was delicious. Easily twice the size of my head and full of soft buttery heaven; it smells and tastes like Auntie Anne’s on steroids but less sweet — more pretzel/​bread-​y. It comes with two dipping sauces — one cheese and a creamy mustard — and it’s all fantastic while hot. About 30 – 45 minutes later, it got very cold and could kill someone if you threw it. Bummer, but sort of a blessing in disguise, so you don’t try to eat the whole thing.
One thing to point out on the Maisel’s Weiss — The menu lists it as 12oz, which was why I opted for it instead of the others. I was charged for a 16 (and actually did get a 16, I just had no idea). He served me a draft without asking me. I am not normally a beer drinker, so I would have never thought to ask and make sure I got the 12 when that was what I pointed to and said, hah. I wish the waiter would have asked me, «Draft or bottle?» because then he would have seen how clueless I am and we could have sorted it out in the beginning. He was nice when I asked about the check, though.
It’s tough to get a table here, so plan on standing if you’re coming on a busy night. There were groups of people hovering all night waiting to score a seat. We got lucky.