Great selection of beers and nice outdoor seating.
Andrew Van Til
TIL they host comedy shows in the back. Great stuff.
Tonjia Linderoth
Great staff and good beers!
Katrina Marie N-A
Another "not my first time here, but first Google Review" for this place! Been going here ever since their first day but not as frequently as imagined. They definitely have some unique beers as well as fun events throughout the years, one notably was an outdoor hip hop concert with Twista, Big Boi and Sleepy Brown, which was 1yr post-COVID. Recently went for their whopping 10 year anniversary (Fri 12/15/23) and the beers were absolutely and generously flowing. They opened up the back for a nice 80s cover band concert and also had pop up food and wine vendors. Videos here of that night. Whether for an event or not, this brewery is worth coming back to again and again.
Jessica Martinez
Been here a few times. Okay beer overall. But LOVED the drop, it's the triple ipa. 10/10. It's nice to have a brewery within walking distance. Nice patio. I like that they've updated the doggy patio a little bit. The inside is cool and the bartenders are very nice.
Andre A.
Great spot for beers. When the weather is nice, the outdoor patio is very relaxing. You can also get kegs to go. The service is very good and the taproom is clean and friendly. I would definitely recommend to anyone who likes craft beer.
Rohel Terrazas
A great place with good atmosphere. I will always recommend Basement Party.
William.Arrakis
Great beers and atmosphere! Great service from Gacia and Hanna
Kevin Duffy
Friendly staff, good beer, good vibe, nice outdoor area, far enough off Dempster that the street noise isn't bad. Good variety on tap, growler fills, merch for sale and 4 packs of beer for sale too.
K. Parker Hess
10/10 place to go with friends to grab an awesome IPA! The staff are kind and personable, has plenty of seating, and they often are hosting events. Temperance has a beer for everyone and some pretty great merchandise. If you're looking to host an event here, I'd say this is the PERFECT spot. Hannah and Ethan are some of the best staffers I've met and are a huge reason I recommend this place!
Longtime fan of Temperance. I stop by the taproom whenever I'm in Evanston. Nothing fancy, but they always have a nice variety of beer styles, bartenders know the beers inside and out, and are great at finding a match for patrons. Use your GPS to find Temperance, but it's well worth it.
Adam A
How is it that my all my favorite beers are coming from the same brewery?Hitting this place for drinks gives me a crack at some darn good beers. This place totally redeems Evanston for years of that silly temperance movement. The location is not my favorite though - very hard to give people directions to it.
Arbin Shrestha
Great IPA’s. Nice vibe. They always have activities planned, check out the schedule. Ample parking. Nice indoor and outdoor seating.Would be nice if staffs learned to smile and be nice. Besides the staffs, everything else was amazing.
D K
I noticed the beer in the pictures has a head on it, mine never does. Yet I keep going back. Why? Is it because I love hearing kids run around throwing their toy cars? Is it because I love to hear the s***** music the bartenders play, apparently just to amuse themselves (slow and boring, of many different genres), worse than almost every other bar I've ever been to? No, I don't think that's the reason. I think the reason I keep going back here is either because I'm d**** or because it's the closest bar I can walk to. And by the way, the beer usually is not cold. It's not even that good. Why would a brewery have a tasting room where the beer they serve taste so much worse than their beer that can be bought from the grocery store? What garbage management. What terribly non-strategic everything. I sure hope I never go back. But alas, I am stupid.
Great selection of beers and nice outdoor seating.
TIL they host comedy shows in the back. Great stuff.
Great staff and good beers!
Another "not my first time here, but first Google Review" for this place! Been going here ever since their first day but not as frequently as imagined. They definitely have some unique beers as well as fun events throughout the years, one notably was an outdoor hip hop concert with Twista, Big Boi and Sleepy Brown, which was 1yr post-COVID. Recently went for their whopping 10 year anniversary (Fri 12/15/23) and the beers were absolutely and generously flowing. They opened up the back for a nice 80s cover band concert and also had pop up food and wine vendors. Videos here of that night. Whether for an event or not, this brewery is worth coming back to again and again.
Been here a few times. Okay beer overall. But LOVED the drop, it's the triple ipa. 10/10. It's nice to have a brewery within walking distance. Nice patio. I like that they've updated the doggy patio a little bit. The inside is cool and the bartenders are very nice.
Great spot for beers. When the weather is nice, the outdoor patio is very relaxing. You can also get kegs to go. The service is very good and the taproom is clean and friendly. I would definitely recommend to anyone who likes craft beer.
A great place with good atmosphere. I will always recommend Basement Party.
Great beers and atmosphere! Great service from Gacia and Hanna
Friendly staff, good beer, good vibe, nice outdoor area, far enough off Dempster that the street noise isn't bad. Good variety on tap, growler fills, merch for sale and 4 packs of beer for sale too.
10/10 place to go with friends to grab an awesome IPA! The staff are kind and personable, has plenty of seating, and they often are hosting events. Temperance has a beer for everyone and some pretty great merchandise. If you're looking to host an event here, I'd say this is the PERFECT spot. Hannah and Ethan are some of the best staffers I've met and are a huge reason I recommend this place!
Restaurantji Recommends
Really nice patio, great selecting of beers.
Longtime fan of Temperance. I stop by the taproom whenever I'm in Evanston. Nothing fancy, but they always have a nice variety of beer styles, bartenders know the beers inside and out, and are great at finding a match for patrons. Use your GPS to find Temperance, but it's well worth it.
How is it that my all my favorite beers are coming from the same brewery?Hitting this place for drinks gives me a crack at some darn good beers. This place totally redeems Evanston for years of that silly temperance movement. The location is not my favorite though - very hard to give people directions to it.
Great IPA’s. Nice vibe. They always have activities planned, check out the schedule. Ample parking. Nice indoor and outdoor seating.Would be nice if staffs learned to smile and be nice. Besides the staffs, everything else was amazing.
I noticed the beer in the pictures has a head on it, mine never does. Yet I keep going back. Why? Is it because I love hearing kids run around throwing their toy cars? Is it because I love to hear the s***** music the bartenders play, apparently just to amuse themselves (slow and boring, of many different genres), worse than almost every other bar I've ever been to? No, I don't think that's the reason. I think the reason I keep going back here is either because I'm d**** or because it's the closest bar I can walk to. And by the way, the beer usually is not cold. It's not even that good. Why would a brewery have a tasting room where the beer they serve taste so much worse than their beer that can be bought from the grocery store? What garbage management. What terribly non-strategic everything. I sure hope I never go back. But alas, I am stupid.