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Maplewood Brewery & Distillery

Chicago, Illinois, USA

ActiveOwnership unknownMicrobrewery

Founded: 2014
Archive ID: TB-0W0PA22D
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Summary

Status: ACTIVE. Founded 2014. On Mar. 10, 2026 Maplewood and Half Acre announced a merger into a new yet-to-be-named beverage company while preserving both brands. Maplewood Public House in Glen Ellyn is now open at 486 Pennsylvania Ave; the site includes on-site brewing. Final umbrella legal entity remains UNKNOWN. [Illinois Pass 03]

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Ownership & corporate history

Founded by Adam CieslakDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Founder identities from brewery primary source. Source: https://maplewoodbrew.com/info
Founded by Ari MegalisDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Founder identities from brewery primary source. Source: https://maplewoodbrew.com/info
Founded by Paul MegalisDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Founder identities from brewery primary source. Source: https://maplewoodbrew.com/info
Founded by Kevin HollDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Founder identities from brewery primary source. Source: https://maplewoodbrew.com/info

Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.

Events

Maplewood establishes brewing/distilling operation in Chicago.2014
Opening
Half Acre and Maplewood announce a combined beverage company while preserving both brands.2026-03-10
Maplewood opens its Glen Ellyn Public House in the former Two Hound Red brewery site with on-site brewing.2026-05-08
Opening

The Beer Library

Beers

Son of Juice

Year-Round

Hazy IPA

ABV6.3%

Current brewery beer page. (Year-Round) [Illinois Pass 03]

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Charlatan

Year-Round

American Pale Ale

ABV6.1%

Current brewery beer page. (Year-Round) [Illinois Pass 03]

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Pulaski Pils

Year-Round

Pilsner

ABV5.1%

Current brewery beer page. (Year-Round) [Illinois Pass 03]

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Fat Pug

Year-Round

Milk Stout

ABV5.9%

Current brewery beer page. (Year-Round) [Illinois Pass 03]

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