...technically subjective. But according to Vinepair, the best independent brewery in Illinois is Begyle Brewing.
Look, we're really happy for you Begyle, and you deserve your moment, but this is based on Yelp reviews. Ya know, that website that's notoriously unreliable in its representation of customer satisfaction.
There's only one way to truly know. We have to try all of the breweries in Illinois. If we write it down that counts as research and that's science. Drink for science.