Vice District Brewing to Open on August 22nd and Usher in Sloop's Beer Renaissance?

The men behind Vice District Brewing (via Chicagoist)

The Chicagoist poses an interesting question that we've been pondering for some time:

Is the South Loop Chicago’s latest beer destination? Vice District Brewing Co., which will be located at 1454 S. Michigan Ave, hopes so. They will officially open their doors on Friday, Aug. 22., one of several beer-centric businesses opening soon in the area including the re-vamped Villain’s, Motor Row Brewing, and South Loop Brewing.

We've been talking about breweries opening up in the neighborhood for years now and this will be the first one to actually open their doors.  So while we like to think the South Loop will be "Chicago's latest beer destination" we're going to suggest proceeding with caution.

Baby steps everyone.

Regardless, we're very excited Vice to open and can't wait to try out their new brews!

This is a very welcomed addition to the neighborhood - best of luck to these guys.