Argus Brewery
Microbrewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Established in 2009
Closed in 2020
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We’re tough and sometimes unruly, independent and from the South side. We’re proud of our Chicago heritage at Argus Brewery, and we embrace our friends in the brewing and arts communities.You’ll taste—and see—this pride in every Argus brew.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pour is a hazy gold with a very large and loud white head. Aroma is creamy pale malt with some lemon. Flavor is some floral white grape hop with a creamy almost vanilla flavored malt. This is just ok. It's a slightly different pils with a more floral than usual hop.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2020
at 00:24
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Draft at Mariano's, Westmont. A brilliant golden color with plenty of filtering. There is a note of salt in the Bohemian pilsener water profile, but not the wet peanut shell I get with some attempts at Pils.The nose matches with the taste, which really goes in for the extra peppery and dry Lublin Polish hop notes. Like I remember with a draft Okocim. Very much Noble hop bitterness, giving this a dry but hearty mouthfeel. A bit of acid on the aftertaste. Yes, I'm rating this very highly for a light lager, but it's a great example of the style, even better served fresh from the tap.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Feb 2020
at 05:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Molasses, chocolate malt, and grass aroma. Black with large brown head. Moderately sweet molasses, chocolate malt, and mildly bitter grass/fresh hay flavor. Good body. Nice.
Tried
on 02 Aug 2019
at 23:59
6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Lemon, biscuit malt, and hay aroma. Golden yellow with large white head and light effervescence. Mildly sweet lemon, milk, biscuit malt, and mildly bitter metallic weedy hay flavor. Okay body.
Tried
on 29 Jun 2019
at 01:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
4 oz pour on draft at Dominion Wine & Beer. Clear light pink. Aromas of hibiscus, apples. Tastes of hibiscus, apples. Light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Oct 2018
at 02:25
4/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2018
at 20:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a clear dark orange color with a medium thick ivory white head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Aroma of malt, fruit and mild hops. Light-bodied with flavors of grainy malt, fruit and slight earthy hops. The finish is sweet with a malty aftertaste. Slightly above average overall.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2018
at 16:39
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
12oz bottle. Clear orange with a foamy white head. Caramel aroma, flavour is soft caramel with a little hop spice finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2017
at 17:18
4/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2017
at 18:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz bottle. Poured an amber color with a small white head. Aroma was light caramel notes, light toasted malts. Sweet malts, roasted. Some light grain notes. Clean and easy to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2017
at 01:09