Argus Brewery

Microbrewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2009

Closed in 2020

Contact
11314 S Front Ave, Chicago, IL, 60628, United States
Subsidiaries
Argus Brewery owns 1 brewery:
Description
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.

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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
12oz bottle. Poured a hazy golden color with a small white head. Aroma was light grassy notes. Light grain, touch of sweetness. Flavor had a touch of citrus. Grain finish.
Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2017 at 01:07

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle: Hazy gold with a thick, slightly off-white head. Grassy, sour grain aroma. Taste is fairly bitter, grain malt, grassy/weedy hops, citrus. APA-like.....not a very good balance to it.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jan 2017 at 17:26

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 6
Hazy pale gold pour, massive head of foam. Lacing left behind as it shrinks.

The smell consists of caramel malt, some lemon zest, very slight funkiness. Weird.

Tastes of caramel malt and an overall earthiness. Lemon hoppiness and that bit of funk that I mentioned in the smell. Works okay.

Good mouthfeel. An interesting beer but I would not want to stock up on it.
Tried on 03 Nov 2016 at 18:35

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 8 Overall 4.5
An attractive hazy copper with a short lasting head of foam. I get a bit of caramel malt and grain but this leans more towards the grassy bitter hoppy side. Taste doesn’t improve my thoughts on this ESB at all. Over hopped and under malted. Mouthfeel fits the style. Dissapointing.
Tried on 03 Nov 2016 at 18:03

6/10
Tried on 03 Nov 2016 at 17:36

6/10
Over hopped for the style, me thinks. Grainy grassy. .bitter should only be part of the style name.
Tried on 03 Nov 2016 at 16:56

6.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle. Toffee malt, sour milk and hay aroma. Slightly hazy golden yellow with large light tan head. Lightly sweet toffee malt and moderately bitter lemon peel/grass flavor. Good body. Drinkable but mediocre.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Oct 2016 at 19:13

5.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle. Light lemon biscuit malt and orange peel aroma. Golden yellow with large white head. Lightly sweet citrus biscuit malt and mildly bitter orange peel flavor. Okay body. Basic.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2016 at 19:46

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle: Cloudy amber with a small yellow-white head. Caramel, stale grain aroma. Caramel malt, and more of that stale-grain-bitter in the taste.... Dry, thin....leafy....tinny. Not a favourite.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2016 at 16:51

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Trickling Tap. Pale, golden with a small white head. Soft toffee aroma, flavour is citrus and some toffee sweetness
Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2016 at 11:38