Afterthought Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Lombard, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Afterthought Brewing Company - Out of business

Established in 2017

Contact
218 E St Charles Rd, Lombard, IL, 60148, United States
Description
Small-batch, family-run craft brewery in Lombard, Illinois with a focus on saisons and mixed fermentation beers.

Old World Tradition. New World Twist.

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

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Tried on 09 May 2024 at 07:09



6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap @ Peders. Hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, citrus and wood. Flavor is medium sweet. Dry finish. 080524

Tried from Draft on 08 May 2024 at 15:34


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

(sample, bottle) Hazy pale golden. Huge white head. Saison yeasts, fruity, zesty, light sourish. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Nov 2023 at 22:00


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draught @ Malt & Grape. Pours clear light yellow with a white head, lacings. Aroma of light sourness, light malt, tart green fuit, white grapes. Flavor is sour, little malt, tart fruity, green peach, apricot, grapes. Medium body, average carbonation, dry and light acidic finish. 141023

Tried on 14 Oct 2023 at 14:11


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Very firm and huge just off-white head over veiled metallic golden beer. Herbs, weeds, a summer meadow with grapey overtones. Wild yeasts suggested. Sour, partly sour grapes, partly vegetables as rhubarb. Lactic acid, quite lemony. Herbs more in retreat in the flavour, and pretty clean for wild yeast. Bit tart, effervescent, refreshing, lightly lipsmacking acidity. Very good - again.

Tried from Bottle at Café Pardaf on 16 Jul 2023 at 06:47


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Huge, just light-yellowish head over (cold)hazed yellow-golden beer. Spicy, herbal nose, intense from afar. From up close, Bretts & wild yeasts, quite lambic-like. Lemon, lactic acid, parsley. Again spicy-herbal. Lightly vinous impression. Finish is dry, bit lemony; less acidic than the nose suggested. Hints of artificial sweetener - although I absolutely don't think it's added - but the flavour really reminds me of some. Dry grains & dried spices. Aftertaste has green apple and sweet woodruff. Light, spritzy, bit slick. A Saison de Luxe - but for this one I accept the moniker 'Saison'. However, typical American is the failure to spell their own given name wrong.

Tried from Bottle at Café Pardaf on 02 Jul 2023 at 07:55


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle sample at a Yana's tasting at Sahar's place. Clear yellow. Funk, white wine, oak, vinegar, sour, slightly astringent.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Jun 2023 at 13:32


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at Peders, Copenhagen. 03/05/2023 Tart fruity with notes of lemons, straw, lots of foray accents going on, yeasty linger, medium body and acidity, wooden accents into the fruity flora close.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2023 at 10:23


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle pour at Peders, pours a hazy blonde with a medium white head. Aroma brings out wild yeast, floral notes and a touch of oak. Flavour is full of phenols, with saison yeast, floral notes, oak and wild yeast. The phenols ruin this a fair bit, but there's a nice base beer underneath. Good but problematic.

Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2023 at 19:03