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An English style pub with it's own built-in brewery. Four kinds of beer brewed just a few feet from where it's served. Plus hundreds of local and craft beers on cask, tap or bottle.
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7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Keg at the brewery as Hattori Hanzo. Golden, large foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of pale malt, dill, lemongrass. Taste is pale malt, citrus, lime, resin, lemongrass. Medium bodied, bright. Nice. 14.3k and Illinois #200! Which means I have exactly 14.1k non-Illinois ticks.
Tried on 10 Jan 2018 at 17:28

7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at the brewery. Clear golden, thin creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of salt, lemon, spice. Taste is salt, wheat, lemon, orange. Medium bodied, crisp.
Tried on 10 Jan 2018 at 17:23

7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2017. Pours a hazy yellow gold with a large white head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has notes of tropical fruits and citrus with some sweet grains backing. Flavor combines tropical fruit and light citrus with a light grain backbone.
Tried from Draft on 29 Sep 2017 at 21:28

6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2017. Pours a cloudy earthy deep amber with a light brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of sour black current, a bit of grain underlying and a light bread note. Flavor has a good tart black current note supported by grains and bread. A touch thin.
Tried from Draft on 17 Sep 2017 at 11:41

7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle - 1996 - pours amber - nose and taste of bread, caramel, sherry, toffee and oak - med body
Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2016 at 20:16

7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
At Great Taste 2015. gold color. Fairly large head. Smoke in the aroma and flavor, and I get smoked bacon. Often I do not taste smoked meat in smoked beers, particularly, with rauchbier, but here I do. Dry, earthy malt. I enjoyed this.
Tried on 01 Sep 2015 at 18:51

7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft. Hazy golden yellow color, medium white head. Dusty and peppery aroma. Taste has overripe fruit with a decent helping of funk. Tasty.
Tried from Draft on 31 Aug 2015 at 15:54

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2015. Pours near black with a brown head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has notes of dark grains with a bit of toffee and hint of pine. Flavor has dark grains, bread and a bit of roast supported by a hint of pine.
Tried from Draft on 21 Aug 2015 at 16:24

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2015. Pours a hazy amber gold with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has a bit of tropical fruit with a notes of citrus and an earthy grain backbone. Flavor has sweet and earthy grains up front with a bit of citrus and grass backing.
Tried from Draft on 21 Aug 2015 at 16:20

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2015. Pours a near clear gold with a fluffy white head that lasts throughout the beer and laces slightly. Aroma has a nice smoke note with some sweet grains and a touch of bacon backing. Flavor has a good amount of bacon and smoked meat supported by sweet grains.
Tried from Draft on 21 Aug 2015 at 16:18