Penrose Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Geneva, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2014

Contact
509 Stevens St, Geneva, IL, 60134, United States
Description
Local Craft Brewery with a focus on small batch beers, fresh hop flavors and oak fermented and aged wild ales in Geneva, Illinois.

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

Part of flight Global Brew, Evansville.Hazy, dark yellow, ring of head, trace lacing.Aroma strong pineapple, citrus, stone, tropical fruit.Taste strong pineapple, citrus, stone, orchard fruit.Smooth, frothy texture, soft carb, finish as taste.

Tried from Draft on 01 Dec 2025 at 19:28


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

Aromas seem nothing special and are citrus, malt, dry grain and a hint of MJ. Flavors are similar to nose and again seem nothing special at first but somehow work pretty good. Well balanced and good drinking. Glad I got a four pack.

Tried from Can at Festival Foods - La Crosse on 01 Aug 2025 at 03:33


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

Draught. Extremely hazy rich yellow with a large foamy beige head, citrus peel-coriander aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter citrus peel-unripe mango taste, smooth body, long finish. A good NEIPA.

Tried from Draft at The Map Room on 04 Jul 2025 at 19:51

gave a cheers!

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

355ml can from Beer52. Hazy orange-gold with small white head. Aroma is sour with citrus and funky notes. Taste is tart and sour, quite lemony. Refreshing, pleasant.

Tried from Can on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:23


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

355ml can from Beer52. Hazy pale gold with small white head, some retention. Aroma is zesty, grapefruit, grainy malts. Taste is grapefruit, bubble-gum, citrus zest, moderate bitterness throughout. Tangy if watery finish. Light to medium bodied. Nice but a little one dimensional.

Tried from Can on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:23


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

16oz can. Really solid, juicy IPA. Has some malt depth too to back it up, nice bitterness. Refreshing. Old School West Coast feel. Good.

Tried from Can on 04 May 2024 at 04:24


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

Can, from a market in Chicago. Pours faintly cloudy dark yellow/amber with a large foamy beige head, light piney aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter piney taste, thin body, long medium bitter finish. Typical American IPA.

Tried from Can on 07 Nov 2023 at 16:25


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

Pint can, 8/16/23. New brewery! Brewery #2212, USA # 1808, IL # 84. Hazy orange, large beige head, average retention. Aroma of mango, lime, tangerine. Taste is mango, pineapple, lime, candied citrus. Slick, mild bitterness. A bit weird but I like it. Good intro to a new brewery.

Tried from Can on 29 Aug 2023 at 02:11


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

Bottle at Afterthought. Pours a hazy peachy orange with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a slightly sour and dank peach with a light funk underlying. Flavor has sour and Dani peach with light acid and grass backing.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2022 at 22:44


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2022. Pours a near clear dull yellow gold with a white head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has some tropical fruit and sweet citrus wit ha bit of grain backing. Flavor has sweet grain and funky hay with a touch of citrus and tropical fruit underlying.

Tried from Draft on 18 Aug 2022 at 00:11