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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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Growler thanks to Adam, thanks! Pours a clear gold with an orange hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges slowly and laces. Aroma has notes of grass and earthy citrus with a light tartness and a grain backbone. Flavor is more tart citrus with an earthy grain note and a bit of grass supporting.

Tried from Growler on 23 Jan 2016 at 19:59


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

Growler thanks to Adam! Pours a hazy amber with a near white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a light tart stone fruit with some grain and a decent amount of funk. Flavor combines earthy funk and tar stone fruit with an earthy grain backbone.

Tried from Growler on 23 Jan 2016 at 17:07


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Brown color. Mildly sour, some cheese. Balsamic. Sour flavor but not an intense sourness.

Tried on 23 Jan 2016 at 17:04


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

Tap at Penrose. Deep brown body. Amber stained-glass edges. Big, creamy, foamy beige head. Quite nice. The wheat adds some creaminess to the body. The buckwheat tones are slightly reminiscent of Sara, which is great. More of a sessionable Belgian Brown than a Belgian Black. Very nice.

Tried from Draft on 29 Nov 2015 at 20:31


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

Tap at Penrose. Unfiltered orange-copper body. Creamy, puffy head. Rather bitter, dry astringent aroma for the style. Blood orange, leather. Straight up brett, not much depth. Sort of has that hairspray astringency. Delicate, soft mouthfeel. The Ardennes yeast still shines through I suppose. Not really a flavor profile I enjoy.

Tried from Draft on 29 Nov 2015 at 20:27


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

Tap at Penrose. Deep brown body, big beige head. Can’t think of too many other Belgian coffee beers. I’m not wild about the aroma, it kind of adds an off earthy tone. Chocolate sweetness, not so far removed from a Dunkel in that respect. I don’t think the coffee is really a bonus here. Sort of brings it into brown ale territory. Mellows out as it breaths, coffee aroma comes out more. Creamy medium body. Solid enough offering, fresh and clean.

Tried from Draft on 29 Nov 2015 at 20:24


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

Links, Chicago tap: pours a similar look as to a flemmish red. Aroma is vinegar, cherry, and wood. Taste is sour at the top, then woody, then lightly sour at the finish with a sort of woody aftertaste. Not at all sweet. Very light bodied.

Tried from Draft on 01 Oct 2015 at 21:26


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

Bottle shared by Adam, thanks! Pours a clear pale golden yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of oak and earthy sour fruits with a touch of funk. Flavor has a good amount of earthy sour fruit with growing oak, light funk and a bit of grain.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Sep 2015 at 22:23


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draft. Cloudy maroon color, tan head. Aroma has vanilla, cherry, port wine. Taste is vinous vanilla and tart cherry, slightly acetic. Very tasty.

Tried from Draft on 26 Aug 2015 at 21:20


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2015. Pours a clear red with a tan head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma is full of pie cherries with a slight tartness and a light grain backing. Flavor has pie cherries throughout with a bit of oak and earthiness underlying.

Tried from Draft on 20 Aug 2015 at 20:53