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Illuminated Brew Works is a Chicago-based brewery producing beer for interesting times. From big, hazy IPAs, to yeast-driven urban farmhouses, adjunct-rich stouts and experimentally-driven sours and fruit beers, our offerings rotate seasonally to celebrate the annual cycle.

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allinthenameofbeer (11494) ticked
Junior Astronaut Juice from Illuminated Brew Works
8 years ago
8/10
Huge haze out of a tiny can! Ultra dry hopped. Super stone fruit. Hop bitter back.
Tried from Can on 17 Sep 2018 at 14:19
allinthenameofbeer (11494) ticked
Thwack! from Illuminated Brew Works
8 years ago
7/10
Could be great but some weird notes, the grape and dry hop notes definitely clash but also complement each other, maybe too much lime juice added.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2018 at 15:24
poisoneddwarf (5713) reviewed
Illuminated Thwack! from Illuminated Brew Works
8 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle from Tavour. Aroma is grape, lime, lacto, funk. Pours hazy copper with a thick cream-colored pillowy head with excellent retention. Taste is moderately sour (6/10), light to moderately bitter, finishing bone dry. Flavors of grape juice, lime juice, citrusy hops. Foamy, highly carbonated mouthfeel. Interesting and not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2018 at 00:31
Irishboy (4715) reviewed
Illuminated Café Illuminé from Illuminated Brew Works
8 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml bottle from Tavour shared by my daughter who thought it's too sweet. Nose is cinnamon, vanilla, and coffee with a hint of milk chocolate. Hazy rusty orange with a small off white head. Flavor is sweet cinnamon biscotti with vanilla and coffee there too. Quite drinkable for me, but I love any kind of stout.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2018 at 19:39
deyholla (23111) reviewed
Illuminated If You're Not Into Yoga from Illuminated Brew Works
8 years ago
4.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Sampled from the tap at Navigator Taproom. Pours a hazy earthy yellow with a white head quickly and completely. Aroma is full of coconut and sunscreen with a touch of musty grains. Flavor is straight coconut with some sweet grains underlying.
Tried from Draft on 22 Jul 2018 at 00:25
allinthenameofbeer (11494) ticked
Doctor’s Orders from Illuminated Brew Works
8 years ago
6/10
Something seems off but it does seem super lemony. Extra dry feeling though, almost like gin, maybe it strayed too close to the sun. Love these guys other beers though.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2018 at 21:01
djd07 (28869) reviewed
Illuminated Yownt! from Illuminated Brew Works
8 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Chow. Pours a hazy orange gold with small off white head that lasts. The aroma is strong kiwi, earth, grape, pomegranate. Thin body, similar flavors to nose, light tartness, light acidity, good.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2018 at 03:17
djd07 (28869) reviewed
Illuminated Tony’s Humble Pie from Illuminated Brew Works
8 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Chow. Pours a cloudy ruby with small off white head that lasts. The aroma is strong berry, cherry, cinnamon, vanilla. Medium body, pure sugar, berry, vanilla, spice, nice sweetness, tart, very good.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2018 at 00:52
allinthenameofbeer (11494) ticked
Astronaut Juice from Illuminated Brew Works
8 years ago
9/10
Another sugary juice bomb from illuminated, basically juice in a bottle.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jul 2018 at 22:41
drpimento (6570) reviewed
Illuminated Brony from Illuminated Brew Works
8 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
I couldn't find a date on my bottle but the Hops didn't seem all that fresh. Aroma is not very striking a little bit of resin hops and some pale malt. Flavor is like nose sweet up front some decent carbonation also a little bit of stone fruit and funk. Finishes Bittersweet decent body good enough beer. Not really what I was hoping for though.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2018 at 06:09