Illuminated Brew Works

Microbrewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Illuminated Brew Works

Established in 2014

Contact
415 N Sangamon St, Chicago, IL, 60642, United States
Description
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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6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
16oz can picked up at the state store. Pours cloudy orange with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Sweet fruit, grapefruit, tropical, bitter citrus. Not a fan.
Tried from Can on 05 May 2024 at 23:25

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
16 oz. can from Orange & Brew. Pours surprisingly pale and yellow, like a light lager. Fizzy head that's gone in an instant. Big nose of cinnamon and vanilla right off the bat. Taste is, um, definitely spicy. I'm catching nutmeg with the vanilla now. Not much malt, I think. Does leave some stickiness on my lips. Alcohol comes up rather sneakily. I can't really say the base style is a favorite of mine, and spiced up beers can go wrong too easily.
Tried from Can on 24 Feb 2024 at 03:52

8/10
bottle at new barns ..bought from Joe ...deep red brown ..thin tan lacing . soft sweet caramel woody toffee ..quite a hop aroma . soft sweet woody caramel toffee ..sweet caramel toffee
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2023 at 14:42

4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
Flavored porter, not a Belgian ale. 16 oz. can from The Bat Cave. Pours a really dark brown root beer color with a light tan head and decent retention. Almost no lacing. Molasses and dark fruit aroma. As advertised, flavors of dark chocolate, dark fruit, and some coffee notes. I should have read the can first; These are not my favorite flavors. Not getting any smoke or herb notes. All these flavors hide almost all the porter flavor. Medium body. Low carbonation with a slick mouthfeel. Low bitterness. A miss for me.
Tried from Can on 25 Nov 2023 at 22:37

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
16oz can picked up at the state store. Pours cloudy yellow with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Tropical, tangerine, melon, citrus zest. Good
Tried from Can on 22 Sep 2023 at 00:44

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Rated at Suomenojan jätevedenpuhdistamo. Overripe tropical fruity and stingy with peachy notes, hints of grapefruit and citrus, some earthiness. Doesn't feel very fresh unfortunately
Tried on 08 Sep 2023 at 19:22

6/10
Overripe tropical fruity and stingy with peachy notes, hints of grapefruit and citrus, some earthiness. Doesn't feel very fresh unfortunately
Tried from Can on 08 Sep 2023 at 16:01

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Can at home, Espoo. Thanks God of Thunder! Color is deep golden with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Fruits, tropical fruits, some hops and malts. Added fruits meh...
Tried from Can on 08 Sep 2023 at 13:02

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Can, 0.473, thanks GodOfThunder, 20230908) The beer poured amber and hazy. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had fruitiness, grapefruit, tart fruits and malts. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were grapefruit, tart fruits spiciness, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was hoppy and bitter. A nice hoppy brew with adjuncts.
Tried from Can on 08 Sep 2023 at 13:00

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
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Tried on 03 Sep 2023 at 10:21