Forbidden Root Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Chicago,
Illinois,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 2016
Contact
Subsidiaries
Description
Crafting delicious beer inspired by nature, served alongside a fresh, seasonal menu. Utilizing myriad ingredients to craft beer as surprising as it is delicious.
8.6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jul 2025
at 17:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Sample at the Columbus brewpub. The beer is a hazy grapefruit-rosé color with a thin pinkish-white head that burns away quickly to a wispy film. Strings of lace. Aroma of tropical fruit, floral hops and malt. Light to medium body with flavors of floral hops, dragonfruit, and biscuit malt. The finish is fruity with a mildly bitter hop and tropical fruit aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
at
Forbidden Root Columbus
on 12 May 2025
at 19:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Sample at the Columbus brewpub. Hazy pale yellow-gold color with a thin bone white head that dissipates quickly to a wispy film. Sticky strings of lace. Aroma of herbal hop, citrus and malt. Medium body with flavors of herbal hops, grapefruit and bready malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a citrusy hop aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
at
Forbidden Root Columbus
on 12 May 2025
at 18:50
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy yellow color and small white head. Canned tropical fruits in the nose. Medium-bodied. Sweetish, lots of overriped sweet tropical fruits like mango and apricot. Average. At brewpub.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Apr 2025
at 10:57
3.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 3
Overall 4
Dark ruby colour and tiny beige head. Coffee, tartness in the aroma. Light-bodied. Toasted but sour, gone bad. At brewpub.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Apr 2025
at 10:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Copper colour and tiny head. Caramalt, some coffee in the nose. Light-bodied. Chocolate, caramalt, orange and honey in the flavour. At brewpub.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Apr 2025
at 10:45
5.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Amber colour and small white head. Tropical fruits in a bit buttery nose. Light-bodied. Citrus, marmalade and notes of diacetyl. Tolerable anyway. At brewpub.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Apr 2025
at 10:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Pale amber colour and small white head. Strawberry and grapefruit peel aroma. Light-bodied. Very fruity, sweetish, grapefruit peels etc in the flavour. Weirdo. At brewpub.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Apr 2025
at 10:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at the source. Pours hazy gold with a white head. Canned peaches, funk, Belgian yeast, spice.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Sep 2024
at 01:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at the source. Orange amber with an off-white-white head. Tart strawberry., hint of basil, doesn't taste like a hefeweizen.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Sep 2024
at 01:20