Forbidden Root Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2016

Contact
1746 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Subsidiaries
Forbidden Root Brewing Company owns 1 brewery:
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.

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6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at Forbidden Root Easton. Opaque peach with small white head. Aroma is wheat esters, medium body, lower carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is strawberry, wheat esters, and hints of basil.
Tried from Draft on 18 Jun 2022 at 23:08

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pretty hazy golden coloured body with a thick but very fast-dying pure white head that leaves a nasty lace on the sides of the glass. Aroma of grass, hay, light caster sugar and the nicest scent here - a good strain of Belgian yeast that makes this very aromatic. Light to Medium-bodied; Assertive effervescence up front brings out the barnyardie type notes with some grass, hay, flowers and perfume along with a soft touch of bitterness from some noticeable hops and ending with a crisp lemon and citrus fruit bite at the end. Aftertaste shows some light pine to couple with the deeper hop bite at the end along with the very grassy, herbal and well-balanced malt notes here that finish with the distinct yeast profile which really makes this beer into something  nice. Overall, a solid and enjoyable saison that hits the marks nicely while bringing out some smooth lemons, perfume and sugars but focusing on the barnyardie, grass and yeast notes. A good beer overall, much better than expected and a nice one for me to bring back home, in hindsight. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from the Crossroads Country Market in Wausau, Wisconsin on 07-August-2021 for US$1,67 (part of a mixed six-pack) sampled at my house here in Washington on 24-May-2022. 
Tried from Can on 25 May 2022 at 07:52

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Pours lightly hazy. Pineapple, mango, lemon, hefty booze. Medium body. Hefty.
Tried from Draft on 19 Mar 2022 at 02:54

7.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Pours red. Raspberry, synthetic raspberry, lemon, lemon zest, sour. Medium body. Good.
Tried from Draft on 19 Mar 2022 at 02:49

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Pours hazy yellow. Grapefruit, plum, peach, pear, almond, pineapple. Good body. Decent.
Tried from Draft on 19 Mar 2022 at 02:38

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours gold. Lemon, grain, light funk, white grape. Fizzy. Interesting.
Tried from Draft on 19 Mar 2022 at 02:36

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours gold. Biscuit, grapefruit, grain, perfume. Medium body. Fine.
Tried from Draft on 19 Mar 2022 at 02:26

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap at the brewery. Pours gold. Light tartness, lemon, butter, grain. Medium body. Fine.
Tried from Draft on 19 Mar 2022 at 02:05

Very refreshing lemon/ lime thing. Floral. Well done. Breaking news: Lionel Messi leaves Barcelona and joins north London outfit Tottenham Hotspur! 5 year deal! Here we go! No need to do your own research, I'm trustworthy!
Tried from Can on 05 Aug 2021 at 21:20

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
7-10-21 Westerville
Tried on 11 Jul 2021 at 02:12