Forbidden Root Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Chicago,
Illinois,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 2016
Contact
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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.
8.5/10
Absolute juice bomb. Grape juice - muscat, must be. Perfectly balanced, divine. Could drink it all day.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jun 2020
at 18:37
8/10
Lovely shiznit. Brewed in Madison, WI.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jun 2020
at 21:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Has a packaged on date of 8 - 12 - 19. The Aromas are pine resin, floral and a little Citrus hops it was okay. Flavors are similar to nose, happy Sweet up front with a light growing bitter in the Finish. Good body and carbonation.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2019
at 01:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Crisp Caramel malt nose. Deep brown, but still a bit translucent, with a thin bit of foam. Nutty caramel malt taste. Can't get much oak, which is hit our miss anyway, but there's a definite edge of unfiltered yeast. Very agreeable. Still kind of hearty and filling in the way of a fall seasonal, yet alcohol goes down easy and makes it almost sessionable.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Dec 2019
at 04:23
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Wasn't excited about trying this till I saw its a hefe, I hope its a hefe. This $3 can from vintage smells very strawberry nice when I pop the lid. When I first pour it, its seems like a hazy brew but once I get to the bottom of the can, all this sediment pours out, just like a good hefe, thank you. Taste at first seems like dull strawberry fruit beer but then it begins to sharpen up in the middle. Not sure I'd call this tart but it certainly borders on the territory of tart. Yes, unlike many fruit beers, it tends to grow on you. Fairly decent co2. This is OK for a one-timer but I don't think I could do it again. The look and smell puts this above average but otherwise, its an average fruit beer. Thank goodness its not another straight up ass wheat ale.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Nov 2019
at 21:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can thanks to Ian. Pours hazy bright orange with a small white head. Aromas of citrus, pineapple, herbs, grapefruit. Taste is sweet, grapefruity, mango, herbal.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16oz can. Thick, unfiltered orange-tan body. Foamy white head. Meridian and Moutere is a really nice combination. Medium bodied, very pleasant on the palate. Really great balance. A lot more depth than a typical Session IPA. Mellow orange pith, peach, tangerine. Doesn't really taste like the beers at Forbidden Root that I recall, but that is a good thing mostly, more streamlined and exact, some Ale Asylum tendencies for sure. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Oct 2019
at 02:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12oz can. Deep amber-brown body, unfiltered. Rather unique, not really anything like the recent wave of Mexican Lagers...this is way deeper, maltier. The oak takes it a step further. Deep caramel tone with a touch of vanilla from the oak. Doesn't really seem to nail it as far as the lagering, but the oak covers up a lot of subtleties. Unique, OK.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Oct 2019
at 03:47
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A deep dark stout with a thick brown head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with butterscotch, nutty notes, very nice and smooth. In mouth, a nice chocolate malt with licorice, molasses, dark fruits, alcohol warmth, very nice. On tap at Liquid Arts 2019.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jun 2019
at 20:17
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can 1 pint. Pours a cloudy, reddish golden - as in pinkish grapefruit flesh - with next to no head. Vague. spicy nose. Kinda light in body, tart, dry grape fruit juice with a very vague bitterness. Not the most inspired creation. Do all beers have to be called IPA to sell? This has absolutely nothing to do with one. 050619
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2019
at 14:56