Cruz Blanca Brewery

Microbrewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Cruz Blanca Brewery and Taquería

Established in 2016

Contact
904 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL, 60607, United States
Description
Mexican craft brewery + wood-fired taqueria offering crispy lagers, tropical IPAs, and barrel-aged and bottle-conditioned limited release ales.

As expressed by our crossroads logo, Keep all lines open and flowing is a mantra for making and serving good beer — a reflection of our commitment to sharing and exploring possibilities.

Cruz Blanca makes beers that open people up to new flavors, new ideas, and new experiences. From endlessly refreshing Mexican lagers and sunny IPAs that transport us to warmer places, to the less-travelled roads of barrel-aged and wild fermentation ales, there’s always a journey in the beer that keeps us curious about what’s next.

We’re all at the same long table, and there’s always room for one more. Let’s keep all lines open and flowing.

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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle - pours reddish brown - nose and taste of brandy, rum, bourbon, toffee, alcohol and caramel syrup - full bodied
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2018 at 04:34

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle - pours dark brown tan head - nose and taste of brandy, bourbon, rum, chocolate, espresso and toasted marshmallow - medium body
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2018 at 04:32

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Johnathan. Pours a dark brown with medium beige head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is strong dark fruit, fig, vanilla, cocoa, bourbon. Slick body, similar flavors to nose, very sweet, boozy finish, very good.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2018 at 02:06

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Johnathan. Pours black with medium tan head that lasts. The aroma is strong wood, roast, dark chocolate, tobacco, licorice. Thick, chewy, roast, cocoa, smoke, wood, vanilla, boozy finish, very good.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2018 at 01:49

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has lots of straw and grains with a hint of grass backing. Flavor is full of straw with hay and grains underlying.
Tried from Draft on 22 Dec 2017 at 22:44

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has light pine and grass with a bit of grains underlying. Flavor has pine up front with a decent amount of grass and a light grain backbone.
Tried from Draft on 22 Dec 2017 at 22:37

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a hazy light yellow with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces. Aroma has a good amount of grass with some tropical fruits with some wheat underlying. Flavor has a combination of grass and earthy citrus with a touch of tropical fruits and wheat backing.
Tried from Draft on 22 Dec 2017 at 22:29

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a hazy yellow gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a nice citrus note with some semi tart tropical fruits with sweet grains underlying. Flavor has lots of tropical fruits with a bit of light quince and some sweet grains backing.
Tried from Draft on 22 Dec 2017 at 22:12

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
On talk at the brewpub. Pours a cloudy orange with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has lots of dank citrus and tropical fruits with sweet grains underlying. Flavor has dank citrus and tropical fruits with some earthy grass and a bit of light grains.
Tried on 22 Dec 2017 at 22:02