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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4.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Golden with a large white head. Grainy, citric and a bit corny. Medium finsih and body.

Tried on 06 Oct 2024 at 20:42


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Golden with a medium sized white head. Cracker, lightly grainy with a citric note. Medium finish and body.

Tried on 06 Oct 2024 at 20:41


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Orange with a large foamy head. Toasty malt, caramel and faint dark fruit. Medium finish and body.

Tried on 06 Oct 2024 at 20:40


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Reddish caramel with a large foamy head. Sweet and tangy with toasty malt, citrus and faint fruit. Medium finish and body.

Tried on 06 Oct 2024 at 20:38


5.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can. Murky orange gold with a white head. Floaters everywhere. Pineapple, citrus, alcohol.

Tried from Can on 03 Sep 2024 at 22:36


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Calling this my last summer beer before getting fully into pumpkin beers, Oktoberfests and stouts. Light nose of lime and lager malt in the pour. A hazy gold beer color under a foamy, dwindling head. Well, it ain't no Tequiza and it ain't no Bud Light Lime. A grainy malt taste accented by the salt and lime. It tastes as advertised, and goes down nicely with the last rays of the Labor Day sun.

Tried on 03 Sep 2024 at 00:54


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Can, from Jewel Osco in Chicago. Pours cloudy lemon yellow with a foamy large off-white head, citrus-pineapple aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter citrus peel-pineapple taste, thin body, long medium bitter finish. Decent brew.

Tried from Can on 29 Aug 2024 at 18:20


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

16 oz. can from Binny's. Nice light pineapple smell out of the can.Golden beer color, frothy white head. Nice balance of beer, with easily distinguished pineapple and lime. So exactly as advertised. Nice to sit back with on a warm day.

Tried from Can on 15 Aug 2024 at 02:05


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

15/6/2024. Can from Home Bargains, Martlesham Heath. Shared at Malilla GP. Pours almost clear very pale gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma is sweet, tropical, stone fruits, coconut, white sugars. Quite sweet with musty bitterness. Moderate body, average carbonation. Fair.

Tried from Can on 15 Jun 2024 at 15:17


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

16oz can. 2024. No longer a Hibiscus beer...just an APA. Sugary, with lots of fruity touches. Nice bitterness, but fades into sort of a sugary, sweet, fruity mess. Drinkable, but...

Tried from Can on 08 Jun 2024 at 04:09