Cruz Blanca Brewery
Microbrewery
in Chicago,
Illinois,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Cruz Blanca Brewery and Taquería
Established in 2016
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.
Frothingslosh (19093) reviewed Cruz Light from Cruz Blanca Brewery 1 year ago
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.
Frothingslosh (19093) reviewed Mexico Calling from Cruz Blanca Brewery 1 year ago
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.
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.
Frothingslosh (19093) reviewed Vamos from Cruz Blanca Brewery 1 year ago
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.
wombat23 (6032) reviewed Palm Shade from Cruz Blanca Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can. Murky orange gold with a white head. Floaters everywhere. Pineapple, citrus, alcohol.
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.
trapped (8300) reviewed Palm Shade from Cruz Blanca Brewery 1 year ago
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.
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.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Palm Shade from Cruz Blanca Brewery 1 year ago
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.
nuplastikk (10473) reviewed Gringo Honeymoon from Cruz Blanca Brewery 1 year ago
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...