About
Established in 2016. Old Irving Brewing Company is a craft brewery in Chicago's Old Irving Park neighborhood featuring a variety of house brews, an extensive selection of whiskeys/bourbons, guest ciders, and a kitchen serving wood fired eats.
8.4/10
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jul 2025
at 14:58
9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Can from Tavour
Appearance: dark brown with a thin tan head
Aroma: bourbon, rye, blackberries, woody, vanilla
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: light carbonation, creamy feel, medium body, long finish
Tasty
Appearance: dark brown with a thin tan head
Aroma: bourbon, rye, blackberries, woody, vanilla
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: light carbonation, creamy feel, medium body, long finish
Tasty
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 22 Jul 2025
at 17:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draught @ Beer On The Wall - Elmhurst IL (Sept 2024). Opaque dark brown with a small frothy tan head that dissipates quickly leaving a ring behind, dark chocolate-bourbon aroma, low carbonation, bitter dark chocolate-bourbon taste, alcohol undertones, toffee flavor, thin body, long chocolatey finish. Tasty and well balanced.
Tried
from Draft
from
Beer On The Wall - Elmhurst
on 05 Jul 2025
at 22:39
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can from Tavour. Pours clear copper/amber with a transient white head. Aroma is quite malty. Med body. Flavor is toffee/caramel with some grass/spice. Malty, but seems dry. Bitterness is moderate. Not quite like other ambers I can recall. Much stronger flavor than many. Good.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 27 Jun 2025
at 00:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
1 pint can. Pours hazy orange, white head. Aroma is tropical and grapefruity hoppy. Smooth fruity. Juicy and hoppy far finish.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jun 2025
at 00:45
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
16 ounce can from Tavour. Clear brassy gold color. Frothy off-white head. Mild biscuity malt has honeyish notes. Flavor is sweet, bready malt with notes of caramel, honey and allspice. Some booziness in middle. A hint of bittersweet citrus on backend quickly fades to a dry finish.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 20 Jun 2025
at 03:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Tavour. Pours clear amber with a large foamy off-white head. Aroma is lightly smoky. Med body. Flavor is medium toffee, coffee, smoky and some light spice. Intriguing.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jun 2025
at 01:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Color of an iced tea work a puff of foam that dissipated as I tried to frame that photo. Nose is plenty of kilned malt, maybe some Werther caramel. Taste is even bigger on malt. More Amber beer character than, say, a Vienna, or the East Coast old-fashioned lagers. Bold with a side of molasses. Hope come in very sharp and keep the taste dry. Robust!
Tried
from Draft
at
Goldfinger Brewing Company
on 02 May 2025
at 22:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Tap at Navigator. Pretty solid for the style. Big blueberry, blackberry puree flavor. Thick, rich, pastry sour type creature. Nice palate cleanser.
Tried
on 19 Apr 2025
at 23:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ the brewery (Feb 2025). Hazy dark orange with a small foamy beige head, very faint citrus aroma, adequate carbonation, initially sweet then medium bitter orange peel-mango taste, alcohol undertones, thin body, long finish with some alcohol throat burn. Tasty but boozy.
Tried
from Draft
at
Old Irving Brewing
on 09 Apr 2025
at 14:40