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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.
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6.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can, at the March 2025 DCBeer share. Poured a slightly hazy dark amber color, small off-white head. Aroma was toasted caramel, some mild herbal hops. Flavor was light earthy, with some light bitterness. Sweet malt finish.
Tried from Can on 28 Mar 2025 at 22:59

7.5/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Aroma is toasty, some caramel. Taste has a caramel malt sweetness backed by significant herbal hop bitterness with toasty, caramelly flavors.
Tried from Can on 20 Mar 2025 at 01:43

8.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
#4 of 4 in a Krampus flight. There's that coconut smell I thought I was finding on other tasters. Solid black, no foam after waiting to the end of my flight. Taste is definitely full of rum AND coconut. Is that a piña colada? After 40 years I still hate that song, so I wouldn't know. But anyway, fine run and coconut in the taste. (And I'm just so glad there's a Domino's next door to get some alcohol-soaking snacks.) #4 in the picture of this flight.
Tried from Draft at The Open Door Taproom & Bottle Shop on 01 Mar 2025 at 20:55

8.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
#3 of a flight of 4 Krampusses. Black color shows a little light at the edges. Still a small ring of foam at the edge. Mellow imperial stout smell without too much Bourbon nose. Taste is more of that sweet BBA stout without the harshness of the underlying liquor, the way we all like it. #3 in that photo, of it matters. Have I mentioned the oily legs left over in the glass? Just part of the experience.
Tried from Draft at The Open Door Taproom & Bottle Shop on 01 Mar 2025 at 20:28

8.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 9 Flavor 9.5 Texture 8 Overall 9
5 oz draft on a Krampus flight. Solid black, just a trace of foam around the edge. I'm actually getting a nose of coconut here. From the barrel, maybe? Them a whiff of cocoa. The taste: THERE'S the chili that so many pastry spots promise but rarely deliver. Cinnamon, chocolate and vanilla are all there, but not enough to overwhelm the chili burn. Thick mouthfeel really helps, too. (Second from left in my photo, if that matters.)
Tried from Draft at The Open Door Taproom & Bottle Shop on 01 Mar 2025 at 20:12

9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 10 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
5 oz. taste. Flat black with a thin ring of foam. Cocoa and marshmallow in the nose, and a bit of chocotini. Chocolate liqueur dominate the taste. Smooth all the way down, no roastiness. Now getting a chocolate milk hit.
Tried from Draft at The Open Door Taproom & Bottle Shop on 01 Mar 2025 at 20:03

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
16 ounce can from Tavour. Translucent mahogany brown color. Frothy tan head. Mild toasted malt aroma has notes of fresh-baked brown bread. Flavor is sweet roasted malt, toffee, chocolate, dried fruits and toasted walnuts. Wonderfully complex while being smooth and easy drinking. Delicious.
Tried from Can on 19 Jan 2025 at 04:47

6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
16 ounce can. Copper red pour. Frothy beige head. Toasted malt aroma has nutty overtones. Flavor is toasted malt, caramel, black currants. Light bodied. Mild carbonation. Dry finish.
Tried from Can on 23 Nov 2024 at 04:20

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Can from Tavour. Pours clear bright amber with a moderate creamy beige head. Aroma has lots of evergreen. Med body. Dry, lightly smoky with lots of non-pine evergreens. Hint of gin/juniper. Very dry in the finish. Lightly astringent. Decently bitter. It is very tasty indeed.
Tried from Can on 23 Nov 2024 at 00:15

8.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
On tap at the brewery. Black with beige head. Nice roastiness, cocoa, dark chocolate, bourbon, some barrel. Medium sweetness. Medium to full bodied.
Tried from Draft at Old Irving Brewing on 04 Nov 2024 at 23:00