Alarmist Brewing

Microbrewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Alarmist Taproom

Established in 2015

Contact
4055 W Peterson Ave, Rear Bldg, Chicago, IL, 60646, United States
Description
Independently owned Chicago craft brewery and taproom. Fresh beer and good people.

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

Draught @ the brewery. Extremely hazy lemon yellow with a small frothy off-white head, lemon peel aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter lemon peel taste with pineapple flavor, thin body, long balanced finish. Well balanced NEIPA.

Tried from Draft at Alarmist Taproom on 15 Nov 2025 at 02:50


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Draught @ the brewery. Inky black with a very small frothy ring of a tan head, woodsy bourbon aroma, low carbonation, medium bitter woodsy dark roasted malt taste with bourbon flavor, alcohol undertones, thin body, long finish with alcohol aftertaste. Typical barrel ages stout.

Tried from Draft at Alarmist Taproom on 15 Nov 2025 at 02:47


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

Draught @ the brewery. Clear golden amber with a small frothy off-white head, faint malt aroma, high carbonation, medium bitter malty taste with piney flavor, thin body, long medium bitter to bitter finish. Good WC IPA.

Tried from Draft on 15 Nov 2025 at 02:29


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Aromas and flavors are lots of citrus and MJ with good balance between bitter, sweet and slightly soft carbonation. Nice beer.

Tried from Draft at The Map Room on 02 May 2025 at 02:27


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

Aroma has notes of cantaloupe, peach, cat piss. Taste has a high pithy bitterness backed by moderate candy sweetness.

Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2025 at 02:15


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

GTMW 2022. Simple and drinkable, dry and crisp, some noble hop character. Solid effort.

Tried on 26 Dec 2024 at 17:40


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tasting at Peters, Ystad, Sweden (25/11/2023) - new 🇺🇸 brewery ✅ aroma and taste being a citrus and tropical fruity medley, malty and lactose adds a creamy sweetness, finish is sweet and light balanced bitter hoppy. Very nice. Good first impression.

Tried on 10 Dec 2023 at 10:01


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

Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2023. Pours a cloudy peachy orange with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a bit of tart grapefruit with some sweet orange and a bit of sweet grain. Flavor has grapefruit and sweet citrus with a bit of grain backing.

Tried from Draft on 03 Sep 2023 at 18:26


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2022. Pours a clear straw yellow gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a lot sweet grains and hay with a bit of bread and corn backing. Flavor has bread and corn with some sweet grains and hay in the finish.

Tried from Draft on 18 Aug 2022 at 14:25


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

16 ounce can. Hazy, medium gold color. Large frothy beige head. Slightly tart citrus aroma hints at grapefruit. Bittersweet citrus hops on top of a bready malt base. Notes of pineapple, lemon, grapefruit and orange prevail. Tropical and juicy, as advertised. Nicely done.

Tried from Can on 19 Jan 2021 at 04:09