Off Color Brewing

Microbrewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2013

Contact
1460 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL, 60642, United States
Description
We make beer. Sometimes we do other things but not as well.

We've produced award winning, beers on the global stage. Now we just do it for ourselves applying our brewing knowledge, experience, and creativity to create a new breed of classically inspired American beer.

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6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Pour is a chill haze blonde with an extra large white head. Aroma is definite fruitiness. It's been a hot minute since I've had a kiwi but I'm guessing that is the fruit I am smelling. Flavor is fruity with dry chalky malt. With 4 different hops I was thinking they would make a bigger appearance but they are just kind of there. Decent fruity lager. My mom would probably like this.

Tried from Can on 30 Oct 2025 at 21:01


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap at Off Color. Rather unique, a soft body, big funky farmhouse golden ale. Flowery, dry, a little of that fecal barnyard undertone. Peach tea. Unique.

Tried on 29 Oct 2025 at 22:48


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

Tap at Off Color. Rather excellent stuff. Big sour lemon, orange, grape. Bright and biting. Great mouthfeel. Funky farmhouse undertones. Good.

Tried on 29 Oct 2025 at 22:25


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

Florals, a little lemonbalm. Pours slightly hazy golden with some soap bubbles. Finishes with light bitterness, light sweetness. Snally.

Tried on 22 Oct 2025 at 18:23


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

16oz can c/o Ryan. Rather unique, well executed for a tea lager. Flowery, citrus touches. My first exposure to Osmanthus, which is quite unique, would love to add it to kombucha. Cool beer, fun to try, but not one I'd really revisit often.

Tried on 12 Oct 2025 at 04:36


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Pour at Snallygaster 2025. Poured a clear deep ruby orange color with a small white head. Aroma was lime, mandarin, funky citrus. Flavor was citrus, woody notes, funk. Really strange, but tasty.

Tried on 11 Oct 2025 at 21:53


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

Pour at Snallygaster 2025. Poured a hazy golden color with a small white head. Aroma was herbal hops, lemon citrus. I got some funk in this one, with tobacco and some light funky yeast character.

Tried from Draft on 11 Oct 2025 at 18:29


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can, from Broadway Dive Bar, Manhattan NYC (Jul 2025). Pours cloudy reddish dark amber with a very small frothy beige head, sweet caramel-dried fruits aroma, medium carbonation, sweetish dried fruits-caramel taste, smooth body, long finish. Well balanced despite the ABV.

Tried from Can at Broadway Dive (Formerly: Dive Bar - 101st) on 07 Oct 2025 at 23:39


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

Can at home, I’ll be heading to Chicago in few days and just giving. Myself head start. Ruby amber pour and some head. Nose is tofffee, bread crust, some dried fruits. Tatses of caramel, dates, dark bread, earth, macadamia. Sweet finish.

Tried on 21 Sep 2025 at 03:48


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

16oz can into a Tripel Karmeliet glass. Nice flavor, mouthfeel. Sort of odd aroma, a little boozy, flowery. Almost has a honey note to me. A little off center for the style, but enjoyable for what it is.

Tried on 18 Sep 2025 at 05:17