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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7.1/10 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

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
16oz can c/o Ryan. APA taken in a couple odd directions, particularly the sorghum, which adds an odd sweetness. A little stale tasting, but still drinkable. Earthy, old school, with odd twists. OK.
Tried on 13 Sep 2025 at 04:17

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
8.5oz bottle c/o Ryan. Thanks! Quite a funky aroma, Big leathery brett tones sort of taken in strange directions by the hops. Drinks big for the ABV, sort of a deep alcohol soaked grape flavor. Unique, leans into the brett a lot.
Tried on 11 Sep 2025 at 02:06

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
8.5oz bottle thanks to Ryan. Superior Wit. This is quite phenonenal. Not unlike Jolly Pumpkin, mild sour tones, but even better balance. The tangerine tone throws it over the top. Really excellent beer.
Tried on 07 Sep 2025 at 03:59

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Redfish Amber in my small glass, thin ring of foam. Nose reminds me of a Tahiti Treat soda. Taste is at first like a Warhead candy, but then the sourness does not overwhelm. Difficult to separate the Yuzu & very, so just enjoy the fruit and the sour.
Tried from Draft from Orange & Brew Bottle Shop & Tap Room on 06 Sep 2025 at 20:36

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 7
a: bright pink (almost ruby) body | thinnish pink head
a: raspberries (duh!) | coriander seed | black tea
f: tart | soft malts | bitter finish
t: lemons | wheat | floral (hibiscus) end
o: refreshing | quite fruity | easy-drinking (makes sense - for golf)

16 ounce can | Hy-Vee (grocery): Council Bluffs, Iowa | 17-August-2025 | US$4,99 | no can date | sampled: 17-August-2025, a few hours after purchase
Tried from Can from Hy Vee Wine & Spirits - Council Bluffs (Madison Ave) on 17 Aug 2025 at 15:39

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
a: slightly cloudy golden body | thinnish white head
a: biscuity | coriander seed | light sugars
f: wheat | soft oranges | bread on end
t: crisp | mellow malts | soapy finish
o: refreshing | balanced well | clean-drinking but still flavorful

12 ounce can | Hy-Vee (grocery): Council Bluffs, Iowa | 17-August-2025 | US$2,99 | no can date | sampled: 17-August-2025, a few hours after purchase
Tried from Can from Hy Vee Wine & Spirits - Council Bluffs (Madison Ave) on 17 Aug 2025 at 15:13

7/10
Keg at first draft. Pours golden amber, nose is toffee, bready, citrus, grass, taste is bready, malty, grassy. 7
Tried from Draft on 09 Aug 2025 at 18:03

7/10
Bottle at the brewery. Pours black, nose is liquorice, winey, vanilla, chocolate, oak, taste is sweet toffee, raisin, prunes, coconut, vanilla, roasted, little harsh. 8/7/7/7/7
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2025 at 15:14

8/10
Keg at the brewery. Pours deep ruby, nose is funk, pomegranate, citrus, taste is sharp funk, pomegranate, juicy, tart, sweet. 8/7/8/8/8
Tried on 07 Aug 2025 at 15:08