Local Option Bierwerker

Client Brewer in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Local Option

Established in 2010

Contact
1102 W Webster Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614, United States
Description
Local Option Bierwerker is the brewing division of The Local Option, a pub in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Owner Tony Russomanno has established himself in the craft beer community through years of experience, and today he partners with six different breweries to create all of Local Option's diverse and innovative beers. Local Option Bierweker believes partnering with different breweries gives them maximum flexibility, allowing them to brew as large or as limited a batch as needed. They’ve taken up recipes long forgotten by the mainstream, such as the Kentucky Common, and perfected well-established favorites, like their steam beer Dampf Loc. Local Option Bierwerker offers a brash, in-your-face approach to craft beer; they brew with bravado and aren’t afraid of a little well-placed irreverence while still respecting the long-standing traditions that provide the foundation for their heavy metal brews.

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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Glass, 16 ounces, draught, drunk at Paddy Long’s, savoured on September 27 2014; eye: coppery, clear, tiny ring of tan head, no lacing; nose: resinous hops, malt, caramel; mouth: resinous hops, malt, caramel, astringency, dry finale in resinous hops with good presence of malt, full body, average carbonation, quite bitter, lightly sweet, harsh texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Verre, 16 onces, en fût, bue chez Paddy Long’s, voyage à Chicago, savourée le 27 septembre 2014; œil : caramel, trouble, petit anneau de mousse fauve, pas de dentelle; nez : houblon résineux, malt, caramel; bouche : houblon résineux, malt, caramel, astringence, finale sèche en houblon résineux avec bonne présence de malt, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, pas mal amère, légèrement sucrée, texture râpeuse; en résumé : bien
Tried on 01 Jan 2015 at 09:36

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Rating: 5/26/2012 Tap at New Albanian. Sour cherry and malt aroma. Dark brown color with small head. Mild lactic sour cherry and malt flavor. Lightly sour - a great summer beer.
Tried from Draft on 29 Nov 2014 at 14:08

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
How: Bottle.
Where: SMÖF 2014.
Appearance: Hazy amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Fruit, malt, caramel.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Fruit, malt, a bit floral, caramel.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2014 at 09:45

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Clear amber colour, white head. Aroma of coffee, light wood. Coffee flavour, malts, light sweet notes. Bit sweet finish, wood, coffee liquer, like Tia Maria.
(from 50cL bottle @ weekly tasting, Oirschot. Thanks for sharing, joes!)
Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2014 at 00:32

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Studenterhuset, Århus. Pours golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, yeast, light spice, grass, flowery hops. Flavor is malty, yeast, grain, light bread, flowers, light fruit, sweet apples. Medium body, average carbonation. 251014
Tried from Bottle on 26 Oct 2014 at 01:55

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Baker’s chocolate and coffee nose, rich and odd for such a lighter style of beer, but I’m ok with that. Cloudy ochre, thick yellow head, beautiful lacing. Coffee and oak flavor, the chocolate notes not sensed on the palate. Dried leaves finish and maybe just a hint of caramel. Coffee is dominant. Medium body. Unique and nicely done.
Tried on 18 Oct 2014 at 10:19

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Refrigerated 0.5 L brown bottle poured into a glass. Amber with lots of suspended particles and small off-white head. Aroma caramel, medium body, low carbonation, and some big-bubble lacing. Taste is rich coffee, caramel, some nuts, hints of oak, with hop balance.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2014 at 17:11

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
500 ml bottle purchased at Carl’s Meat Market. Clear gold color with an amber type hue in a mug. Fast dying head on a vigorous pour. The aroma is corn stalks, grain and traces of lager yeast. It has an overall malt sweetness that also displays the light corn husk and lager yeast in the finish of the brew. Very mild bitterness after the sip.

I paid $6.49 USD for this bottle. For the style it is a nicely made brew but I guess I was hoping for a bolder, darker bock. Actually I doubt I will ever remember this.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Sep 2014 at 12:11

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of Summer Santa 2014. Pours murky brownish amber with a creamy reddish beige head that leaves a small trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is slightly malty with biscuits, caramel, coffee, grapefruit rinds, moist grass, toffee, compost and lemon zest. Taste is sweet, slightly bitter and slightly malty with dark bread, biscuits, caramel, grapefruit juice, coffee, moist grass, pine needles, resin and lemon zest. Mouthfeel is soft, round, slightly creamy and medium bodied. Finish is tiny sweet, bitter and slightly malty with caramel, coffee, grapefruit rinds, moist grass, resin and lemon zest. Much better than I expected.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Sep 2014 at 11:09

8/10
Tried on 12 Sep 2014 at 18:40