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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours amber with a small creamy head. Aroma is roasted malts with nuts, as well as fruity and sweet notes of berries, coffee and kandi. Medium body with no carbonation. Flavour is sweet with nuts, kandi and fruity notes, and with a nutty, earthy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2014
at 11:04
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A hazed golden ale with a thin white head. In aroma, nice fruity malt with smooth citrus, floral hops, Curacao, very nice. In mouth, a sweet fruity malt with orange pulp, resinous hops, candy sugar, nice. On tap at Empire Brewfest 2014.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jun 2014
at 15:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Paradiso Dupont. Deep purple maroon color, flat. Aroma of dark winter fruit, vanilla, port. Taste is red wine, very subtle carbonation. Nice stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jun 2014
at 17:29
7/10
Tried
on 22 Jun 2014
at 17:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Klooster, Delft. Pours hazy golden with an off white head. Aroma of grain, cardboard, yeast. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and bitter. Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2014
at 10:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at Kings Arm’s. It pours black with a small beige. The nose is earthy, roasty, cola, lactic, wood, vanilla and dark fruits. The taste tart, earthy, mild acidity, cola, berry skin, wood, light vanilla, lactic and sherbet with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Interesting and rather drinkable.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2014
at 08:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Location: Draft at Au Cheval, 6/10/14
Aroma: The nose is sweet for the style, a little booze, and a fair amount of resin/citrus hops
Appearance: The pour of this beer is cloudy and amber in color with a beige head on it
Flavor: The taste is much the same, sweet and a little bitter, with mild booze, and decent hops
Palate: A medium-plus body, with an average carbonation, some light heat, and a decent dryness
Overall Impression: I expected the booze to make more of an impact on this one considering the ABV. Otherwise, this one works pretty well. A tasty beer for sure.
Aroma: The nose is sweet for the style, a little booze, and a fair amount of resin/citrus hops
Appearance: The pour of this beer is cloudy and amber in color with a beige head on it
Flavor: The taste is much the same, sweet and a little bitter, with mild booze, and decent hops
Palate: A medium-plus body, with an average carbonation, some light heat, and a decent dryness
Overall Impression: I expected the booze to make more of an impact on this one considering the ABV. Otherwise, this one works pretty well. A tasty beer for sure.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jun 2014
at 21:06
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500mL bottle poured into Hovels tall think mug. Nice clear yellow color with some bubbles shooting up the body. Small but strong head. Aroma is moderate noble hops. Clean biscuit maltiness, just a little thicker and slightly more syrupy than I would love. Body is light but soft but felt. The lingering carbonation lasts through the flavor and eases into the end of the aftertaste. There is a bit of stickiness on the cheeks. Flavor is again nice with that noble hop flavor. White bread malts are just a bit sticky. Generally, very nice. This maybe a bit higher rated cause I haven’t had a good pils in a while. Its good just needs a bit more brightness and a little less sweet and sticky (not that its a lot).
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2014
at 20:34
6/10
Tried
on 05 Jun 2014
at 12:54
7/10
Tried
on 05 Jun 2014
at 12:54