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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6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Sample at the molen monthly tasting. thin white head. Hazy golden blond pour. Nice enough beer
Tried on 08 Apr 2014 at 11:00

5.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Botella de 50 cl de el lupulo, en el momento 08-04-2014. Color ambar oscuro tirando a marron con toques anaranjados, espuma blanca poco persistente, quedando al final un pequño anillo. Aromas a cereales con algo de caramelo tostado. Sabores bastante marcados de cereales con algo de caramelo tostado y ahumado. Cuerpo ligero tornando a medio segun coge temperatura. No esta mal, refrescante en general.
Tried from Can on 08 Apr 2014 at 10:10

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at the Rover, Goteborg, 21/03/14. Murky orange amber with a moderate off white covering. Nose is citric pangs, grassy, caramel, light spice. Taste comprises caramel, vanilla, spice, light citrics, hint of bread dough. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Easy drinker but rather on the whelming side and lacking any real character.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2014 at 13:14

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
500 ml bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours fairly hazy deep orange copper color with a 2 finger fairly dense cream colored head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of coffee, caramel, toast, biscuit, toffee, light chocolate, vanilla, oak, clove, floral, grass, light citrus, and toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of dark/bready malt, coffee, and oak notes; with decent strength. Taste of coffee, caramel, toast, biscuit, cocoa, light roast, oak, light clove, herbal, floral, light citrus, and toasted earthiness. Light amount of floral bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of coffee, caramel, toast, biscuit, cocoa, light roast, oak, light clove, herbal, floral, and toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice balance and robustness of coffee, dark/bready malts, and light-moderate oak flavors; with no cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, moderately bready, and slightly chalky mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is well hidden with only a slight warming after the finish. Overall this is a good amber ale. Well balanced dark/bready malt, coffee, and light-moderate oak flavors; and very smooth to drink. A pleasantly enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Apr 2014 at 19:13

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Ins Glas ergießt sich ein kupferfarbenes Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch malzig, hefig, würzig, Karamell. Geschmack hefig würzig, malzig fruchtig, Karamell.
Tried on 29 Mar 2014 at 04:28

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
How: Bottle.
Where: The Rover, Göteborg.
Appearance: Hazy dark golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Wheat, citrus, malt.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Wheat, hay, malt, caramel.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Mar 2014 at 02:07

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle at the Rovers cons 2014-03-21 Göteborg AR: hay hops, coffein kick AP: hazy amber, frothy of white head F: coffein kick, dry tropical fruits, fairly bitter
Tried from Bottle on 23 Mar 2014 at 02:16

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Minimally cloudy, orangey dark golden to amber colour with average, frothy, fairly lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Grainy aroma with hoppy overtones, hints of rye. Taste is grainy, bitter hoppy overtones, hints of rye. Nice, but monothematic composition.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2014 at 08:54

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle enjoyed on an evening out in Bristol. Pours a hazy golden colour with a just off white head. Aroma of grain, caramel with citrus notes. Medium bodied, slightly oily texture. Average carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2014 at 07:51

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottled at The Rover, Gothenburg. Cloudy amber, mid sized head. Artificial sttawberry and butter in the nose. Mid sweet, medium body, clean rounded mouthfeel. Butter and caramel. Spritzy carbonation. Low bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2014 at 08:35