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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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Ins Glas ergießt sich ein goldgelbes Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch intensiv malzig, fruchtig, getreidig. Geschmack sehr malzig, leicht fruchtig süß, getreidig.
Tried on 28 Feb 2014 at 11:39

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Kentucky Fried Charleston Trip Beer #71. Draft at Brewvival. Pours a hazy orange color with a medium sized frothy head. Good head retention. Aroma of bread, spice, caramel, citrus. The taste is herbal notes, bread, spice, tea. Medium bodied.
Tried from Draft on 24 Feb 2014 at 17:05

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Kentucky Fried Charleston Trip Beer #70. Draft at Brewvival. Pours a hazy dark brown color with a thin fizzy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of heavy bourbon, mild corn, brown malt. The taste is lactic tartness, bourbon, mild corn. Medium bodied, a bit too heavy on the bourbon.
Tried from Draft on 24 Feb 2014 at 17:03

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Keg at Cask Pub & Kitchen. It pours clear gold with a medium white head. The nose is sweet lemon, biscuit, wheat, grain, herb and barnyard. The taste is biscuit, cheesecake, herbal, lemon peel, dough and just a touch of sourness with a dry finish. Light-medium body and fine carbonation. Not sour enough for a man like myself and bit too much cheesecake.
Tried from Cask on 23 Feb 2014 at 08:22

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Bottled. Hazy ornge colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, toffeeish along with some wheat and mild zesty notes. Flavour is fruity, toffeeish, mild bitterness along with wheat and some herbal notes. Mild smoked notes in the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2014 at 08:20

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Frothy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2014 at 02:11

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Bottle. Pours light amber brown with off white head. Nose and taste of coffee, earthy malt, oak and roasted malt. Medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2014 at 13:09

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50cl bottle pours a hazy amber with some creamy, white head. Nose is nice, blonde roast coffee, very nutty, almond, gristy, cracker. Flavor has a nice cold pressed coffee character, nutty, some cheese rind, a little caramel, malt. Lightly nutty, lightly sweet finish. I really like the blend of amber beer and coffee.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2014 at 13:59

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(tap) clear orange amber colour with a small tan head; aromas of fruit, hint of coffee; mostly dry flavour
Tried from Draft on 15 Feb 2014 at 12:57

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Draft at Smoke & Barrel. Poured a dark brown color with a thin off-white head. Aroma was notes of cherries, chocolate malts, some bourbon notes. Flavor was notes of sour cherries, barrel notes, wood. Tasty dark lightly soured beer.
Tried from Draft on 14 Feb 2014 at 13:15