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.
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
clear orange, smooth fluffy offwhite head. faint exotic fruity, yeasty and malty flavor, flavor is malty, caramelly, sort of euro hoppy, the malts are in front, the caramel is not in the way, nice beer, but not to my taste, however easy drinking and with no flaws.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2014
at 16:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, cloudy orange smooth offwhite head hoppy and malty aroma. Strong. Nice US hops. Flavor is hoppy,malty and in good balance.a very good US style ale
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2014
at 13:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Thirsty Monk during 2014 RBWG. Pours a hazy orange gold wit ha white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has sweet citrus with a bit of sweet fruits and a grain backbone. Flavor is similar with light citrus, sweet grain and a little bit of grassiness.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Feb 2014
at 19:13
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Cloudy copper colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Grainy aroma, some bread, some husk. Taste is grainy, husky, bready, bitter hoppy and slightly yeasty overtones; lively carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2014
at 06:08
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Ins Glas ergießt sich ein trübes bernsteinfarbenes Bier mit geringem Schaum. Geruch leicht nach Kaffee, Holzfass, malzig. Geschmack malzig, holzig, Karamell, Kaffee, minimal alkoholisch.
Tried
on 06 Feb 2014
at 13:04
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
500ml Flasche. Ins Glas ergießt sich ein trübes orangebraunes Bier mit geringer Schaumkrone. Geruch hefig, fruchtig, Karamell, Toffee. Geschmack hefig fruchtig bitter, nussig, Karamell.
Tried
on 05 Feb 2014
at 13:29
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Botella de 50 cl en el lúpulo. 27-01-2014, En el momento. Color ámbar miel algo turbio. Cuerpo medio con 7.3 vol y algo de gas, bastante espuma inicial de color blanco que desaparece rápidamente. Aromas a caramelo especias y bastante café tostado. Sabores algo dulces y especiados al principio seguido de café bastante intenso a medida que va calentando se aprecia sabores mas dulces y cierto toque de madera aumentando también el cuerpo de la cerveza. Bastante buena y mejorando a medida que calienta, adquiriendo mayor densidad y potenciando sabores,,,, para repetir sin problema.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2014
at 12:59
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Almost clear, deep golden colour with small to average, thick, frothy, fairly lasting, moderately lacing, white head. Grainy aroma, bready, a touch of "Sauerkraut". Taste is minimally sweet pale malty, bready, hints of cereals, a cautiously tart touch of "Sauerkraut".
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2014
at 12:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Half liter bottle from Wine Warehouse, Charlottesville. Awesome to see these guys in Virginia! Pours a hazy auburn color with a large frothy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of coffee, raisin, toast, neutral wood, floral notes, honey, mild hops. The taste is coffee with some bitter notes, caramel malts, mild wood, mild citrus hops. Medium bodied, subtle, well balanced. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2014
at 17:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Leicht hopfiger, kernig getreidiger Antrunk. Im Verlauf deutlich hopfiger, angenehme Karbonisierung. Grasig hopfiger, frisch bitterer Abgang, weiterhin getreidig, Vanillenuancen. Rundes, einfach wirkendes Bier. 9/9/11/9/10/10
Tried
on 22 Jan 2014
at 12:02