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 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Local Option, Chicago. Poured a hazy deep amber with a broken white head. The aroma is grassy hop. The flavour is medium bitter with a liqourice hop palate and a smooth bitter finish. Not sure what hops were used but the bitterness grew on me as time went by.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Oct 2013
at 10:33
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Local Option, Chicago. Poured a hazy light amber with a frothy white head. The aroma is dry crisp yeast and citrus fruit. The flavour is medium sour with a big grapefruit citrus yeast palate and a smooth apple like finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Oct 2013
at 10:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Local Option, Chicago. Poured a cloudy rich amber with a bubbly off white head. The aroma is rich boozy alcohol and toffee. The flavour is strong bitter with a super liqourice alcohol malt palate and a long bitter finish. Deserving of the name for sure but the alcohol is starting to dominate so I have to mark it down.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Oct 2013
at 10:17
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours cloudy golden orange with a white head. Aroma of weed, grass, yeast, malt, caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2013
at 09:27
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft a at Local Option, Chicago. Pours clear brown with a tiny off white head. Aroma of vanilla, oak, bourbon, caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and acidic, aspects on the nose becoming downplayed and replaced by tart fruit. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Oct 2013
at 09:26
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours unclear amber with a bubbly off white head. Aroma of caramel, toffee, sweet overripe fruit. Flavour is heavy sweet with the alcohol present. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2013
at 09:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours hazy amber with an off white head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate, fruity hops and caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter, chocolate and coffee surprising given the color and finishing with fudge. Medium to full bodied with light carbonation. Great!
Tried
on 15 Oct 2013
at 09:21
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 6
Tap at Local Option, Chicago. Poured a deep mahogany with a thin broken off white head. The aroma is liqourice malt and a hint of vanilla in the background. The flavour is strong sour with a vinegar palate that totally dominates.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Oct 2013
at 09:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Local Option, Chicago. Poured a hazy deep amber with a thin broken white head. The aroma is strong malt. The flavour is medium bitter with a smooth malty liqourice yeast palate. A super smooth refreshing beer. A real find.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Oct 2013
at 09:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap @ Craft, Clerkenwell, London. Lightly hazy golden with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and moderate hoppy - fruity. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 041013
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Oct 2013
at 06:52