Local Option Bierwerker

Client Brewer in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Local Option

Established in 2010

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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
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Tried on 12 Sep 2018 at 10:00


7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
On tap at Local Option Chicago. Hazy amber colour lasting white head. Malty amber flavour. Decent earthy malty . Some strawberry jam and some light milk chocolate. Not really a style I like much but this is excellent. Some hop bitterness on the finish. Decent carbonation too .
Tried from Draft on 22 May 2018 at 01:22

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at Local Option Chicago. Clear gold colour lasting white head. Yeast bready aroma. Clean refreshing got some decent malt to it. Light hop on the finish. Pretty good lager. For first beer after a long day of travelling. Well worth it.
Tried from Draft on 22 May 2018 at 01:09

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draught @ City Hops. Hazy dark red-copper with small foamy beige head, sweet grape/molasses aroma, low carbonation, mildly bitter sweet resoinous molasses like taste with alcohol undertones and long, throat burning finish. Very weird brew, but ABV is well covered except for the initial throat burn.
Tried on 16 May 2018 at 19:31

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Trying to catch up on 150 or so ratings. Scores were memorialized at time of tasting, tasting notes were limited.
Tried on 08 May 2018 at 05:11

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draft @ BrewDog, Malmö. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty malty chocolate and caramel aroma. Roasted malty chocolate caramel and licorice flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate and caramel finish.
Tried from Draft on 15 Feb 2018 at 20:24

8.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle 0.33l, trade with Camons, many thanks, René! Clear, dark red to black colored. AROMA- coffee, chocolate, nuts, roasty, nice alcohol. FLAVOR- neutral, pleasanly bitter, silky, coffee, chocolate, wood, nougat, nuts. Medium to fuller bodied.
Perfect stout.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2017 at 16:39

7/10
Tried from Draft at Au Cheval on 19 Dec 2017 at 11:33

8/10
Tried from Draft at Local Option on 18 Dec 2017 at 15:38