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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are malt, caramel, herbs and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2013
at 11:39
6/10
Tried
on 12 Oct 2013
at 11:37
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled from bottle @ The Hague tasting. Hazy orange color, small beige head. Smell and taste malts, smoke, ash, earth, tea. Decent I’d say. But I don’t get why this is a spice/herb/vegetable...
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2013
at 13:23
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
50cl bottle shared at October THT tasting in the Hague. Thin creamy white head. Slightly hazy amber pour. lots of coffee. Nice brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2013
at 12:46
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
12oz pour at a bar in downtown chicago. Comes to me very dark brown in color with a small head that leaves a halo tan lacing that is not sticky. Aroma is like sourish dirt and earth - light cocoa with cherry acetic and muddy earhty malts. Its a light aroma mostly dominated by the acetic cherry character (not nail polish). That continues in the flavor with a dominant sour cherry that thins out the body. It overwhelms any other elements and is just thin sour juice. If this had some more body with some other flavor to balance the sour than it would be fantastic. As it warms some light bourbon aspects emerge and there is a bit of a smoked character. I like the aroma but not the taste.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2013
at 16:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Slightly hazy amber with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, caramel, toasted and hop. Flavour is malt, caramel, toasted, hop, medium sweet and a little bitter.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2013
at 06:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours light amber brown with off white head. Nose and taste of coffee, earthy malt, oak, toasted grain and touch of green pepper. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2013
at 19:51
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Musty fruity barley malt aroma. Clear light copper with a small off-white head. Vegetal barley malt and grassy flavor. Light body, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2013
at 18:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft. hazy golden amber color, medium white head. Aroma of biscuit and light fruit. Taste starts with sweet fruit, then a bit of bread, dry finish. OK.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Oct 2013
at 16:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at Churchkey. Poured a pale, nice golden, slightly hazy color with a nice medium sized off-white head. Aroma was tropical fruits, some grain, citrus. Flavor was nice wheat, with grains, hops, some earthy notes. This was pretty well balanced, quite tasty. Very drinkable and quite enjoyable
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Oct 2013
at 23:14