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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5.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottle. Barley wort and lemon aroma. Hazy golden yellow with small head. Sweet barley wort and lemon flavor. Not bad - underattenuated.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2013 at 15:58

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at Churchkey. Pours cloudy orange golden with a small off white head. Aroma of yeast, caramel malt, herbs. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and light heavy bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 05 Oct 2013 at 14:00

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. A hazy golden beer with notes of caramel, straw, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw, a d hay, leading to a bitter finish
Tried from Bottle on 03 Oct 2013 at 13:32

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavornisnsweet with notes of malt and straw.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Oct 2013 at 13:21

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a thin yellowish head. The aroma has notes of caramel, alcohol, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel, alcohol, bread, and straw, leading to a dry fnish.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Oct 2013 at 12:26

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is peachy and grapefruity. Pine, grapefruity and citrusy. Bitter and dry to herbal finish. Dry and bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Oct 2013 at 12:17

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
50 cL bottle. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malty. Toasted malty, caramelish and bitter. Toffee and estery. Bitter and dry finish. Estery and fruity finish.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Oct 2013 at 12:11

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
50 cL bottle. Pours cloudy orange with a small off white head. Aroma is toasted malty. Coffee, toasted and dry herbal. Bitter, toasted and roasted. Bitter, coffee and toasted malty.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Oct 2013 at 11:58

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft at Torst. Pours dark brown. Off white head. Nose and taste of bourbon, oak, soured dark fruit and plum. Medium body.
Tried from Draft on 02 Oct 2013 at 11:35

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught @ Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell. Pours light golden with a white head. Aroma of light wheat, light sourness, funk, salt, little spice. Flavor is wheat, sour, salty, coriands, little fruit. Thin body, lively carbonation. 200913
Tried on 30 Sep 2013 at 08:34