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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Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen - Black pour with beige head. Sweet and roasted malty with some charred burnt malty accents, some cocoa and caramel notes, burnt brown sugar, dark malty close.
Tried from Draft on 23 Mar 2017 at 13:19

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft. A golden beer with a huge yellowish head. The aroma has notes of spices, grapefruit, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, spices, hops, and straw, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried from Draft on 21 Mar 2017 at 04:13

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draught at Nordvest Ølbar, Copenhagen. Pitch black with a thin, creamy lightly tanned head. Sweet, roasted aroma with coffee, caramel, chocolate, liquorice and roasted notes. A pleasant fruitiness. Taste is light bitter-roasted. Medium body with a creamy, fine silky mouthfeel. Finishes dry and lightly roasted bitter with coffee and chocolate. Delicate Stout.
Tried on 17 Mar 2017 at 09:56

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Black with tan froth quickly dimishimg into a beige ring. Aroma has roasted malt, choc and notes of berries. Roasted flavour, coffee.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2017 at 18:10

7.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft. A black beer with a brown head. The aroma has notes of coffee, roasted malt, and dark chocolate. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, roasted malt, bread, and coffee, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried from Draft on 06 Mar 2017 at 06:38

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap@Fermentoren, Copenhagen (04/03/2017) - pours black with a neat tanned head. Roasted and sweet malty aroma and taste, roasted coffee and rich opulent chocolate converge, some additional caramel sweetness, into a roasted malty coffee laden finish.
Tried from Draft on 05 Mar 2017 at 03:27

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap@Fermentoren, Copenhagen (04/03/2017) - orange amber coloured pour with white head. Medium sweet fruity and malty with a pleasing mix of citrus and tropical fruits, solid malty backing, some caramel, piney and semi dank hoppy accents, hoppy medium bitter into the close. Solid.
Tried from Draft on 05 Mar 2017 at 03:21

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Tap @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren. Black with a big and lasting light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate and lots of coffee. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and roasted moderate bitter finish. 010317
Tried from Draft on 01 Mar 2017 at 12:59

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Draught @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren. Pours black with a creamy brown head, lacings. Aroma roasted malt, caramel, dark chocolate, rich coffee, little green coffee, little wood. Flavor is sweet, malt, caramel, dark chocolate, rich coffee, coffee beans. Medium body, average carbonation, light sweet and light bitter finish. 010317
Tried on 01 Mar 2017 at 10:50

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren, 7%. Black with big beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee and caramel. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, caramel, medium sweet, hop, dusty coffee, little dry, little liquorice, little dark fruit and medium bitter.
Tried from Draft on 27 Feb 2017 at 09:25