BuckleDown Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Lyons,
Illinois,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Buckledown Brewing
Established in 2013
Contact
Description
Built on the echoes of the Chicago work ethic and the artisans and tradesmen who brought it to life here, we share the pride and passion in our beer with anybody who's interested. We are humbled to take part in what is becoming a world-class craft beer movement in Illinois. Good to know you. We're BuckleDown.
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at 222 tavern.
Nah. Hardly impressed. Earthy, leather feel. Nah.... I want my ten bucks back.
Nah. Hardly impressed. Earthy, leather feel. Nah.... I want my ten bucks back.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2025
at 03:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
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Clear, Slight Cold Haze, Pale Yellow Color, Huge Dense Thick White Foam Head, Creamy Top, Good Retention, Thin Creamy Drip Rings of Lacing. Floral, Lemongrass, Hoppy Aroma. Juicy, Floral, Lemongrass, Hoppy Bitter. Same in Aftertaste: Juicy, Floral, Lemongrass, Lasting Hop Bitter. Light and Easy Going, Yet Full of Flavor. Good. Enjoyed It. Recommended...
Clear, Slight Cold Haze, Pale Yellow Color, Huge Dense Thick White Foam Head, Creamy Top, Good Retention, Thin Creamy Drip Rings of Lacing. Floral, Lemongrass, Hoppy Aroma. Juicy, Floral, Lemongrass, Hoppy Bitter. Same in Aftertaste: Juicy, Floral, Lemongrass, Lasting Hop Bitter. Light and Easy Going, Yet Full of Flavor. Good. Enjoyed It. Recommended...
Tried
from Can
on 15 Aug 2025
at 13:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Surprisingly woody nose, like a baseball bat, very little whiskey at all. Decent enough black color, with a thin tan ring around the edge. Finally some whiskey impressions on the palate. But mild and restrained. I catch a bit of berry at last, but everything together overrides and store roast malt. Put it down to the aging, I guess. Some nice chocolate at the end.
Tried
from Draft
from
Orange & Brew Bottle Shop & Tap Room
on 05 May 2025
at 23:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at Buckledown. Really big barrel tone. Boozy, but a mild beer underneath. Rich caramel oak. Unique.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Oct 2024
at 21:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at Buckletown. Straight forward Dunkel, not too sweet. Medium bodied, pleasant to drink. Caramel, toffee. OK.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Oct 2024
at 20:56
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft at Orange & Brew. More of a baseline brown than black. Thin scrum of foam moving to the edges. It has a clean malty smell with just an edge of rye whiskey barrel. A much brighter taste than, say, a Bourbon County Stout. But there's the rye and vanilla, and a bit of strawberry on the palate. Sticky on the roof of the mouth. And now, there's kind of a Tootsie Roll impression, and the burn of a hot rye whiskey settling in. Strawberry note finally asserts itself, but not too much. Strong, yet then I think of it being milky and smooth.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Dec 2023
at 05:58
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can, from a gourmet shop in Chicago. Pours clear dark yellow with a small foamy whitish head, faint resinous aroma, low carbonation, medium bitter resinous malty taste with faint caramel flavor, thin smooth body, long medium bitter finish. A typical American IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Nov 2023
at 22:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
16 oz. can from Beerhead. Golden color beer pour with a thick, foamy head. A light, easy clove nose. Standard wheat beer taste. Not overdosed on Hefeweizen bubble gum or the like, just a malty and spicy wheat beer flavor, with that bit of clove behaving itself.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jun 2023
at 04:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap at Bueno Cocina. Pours a clear copper amber with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has light bread and grain with a bit of sweetgrass supporting. Flavor has slightly sweet grains and a bit of bread with a hint of grass in the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jan 2023
at 18:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at Orange & Brew. Pours a clear yellow gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of grass and bitter citrus with dank mango underlying. Flavor has grass and light pine with dank citrus underlying.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 May 2022
at 21:11