Goldfinger Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Downers Grove, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Goldfinger Brewing Company

Established in 2020

Contact
513 Rogers St, Downers Grove, IL, 60515, United States
Description
A revived 19th century lager beer tradition. Horizontal tanks, natural carbonation, extended lagering, and decoction brewing.

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7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Black pour. Scattered lace. Thin foam around the rim. Coffee, vanilla, and coca cola. Light body and light carbonation

Tried from Can on 20 Mar 2026 at 01:01


7.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Soil nose. Black, lasting medium creamy tan head, nice lace . Coffee, cola. Medium body, creamy mouthfeel.

Tried from Can from Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville on 19 Mar 2026 at 23:46


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

16oz can. Amber-brown body, transparent. Steady, large beige head. Rich caramel malts, really nice stuff, reminds me of Bamberg. Some hop tone as well gives it some nice balance depth. Fantastic stuff, by far the best Stein beer I've ever had.

Tried on 18 Feb 2026 at 03:52


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draft pour at Goldfinger. Almost as dark as a doppelbock, with a creamy off-white head. Smell still has some yeast to it that overrides anything else at first. Taste is a full, hearty and malty smack. Caramel roast that would be pretty sweet if not for an otherwise indistinguishable balance of German style hops. Maybe a side note of black tea. Smell resolves to big doppel malts further down.

Tried from Draft at Goldfinger Brewing Company on 08 Feb 2026 at 20:00


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

On tap at The Beer Temple. Pours a clear deep amber brown with a light brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a light roast and dark bread with a bit of chocolate coming through. Flavor has earthy bread and light roast with some chocolate underlying.

Tried from Draft from The Beer Temple on 24 Jan 2026 at 23:04


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Light gold pour. Thin foam around the rim. Scattered lace around the glass. Grass and malt flavor. Full bodied and full carbonation.

Tried from Can from Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville on 28 Dec 2025 at 22:12


5.5
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Grassy hay nose. Clear yellow, thin head. Grass, hay. Light body, easy carbonation.

Tried from Can from Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville on 28 Dec 2025 at 21:24


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Deep brown color, slightly cloudy, under a pillowy white head. Kind of like the pre-Pro Brooklyn and Sam Adams lagers. Smell has a bit saison to it: unfiltered yeast and some toasted Minnesota wild rice. The rice and yeast come out in the taste too. Dry malty taste, very little sweetness. A bit of bitterness on the edges of the tongue.

Tried from Draft at Goldfinger Brewing Company on 22 Dec 2025 at 00:02


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Canned 2 weeks ago. Brown porter pour under a thick tan head. Nice milk chocolate nose. Taste has cocoa and coffee notes. Hard fizziness. Light alcohol. A solid dark lager.

Tried from Can at Goldfinger Brewing Company on 03 Dec 2025 at 04:29