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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8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
On tap at the brewery. Clear golden with large white head. Malty, grainy, nice subtle bitterness in finish. Pretty clean.
Tried from Draft at Goldfinger Brewing Company on 02 Nov 2024 at 23:00

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Brown with off white head. Malty, caramel, sweetish, some toffee. Medium bodied. Pretty clean.
Tried from Draft at Goldfinger Brewing Company on 02 Nov 2024 at 23:00

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at Is/Was brewing. Clear golden with medium white head. Malty, bit grassy, tad bready, clean, easy drinkable.
Tried from Draft at Is/was Brewing on 02 Nov 2024 at 23:00

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Dark orange to amber with white head. Nice smokey nose, malty, some caramel, tad sweet. Soft texture. Good stuff.
Tried from Draft at Goldfinger Brewing Company on 02 Nov 2024 at 23:00

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Tried from Can on 21 Oct 2024 at 22:15

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft pint at Goldfinger on its first day on tap. a beautifully hazy gold color, with a very puffy head that keeps rising above the rim of the glass. The smell is, admittedly, a basic lager smell, with a bit more toast to the malts and a slight edge of unfiltered yeast. The taste is just slightly grainy, on top of a fine bready malt, then a side of lemon peel. Seemed filling at first, but it's going down a lot more easily the further I go.
Tried from Draft on 30 Jul 2024 at 23:16

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft at GF's Lagerversary. Yeasty nose is the first thing that comes up. Suitably Golden color under a thin layer of foam. First taste has plenty of noble and peppery hops, the later being what I'm thinking Polish hops might do for a beer. Dry hoppy aftertaste on my tongue. A few sips on, the smell has more dry hop to it. Rather knocks down any specific maltiness, but that's what a dry hop style will do for you. --- Beer merged from original tick of (collab with) Bierstadt Lagerhaus Italian Pils on 06 Aug 2022 at 18:07 - Score: Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5. Original review text: Draft at Goldfinger's 2nd Lagerversary. Golden color in plastic cup, with a short, creamy looking head. Smell had mellow malts and hops, perhaps even a bit of Czech style Pilsner. Although the Tomyski hops are a Polish varietal. Taste has a nice floral and aromatic character. I guess the dry hopping is part of the Italian pilsener process, and it does show. Begins to show a bit of citrus further down. Like many GF beers, it's got more texture than a lawnmower beer for slamming. But as it happens, I was just mowing the lawn…
Tried from Draft on 20 Jul 2024 at 22:53

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pour is a hazy copper with a large white head. Aroma is a nice toasted caramel malt. Flavor is more toasted caramel malt with a super spicy hop profile. Finish leaves a lot of toasted wheat bread on the tongue. This was one of the better Vienna's I've had in a long time.
Tried on 29 Jun 2024 at 23:52

7/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
First day on draft at Goldfinger. Bright clear straw color with a short-lived foamy head. Smell is light lager malts and some fresh yeast. Crackery malt taste, very light. Probably their lightest abv beer yet. Hops might not be very distinguishable, but they are keeping down what could be some malt sweetness. Malty and yeasty aftertaste.
Tried from Draft on 15 Jun 2024 at 22:41

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Draught at Logjammin: copper with white head. Aroma is caramel and grain. Taste is light hops, little sweetness. Solid.
Tried on 02 Jun 2024 at 16:41