Funkytown Brewery

Client Brewer in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

Contact
2140 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60647, United States
Description
Black-owned start-up brewery in Chicago that will soon be dropping some good beer, messaging that is
Affiliated with Pilot Project Brewing

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6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
16 oz. can. A nice Irish Red type pour with a fizzy tan head. Haze or floaties visible. Smell is nice and malty. English hop peeks into the nose after a few sniffs, just slightly earthy. Taste is stright down the amber/brown ale alley. Hops get a little more sharp, malts carry a light suggestion of "Sugar in the Raw," but sweetness is overmatched by the hops, so no worries.
Tried from Can from Orange & Brew Bottle Shop & Tap Room on 08 Sep 2025 at 04:09

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Pint can from Orange & Brew. Clear gold pour under a foamy head. Being based on a pale lager, I don't get much distinguishing from the nose. Slightly flowery hop, perhaps. Taste is nice and dry, yet malty. Hops add some pepper and a bit more of the flowery note. A bit of a bitter aftertaste.
Tried from Can from Orange & Brew Bottle Shop & Tap Room on 21 Aug 2025 at 02:54

7/10
Keg at pilot project. Pours clear amber, nose is berries, caramel, toffee, taste is chewy, caramel, vanilla, fruity. 7
Tried on 04 Aug 2025 at 17:00

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 8
Keg at Pilot Project Milwaukee, 7/31/25. Slightly hazy orange, large off-white head, good retention. Aroma of tropical fruit, pale malt. Taste is tropical fruit... and I typed in my notes "strong hint of pine"... whatever that means. Well balanced. New brewery! Brewery # 2561, USA # 1979, Illinois # 95.
Tried from Draft at Pilot Project Brewing (Milwaukee) on 31 Jul 2025 at 20:10

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Sampled from the tap at Pilot Project MKE. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has sweet wheat and light banana with some light earthiness underlying. Flavor has sweet wheat and a bit of clove with some hay backing.
Tried from Draft at Pilot Project Brewing (Milwaukee) on 04 Jul 2025 at 18:19

6/10
GABF, let’s goooo
Tried on 10 Oct 2024 at 21:35

6.5/10
Tried on 10 Oct 2024 at 17:36

4.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Golden with a large white head. Crisp and dry with floral and fruity hops. Medium finish and body.
Tried on 06 Oct 2024 at 21:38

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Golden with a medium sized white head. Dry, musty and yeasty with a hint of coriander. Medium finish and body.
Tried on 06 Oct 2024 at 21:36

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Draught. Faintly cloudy dark yellow with a very small frothy off-white head, orange peel-coriander aroma, adequate carbonation, mildly bitter orange peel taste with tropical fruit flavor, thin, smooth body long orange peel finish. Smooth and tasty.
Tried on 29 Jun 2024 at 16:06