Pipeworks Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in Chicago,
Illinois,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Pipeworks Dojo
Established in 2012
Pipeworks self-distributes in Illinois, Milwaukee, and Madison but can be found in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Connecticut through Sarene Distribution, in Minnesota through Clear River, in Massachusetts through Nightshift Distributing, in Missouri through Craft Republic Distributing, and in Colorado through Elite Brands. We are also available for online beer purchase in some states through Tavour.
The Dojo, our Bottle Shop, is located within our production facility at 3912 W Mclean Ave in Chicago.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6.5
16 oz. can from the Dojo.Pale, hazy pour kicking up a foamy white head. Resiny American hop nose, plus an edge of citrus. Taste is pretty well standard for the style. Though the malts are kind of thin to support the big hop bouquet. This could use some more texture and maybe more noticeable alcohol. But overall pretty tasty.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
On tap @BPBW. Hazy golden, no head. Tropical fruits, some honey, moderate bitterness, very well balanced. It's pretty close to a NEIPA, I thought this was an old school west coast. Can at home. Pours hazy deep golden with thick head. Nose is a juicy-fruity hop bomb with the same character in taste, plus some "green" hoppy notes to it, with moderate bitterness and no palpable malty base. Long lasting moderate, but definitely bitter finish, light to medium body and dangerously high drinkability. Perhaps too much excellent beers were drunk during the festival, but it felt even better from the can.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5
On tap @ Beer Week in Budapest, Saturday session. It's a nice mix of a pils and an IPL, closer to the first in most aspect, but with the hop profile and bitterness of the latter.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5
On tap @ BPBW, Saturday session. Pours black coloured with thin head. Nose is an amazing combination of grains, chocolate, some vanilla, woody and earthy notes, big fat jam-like fruits and heavy walnut(ish) character and just enough boozy touch to not be unpleasant. The taste follows the aromas more or less in the same proposition and order, merged together incredibily smoothly and beautifuly. Long lasting, sweetish finish, heavy, oily body and soft carbonation. This one really hit the spot for me, amazing beer.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
16 oz. can from The Dojo. Hazy, opaque pour under a foamy head. Tropical fruit nose, followed by a big dose of pine resin. Grapefruit is also there. Then the taste is big on grapefruit juice. Maybe bigger on grapefruit than the beer that should be the bulk of the taste. Kind of sits in me more like a grapefruit radler that a slightly strong IPA. But it's quite all right.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can from the Dojo.
Gold helles pour, with a spongy head. The nose starts with some toasty malt, then the smoke of an Edam cheese takes over. A nice smoked cheese and ham taste. Stands up alongside any of the Banberg beers, except perhaps for needing a bit more wood.
deyholla (22727) reviewed NvU Vs. The Haze from Pipeworks Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can, thanks for sharing. Pours a near clear orange gold with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has melon and dank citrus with a bit of melon and sweet grains supporting. Flavor has melon and citrus with a touch of mango and some sweet grains backing.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6
16 oz. can from the Dojo. Bright clean golden pour, with a foamy head. Crisp, bready and yeasty nose, standard for the style. We're going to drag in that word "crisp," which comes to mind first. But there's also some yeasty or banana-y esters. Sharp pang of some German hop.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5
16 oz. can. Promised spices do turn up under the tab. Pours a light brown alt color, with an ecru head. Nose is like the usual pumpkin pie spice. Taste has some spice to it, too. But the mouthfeel is kind of watery. Spice is the only thing holding it up, I think. Needs some malt, although there is some hop bitterness aroind the edge.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
16 oz. can from the Dojo. Pours a slightly haze gold color while kicking up a big head, which settles to some suds. Big smell of APA hop loads, even what I call the "cat pee" smell of Mosaic and Amarillo. Hard to say what additional kick any Cryo powdered hop offers. Taste features the resin of the hops advertised, little actual bitterness or fruit. Light malts keeps the hop to the forefront.