9th Hour Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Lake Villa, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

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136 Cedar Avenue, Lake Villa, IL, 60046, United States

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

16oz can. Really big key lime tone. Vanilla pie crust in there as well. Almost too much citrus bite. This is a key lime sour all the way. Good for what it is.

Tried on 26 Dec 2025 at 02:42


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

16oz can. Not the best example of the style. Comes off a little more hefty than the moderate ABV would suggest. Kind of an earthy Pale Lager, I suppose showing a sliver of the malt tone.

Tried on 17 Dec 2025 at 04:10


6.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

16oz can. Aroma isn't that great, gets worse each sip sort of. Enough Munich malt to make it work, but doesn't really scream expert brewing. Drinkable, but not a good example of the style.

Tried on 15 Sep 2025 at 01:39


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

16oz can. Spruce tone is nice, unique, not overwhelming at all. Crisp, with some mild bitterness/balance. Almost a British sensibility, but with American ingredients and body. OK.

Tried on 25 Jul 2025 at 03:42


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

16oz can. Rich, sweet. Heavy candi sugar tone. Of course doesn't have the mouthfeel or attenuation of a Belgian, but has some nice flavor. Alcohol soaked candy orange, flowery hop balance. Not great, but not bad either.

Tried on 26 Jun 2025 at 02:28


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

Drinks most like a Vienna, with a heftier malt richness perhaps. Smooth and malty. Mellow body, little to no hop tone. Drinkable, I like it better the more I sip at it. Good.

Tried on 14 May 2025 at 02:55


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

16oz can. Captures the strawberry jam and peanut butter flavors well, good balance between the two. Pleasant enough sour edge. Too candyish to really give that much respect to, but enjoyable enough for what it is. I like this style on the thicker side...this has a rather straightforward medium body. OK.

Tried on 14 May 2025 at 02:09


5.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

16oz can. No idea why you would add grapefruit to a beer like this. Really tastes like grapefruit juice, because it is. Kind of brewing I just can't get behind. Ticked

Tried from Can on 07 Apr 2024 at 03:13


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

16oz can. Pretty tasty beer, but also makes you wish they just made a nice Cream Ale, something that would capture the same flavor profiles without adding sugar/flavoring. Easy drinking, but a little too sweet and juvenile to want more than one.

Tried from Can on 07 Apr 2024 at 01:14


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

16oz can. Booming bright Citra, fleshed out by the other two. just enough Waimea to keep me interested. True to style, sweet oaty body. Juicy hop tone. All around solid Hazy IPA.

Tried from Can on 24 Jan 2024 at 05:01