Alter Brewing Company
Microbrewery in Downers Grove, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Contact
2300 Wisconsin Ave Ste 213, Downers Grove, IL, 60515, United States
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Draught @ Old Town Pour House, Oak Brook, IL. Clear golden with a foamy whitish head, malt aroma, high carbonation, medium bitter malty taste with citrus peel, thin body, long citrus peel finish. Solid American pale ale.
Tried
from Draft
at
Old Town Pour House (Oakbrook Center)
on 03 Jun 2026
at 13:36
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
At Rheas Chicken - an amazing Route 66 stop!
Tried
on 21 Feb 2026
at 23:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can. Pours clear darkish golden with a large foamy off-white head, very faint citrus aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter lightly piney taste with citrus peel in the background, thin body, long finish. Very well balanced bitterness, a good WC IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Oct 2025
at 23:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft in Chicago. Orange yellow still loooking body and some head. Nose wheat and citrus. Tastes of orange peel, star fruit, lemon, oats and wheat. Creamy texture. Ok
Tried
on 14 Oct 2025
at 01:58
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can at a sports bar watching MNF. Cloudy gold some head. Nose is green onion and orange citrus. Hint of spicing and bit more of same on palate chewy mouthfeel
Tried
on 14 Oct 2025
at 01:16
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
On tap at 222 tavern.
Pretty solid IPA that sent me to dreams. No kidding..
I can't be anything else than happy with it
Pretty solid IPA that sent me to dreams. No kidding..
I can't be anything else than happy with it
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Sep 2025
at 04:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
16oz can. Slightly hazy, unfiltered orange-tan body. Big, off-white head, steady. Nice clean aroma, Chinook comes through. On the sweeter, softer side despite a little bit of resinous hop depth, just doesn't have that malt balance, depth...ie a new school IPA. OK.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2025
at 04:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
16oz can. Not really that fantastic of an example of the style. Drinkable, but a little sweet, lacks the bitter hop tone/ balance that makes the style. As it is, it is just a straightforward lager.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2025
at 00:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
16oz can. Unfiltered or at least murky orange-tan body. Pretty straightforward, certainly more in the Festbier category than a deep Oktoberfest, but perhaps somewhere in between. Nice malts tone, very drinkable. Good.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2025
at 03:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
16oz can. Unfiltered looking orange-tan body. Steady white head. Soft corn notes in the aroma. Clean, easy drinking, quite refreshing. Simple corn lager, well brewed. Good.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2025
at 01:35