Alter Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Downers Grove, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

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2300 Wisconsin Ave Ste 213, Downers Grove, IL, 60515, United States

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7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
16oz can. Dead boring hop bill, but a well made beer. Moderate ABV keeps it refreshing enough. OK.
Tried on 30 Jun 2025 at 03:53

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
16oz can. A pretty solid modern APA. Has some malt depth, not much. Juicy hop tone, but a pinch of bitterness in there as well. Very drinkable. Good beer.
Tried on 29 Jun 2025 at 02:20

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft at the Downers Grove tap House. Golden amber color with a thin white head. Smell is kind of mild, perhaps some lactic, then a light PNW hop nose. Taste starts with toasty malts. Them there's some piney hop with just a touch of citrus. Salt is not that noticable a component, more to soften the water people, perhaps.
Tried from Draft on 05 Nov 2024 at 00:34

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draught @ Old Town Pour House - Naperville, IL (Oct 2024). Cloudy dark yellow with a foamy off-white head, orange peel aroma, adequate carbonation, mildly bitter orange peel taste, coriander flavor, smooth body, long orange peel finish. Tasty NEIPA.
Tried on 29 Oct 2024 at 18:05

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can. Pours clear pale gold with an off-white head. Light malt, hint of lime, floral notes.
Tried from Can on 01 Sep 2024 at 23:57

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Stouty black in a tulip glass, with a thin ring of tan foam. Smell has the mellowness of a milk stout, and I do get a wood of that port wine, plus some oak. Roasty malt is first on the tongue, a mild coffee impression. Seems like there's some berry behind this, or that's just the wine barrel talking. Goes down smoothly, despite the roastiness, with a slight reminder of the wine.
Tried on 18 Mar 2024 at 23:48

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Tap at Alter. Creamy and sweet. Orange juice. Vanilla. Sherbert. Hoppy enough, but awkward body. Lemony. Different.
Tried from Draft on 05 Feb 2024 at 22:29

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap at Alter. Lots of malt depth. Prune, raisin, caramel, rye... simple solid noble hop balance. Drinkable, restrained if any Belgian yeast tone. OK.
Tried from Draft on 05 Feb 2024 at 22:24

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Sampled from the tap at the Oak Brook location. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has dank citrus and a bit of resin with rind and a bit of grass underlying. Flavor has dank citrus and grass with w bite of rind and resin in the finish.
Tried from Draft on 25 Jun 2023 at 22:20

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at the Oak Brook location. Pours a hazy light yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has light citrus and earthy mango with a bit of sweet grains supporting. Flavor has mango and papaya with sweet citrus and a bit of sweet grain backing.
Tried from Draft on 25 Jun 2023 at 22:07