Around the Bend Beer Co.

Microbrewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2014

Contact
417 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Description
There's always something new to find. So let’s keep going. Let’s keep exploring. Let’s see what’s Around the Bend.

A production brewery located in Chicago, we believe in pushing the envelope - looking for what's next. Our canvas is your glass. You can expect interesting new flavor/style/technique mash-ups from us. But never just to be gimmicky. If there's not a clear reason to believe an adjunct or change in SOP will add something to the style we're brewing, we won't do it. But if there is…well, who knows what can happen. The possibilities really are endless. Time to get experimentin'. Let's all see what's Around the Bend!

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Dark golden with a large foamy white head Vanilla cream, maple, pistachio, cream, lightly bitter and astringent. Medium finish and body.
Tried on 31 May 2021 at 01:57

5.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
The description here on ratebeer is lacking. My pounder can says its a pistachio cream ale, not some stupid cream ale with vanilla notes. Well anyway, I hope this is in the correct spot. This can pours clear pale with a decent head. Does have an aroma smooth malty beer. For 5%, it hides its alky content well. Taste is rather creamy and malty as well. Not bad, hard to tell if there is any pistachio in this. or not. But it does say pistachio cream ale on the label, just telling.
Tried from Can on 05 Nov 2020 at 22:27

6.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Two fitty at chalet in boardman, nice place. Big pounder can. Pour is clear light pale with a bubbly white head that is fading. Nose is a little farmy but fruity. Taste is not as wild as was expecting. Yes, if I look for it I can find the watermelon but its well balanced. Quite mild for a brew that is supposedly wild. Has quite a bit of that typical gose feel to it. I'd say this is really a gose, not a wild. Not that its bad, just was expecting more tartness than achieved. Hides its alky content rather well, I guess that's why you get a pounder can. Pretty refreshing in the middle. Perhaps a little of that processed feel to it in the end bit overall, I found this brew quite enjoyable. I usually don't like watermelon in beer but this one is all right. With all the stupid ass IPA out there, it's been a long time since I had two good tasting beers in a row.
Tried from Can on 28 Aug 2020 at 19:46

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sample at Grove City Brewing. Hazy orange-gold color with a medium thin white head that recedes quickly to an outer ring. Stringy lacing on the glass. Aroma of herbal hops, fruit and malt. Medium body with flavors of resiny hops, tropical fruit and biscuit malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a fruity hop aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried on 21 Jul 2020 at 19:41

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at District Brew Yard. Pours a slightly hazy pinkish red with a near white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has earthy grains and yogurt with blackberry supporting. Flavor is more sour blackberry forward with a tartness that’s grows and yogurt backing.
Tried from Draft on 09 Mar 2020 at 17:04

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at District Brew Yards. Pours a clear brown with a bright amber hue and a near white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has sweet grains and rye barrel with toffee and caramel supporting. Flavor is rye barrel and toffee forward with sweet grains and caramel backing.
Tried from Draft on 09 Mar 2020 at 16:59

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at District Brew Yards. Pours a clear crisp gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a nice grass with earthy grains and a bit of straw supporting. Flavor combines grass and straw well with a touch of growing grains.
Tried from Draft on 09 Mar 2020 at 16:57

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at District Brew Yards. Pours a slightly hazy light yellow with a light orange hue and a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has a nice dry citrus note with a touch of papaya with grass and light grain supporting. Flavor has earthy and dry citrus with a bit of light grain backing.
Tried from Draft on 09 Mar 2020 at 16:51

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at District Brew Yards. Pours a hazy light orange with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has sweet citrus and grass with a bit of papaya and mango supporting. Flavor has sweet citrus and mango with guava and sweet grains backing.
Tried from Draft on 09 Mar 2020 at 16:49

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sampled from at District Brew Yards. Pours a clear orange gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has earthy citrus rind and grass with light grains and a slight bread note underlying. Flavor has pre ripe citrus and citrus rind with light sweet grains backing.
Tried on 09 Mar 2020 at 16:47