Maplewood Brewery & Distillery
Microbrewery
in Chicago,
Illinois,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Maplewood Brewery & Distillery
Established in 2014
The first of its kind to establish brewing and distilling roots under a single roof, Maplewood has been producing finely crafted beer and spirits out of their 10BBL brewhouse and 250L Kothe hybrid still since 2014. Three years after moving into the production facility, Maplewood opened the Lounge, a neighborhood bar doubling as a cocktail parlor and brewery taproom. Beginning commercial distribution throughout Illinois shortly after settling into the Logan Square space, Maplewood has since expanded their distribution footprint into Missouri, SW Michigan, Northern Indiana, Wisconsin and Kansas. Maplewood’s patrons have come to expect expertly crafted beer in a wide range of styles.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pour is a clear gold with a big white head and lots of carbonation. Aroma is grain and pale malt. Flavor is more grain and pale malt with a little sweetness. Decent, if not a bit underwhelming.
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Can from Tavour to glass. Overt citrus aroma. Cloudy, dirty orange-gold with white head that patterns well. Flavor is fresh oranges and malt support.
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Pour is a thick black with a huge tan head. Aroma is a nice coffee and chocolate combo. Flavor is more coffee and chocolate with a roasted nut aftertaste. A little alcohol hits you after the swallow. Decent adjunct Impy stout.
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Can 473ml @ My sister's place
Pours hazy golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, citrus, grapefruit, caramel, mango and pineapple. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long orange, citrus and grapefruit finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
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Pour is a dark brown with a large white head. Aroma is a decent roasted malt and cocoa powder mix. Flavor is roasted malt a bit of bitter char and some bitter fruit. Decent and tasty example of this style.
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Pour is a bright hazy orange with a large white head. Aroma is orange juice and other various citrus fruits. Flavor is more citrus fruits with some dry chalky malt. I think I am burnt out on IPA's they are all starting to taste the same and nothing is standing out for me. But with that said I can still see where this one was going.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
I had a 4 pack of this throughout the past week, and it was pretty OK but not super great.
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Enjoyed at home on a very cold Saturday night in January. This is pretty great, with rich chocolate and vanilla notes. Taste has a nice dessert like flavor with coffee notes added, overall enjoyable but not breaking the mold or anything with this, which is fine, it's pretty great.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Pour is a almost clear gold with a large fluffy white head. Aroma is wheat malt and a little spice. Flavor is again wheat malt and not much else. I did not get any coriander or yeast funk off of this. This one was not working for me.