Maplewood Brewery & Distillery

Microbrewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Maplewood Brewery & Distillery

Established in 2014

Contact
2717 N Maplewood Ave, Chicago, IL, 60647, United States
Description
Maplewood opened with the mission to push liquid boundaries in an unassuming building nestled in Chicago’s historic Logan Square neighborhood.

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.

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can @ Højbjerg tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is hazy red/purple. Aroma and taste are rich berries, fruits, flowers, lactose sugar and has a nice long sweet hoppy finish.

Tried from Can on 03 Oct 2020 at 19:26


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can @Saxo's. Hazy beetroot, small offwhite head. Sweet blueberry aroma, some tropical fruit. fruity, blueberry flavour, ok controlled sweetness.

Tried from Can on 03 Oct 2020 at 19:24


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can @ Saxo tasting. Murky deep red without head. Aroma is sweet, malty, lactose and blueberries. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 031020

Tried from Can on 03 Oct 2020 at 19:23


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

Can. Cloudy yellow, white head. Pineapple and orange aroma. Bitter flavour, citrus, some pineapple, grapefruit. Rather smooth with good lasting bitterness.

Tried from Can on 01 Oct 2020 at 14:00


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

473ml can. Hazy, yellow-ish, bright golden colour with small to average, frothy, quickly osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Citrusy and piney, hoppy aroma, oaty malty background, notes of lemon, hints of woody pineapple, a touch of yuzu, some grassy aspects as well, unspecific tropical fruity basic layer. Taste is dry, citrusy and minimally piney, hoppy, oaty malty basis, notes of lemon, hints of yuzu, some lemon pith, a touch of woody pineapple, lemon balm, some grassy aspects, a basic layer of more or less, unspecific, tropical fruit again - mango, passion fruit, guava, papaya amalgam. Minimally crumbly, watery texture, rather dry palate, medium, prickly carbonation.

Tried from Can on 30 Sep 2020 at 18:29


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

Pour is a cloudy golden with a large white head. Aroma is dark bread and bubblegum. Flavor is a very minor bread with some more bubblegum yeast esters and finishes rather sweet. While it kept my interest this is nowhere near true to style.

Tried on 26 Sep 2020 at 19:26


6.1
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can shared at tasting. Ugly purple milkshake ish appearance. Not beer. Aroma is decent. Fruity. Flavor is not too bad actually. Fruity. Hoppy. Quite sweet of course but not too bad. Loads better than I had expected though. Funny.

Tried on 19 Sep 2020 at 19:59


7.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Pint can from Festival Northland, 9/9/20. Hazy orange, large frothy white head, good retention. Aroma of resin, melon, passionfruit, pale malt. Taste is melon, earth, pineapple, mango. passionfruit, pale malt Thin to medium bodied, mild bitterness. Nice.

Tried from Can on 10 Sep 2020 at 03:05


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

Murky medium orange body, thin off-white head. Juicy, sweet nose of orange and papaya. Juicy body, too, not as sweet as suggested by the nose, but creamy with orange, papaya, and guava juice character, finishing with some muddled earthiness. Really digging this brewery.

Tried on 27 Aug 2020 at 23:25


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cloudy medium orange body, thick, puffy off-white head. Big tropical fruit nose- pineapple, mango, and papaya and some vegetal fruitskin. Dense flavor profile dominated by tropical fruit juice and vegetal (onion-like) undertones. Creamy; modest sweetness; not tart. A very nice beer.

Tried on 26 Aug 2020 at 23:02