Maplewood Brewery & Distillery
Microbrewery
in
Chicago,
Illinois,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Maplewood Brewery & Distillery
Established in 2014
Contact
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.
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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can (5/29/24) poor from Friar Tuck, Crestwood. Opaque dark yellow with nice head and trace lacing. Aroma is strong citrus. Taste follows aroma. Smooth texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Not ground breaking in any way but a good single hop Citra.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jun 2024
at 02:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 7
Can pour from Friar Tuck, Crestwood. Reddish-dark brown with light sparkle, thick head with excellent retention and nice lacing. Aroma is toasted malt, grain, dough. Taste follows aroma. Smooth, creamy texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Look and feel are great. Aroma and taste are fine.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jun 2024
at 02:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can (11/6/23) pour from Friar Tuck, Crestwood. Lightly hazy reddish dark brown with light sparkle, head with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is strong roasted malt, molasses, spices and toffee. Taste is strong roasted malt, molasses, spice as it warms. Smooth, frothy texture, average carbonation and finish as taste. Taste doesn't quite live up to aroma but good.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jun 2024
at 03:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can 18/05/2024 Malmö May 2024 tasting at Palace Hall - grassy bitter hoppy aroma and taste, straw, hay, some light lemony citrus edge, medium body, crisp bitter refreshing hoppy finish. Top drawer pils.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jun 2024
at 16:51
8.2/10
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jun 2024
at 21:51
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Not bad, if indistinguishable from half the other hazies on the market. Tropical and citrus notes on top of bubble gum, resin, and a touch of peach, with a firm pine-mineral bitterness on the finish. It’s fine.
Tried
on 13 May 2024
at 00:16
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught @ Beer Shop, Oak Park (Jan 2024). Hazy rich yellow with a small foamy off-white head, unripe mango-citrus aroma, low carbonation, mildly bitter citrus peel-unripe mango-pineapple taste, thin body, long unripe mango finish. Decent IIPA.
Tried
on 03 Apr 2024
at 17:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pour is a brassy gold with a large white head. Aroma is a nice mango hop. Flavor is a slight tropical fruit with a pop of bitterness on the back end. Decent little pale ale in which the aroma was a little better than the flavor.
Tried
on 30 Mar 2024
at 20:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Little Lager. Pours a dark brown with medium beige head that lasts. The aroma is toasted malt and raisin. Medium body, raisin, cocoa, toast, light roast, clean, very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Feb 2024
at 01:21
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught at Olympia Grill, 2/14/24. Moderately hazy, brass-golden. Small, persistent white head. Juicy, yeasty, biscuity. Light pine and such. Lightly juicy, kind of bland with yeast and such. Clean flavors but a bit piney, with heavy grapefruit. Big malty textures, dry, clean, but, idk, a bit underwhelming on bright IPA flavors.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2024
at 02:55