This American-Belgian hybrid style combines free rise fermentation with a traditional Belgian saison yeast and a hefty, American style dry hopping. Explosive juicy fruit, bubblegum, and pineapple aromas alongside a lemongrass hop profile
8oz Draft 4
13oz Draft 6
Barrel Aged Dino S'mores 2016
Imperial Stout · 11.0% · Chicago, IL
S'mores inspired imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels. 2016 vintage.
6oz Draft 10
Beer For Lounging
American Pale Ale · 5.0% · Chicago, IL
Strong hop aromas of grapefruit, pine, orange rind, and pear are the focal point of this classic American style. A single hop beer featuring Cascade hops providing big aroma and a mild bitterness balanced with a bread crumb malt profile.
8oz Draft 5
16oz Draft 7
Beer For Power Plays
Dark Lager · 7.5% · Chicago, IL
Baltic style strong dark lager that's mahogany in color with notes of cocoa nibs and prunes that mask a deceptively smooth 7.5% ABV.
8oz Draft 6
16oz Draft 8
Blackberry Brandy Barrel Aged Beer For Dealling With Your Family
Barrel Aged · 12.0% · Chicago, IL
Beer for Dealing with Your Family malt liquor aged in Blackberry Brandy barrels.
8oz Draft 10
Crispy Beer For Pizza
Italian Pilsner · 5.0% · Chicago, IL
Italian pilsner with enough crust malt character to hold its own against an enhanced hop profile featuring herbaceous notes of thyme with just a hint of pine.
8oz Draft 5
16oz Draft 7
Eat Prey Mango
Fruit Beer · 5.8% · Chicago, IL
A robust dose of mango, passion fruit, and pear is added to our farmhouse ale and imparts overtones of a tropical riesling cocktail.
8oz Draft 5
13oz Draft 7
Fruitcake Beer For Dealing With Your Family
Winter Warmer · 12.0% · Chicago, IL
This winter warmer is aged in brandy barrels and blended with freshly fermented fruit beer. Caramel brandy sweetness levels up to a bold stone fruit cornucopia of blackberries, fig, peach, and candied cherry balanced by notes of cake crust and nutty sweetness.
8oz Draft 9
Le Petite Ferme
Saison · 4.8% · Chicago, IL
Easy-drinking sessionable saison with elderflower.
8oz Draft 5
13oz Draft 7
Scurry Nitro
Traditional Ale · 5.3% · Chicago, IL
This surprisingly dry beer retains all the aroma and nuance of honey and molasses creating a perception of sweetness through cool, controlled fermentation.
8oz Draft 5
16oz Draft 7
Ten Crowns
Dark Lager · 5.5% · Chicago, IL
A lager full enough to satisfy the urge for comfort from the winter cold yet light enough to drink year round. Full bodied and rich with delicate notes of warm bread, roasted cocoa sweetness, and a hint of dark fudge with spicy earthy notes from traditional noble hopping
8oz Draft 5
16oz Draft 7
Tooth and Claw
Pilsner · 5.0% · Chicago, IL
Czech style lager featuring European hops accompanied by a delicate maltiness while finishing semi-dry. Fun fact: this brew was first developed for the Field Museum; it's their house beer!
8oz Draft 4
16oz Draft 6
Wild/Acidic
Beer for Tacos
Gose · 4.5% · Chicago, IL
Margarita inspired, adding lime juice to our gose lends a bright citric acid character to the existing lactic acid creating a complex tartness. The wheat body is accented by a hefty dose of pink Himalayan salt to pair perfectly with tequila... and tacos.
8oz Draft 4
13oz Draft 6
Blueberries Feel Pain
American Wild Ale · 8.1% · Chicago, IL
Fermented in a Barolo foedre with Michigan blueberry puree and native yeasts harvested from the skin of Michigan blueberries,
8oz Draft 7
13oz Draft 9
Gator Time 2020
Fruit Barrel Aged Saison · 6.0% · Chicago, IL
Foeder aged saison with cherries. 2020 vintage.
8oz Draft 9
Pomegranate Fox
American Wild Ale · 8.4% · Chicago, IL
Foedre fermented Wild Ale Double Barrel Aged in Imperial Stout Barrels refermented with Pomegranate
8oz Draft 9
Cans - Onsite Consumption
Aqua Predator
Saison · 6.8% · Chicago, IL
Wet hopped farmhouse. Using fresh whole cone fresh Cashmere hops from Michigan's Hop Head Farms. Fun twist on Apex Predator.
8oz Can 5
16oz Can 7
Aqua Regia
Barleywine · 9.0% · Chicago, IL
Peach-orange and autumnally hued, Aqua Regia is a rich, luxurious barleywine of English persuasion. Deep, gingerbread malt tones underlay a vibrant fabric of bright orchard fruits, spiced orange peel, and vanilla pralines with a long, lingering finish punctuated by flourishes of Tellicherry black peppercorns and rose water. A decadent treat to larder away before the onslaught of winter.
12oz Can 9
Barrel Aged Dino S'mores
Imperial Stout · 11.0% · Chicago, IL
This year’s Barrel Aged Dinosmores emerges from a two year repose in a blend of 8 year Heaven Hill Elijah Craig and 15 year Barton 1792 bourbon barrels decadent, complex, and foreboding.
12oz Can 11
Beer For Dealing With Your Family
Malt Liquor · 12.0% · Chicago, IL
Our newest winter warmer. Fragrant plum, ripe strawberries, & rose petals on the nose, while a nip of booze fades on the first sip & transforms into sweet grape & cherry. Bread crust sprinkled with cracked pepper rounds out the finish.
16oz Can 10
Beer For Huddles
Amber Ale · 5.2% · Chicago, IL
Amber ale that is tree resin amber in color with initial aromas of warm biscuits before this traditional amber drives deeper with pan browned pie crust overtones that also includes hints of rose incense and early autumn dried leaves.
16oz Can 7
Beerathon
Fruit Beer · 2.62% · Chicago, IL
A light but complex blend of watermelon rind and candy fruitiness waft from the slightly pink hued ale. Mild sweetness with saline mouthfeel play against the watermelon overtone. The dry and bright finish will leave you racing for more.
16oz Can 6
DinoS’mores
Imperial Stout · 10.5% · Chicago, IL
Imperial stout with graham flour, vanilla, and cocoa nibs. Chocolate mousse aromas while vanilla and marshmallow cream highlight rich dark malt character
12oz Can 10
Double Stuffed Dino S'mores
Imperial Stout · 12.0% · Chicago, IL
This new bigger, bolder version of Dino S'mores features bold sweet confectionery chocolate aromatics that give way to a rich, creamy mouthfeel. Like a perfectly toasted marshmallow, the flavor teeters between honey and roasted but avoids any burnt notes.
16oz Can 12
Mezcal Barrel Aged Beer For Tacos
Gose · 5.8% · Chicago, IL
Our margarita inspired gose aged in Resposado Mezcal barrels where it picks up a heavy dose of desert rose-esque smoky char while integrating the tang of our house lactobacillus. Notes of key lime and a surprising burst of vanilla sweetness.
12oz Can 9
Sī Fáng
Pale Lager · 4.5% · Chicago, IL
Sī Fáng, which loosely translates to “Secret Recipe”, is an International style pale lager brewed with Black Tea and Osmanthus flowers made in collaboration with our good friends and favorite dumpling shop in Chicago, Qing Xian Yuan (lovingly shortened to QXY).
16oz Can 7
The One Percent
Fruited Wheat · 5.8% · Chicago, IL
Wit beer aged in Baker's Barrels blended with three percent cherry juice and more fresh wit beer.
12oz Can 9
Bottles - Onsite Consumption
Off Color + Allagash + Jackie O's + Jester King + Central State + Side Project + Keeping Together Miscellanea Vol. 4
American Wild Ale · 6.2% · Chicago, IL
An ongoing collaborative project collecting and incorporating the house bretts, native yeasts, and wild cultures into a single foedre.
250ml Bottle 8
Cranberry Fox In The Snow
American Wild Ale · 8.4% · Chicago, IL
Foeder aged wild ale with cranberries
250ml Bottle 9
Critters
American Wild Ale · 6.1% · Chicago, IL
Funky Belgian Style Wit brewed with Coriander and Orange Peel
250ml Bottle 7
Funky Beer for Tacos
American Wild Ale · 4.2% · Chicago, IL
This funked up version of our base wheat beer was fermented with a mix of cultures and aged in a tequila barrel and a lime gin barrel. First whiff of strong earthy damp wood chips stands out among the complex aromatics giving way to a fruit punch of pineapple rind, spritzy lime juice, tart clementine, and tangy orange oil despite the brew containing no fruit whatsoever.
375ml Bottle 14
Gator Time
American Wild Ale · 6.0% · Chicago, IL
Delicately tart, perfume forward cherry saison aged in one of our Barolo wine foedres
250ml Bottle 8
Scourge
Imperial Stout · 9.9% · Chicago, IL
An experimental Belgo-Stout reminiscent of dark cocoa powder, freshly roasted coffee, and baked roadside pies tempered by the alluring, summer flowers and blueberry nectar from our native yeasts.
250ml Bottle 8
Space Tiger
American Wild Ale · 7.8% · Chicago, IL
Fermented with our house funk culture & dosed with just the right blend of hops creates a melange of lemon, farmhouse, and tropical notes.
250ml Bottle 6
Featured
B. Nektar Zombie Killer
Cider · 5.5% · Ferndale, MI
Hard cider with tart cherry juice and star thistle honey. 100% gluten free.
12oz Can 9
Farnum Hill Farmhouse
Cider · 6.5% · Lebanon, NH
The most "casual" cider from New Hampshire's oldest orchards: pale gold, bubbly, with a peep of sweetness amid tart, bitter, and fruity elements: citrus, pineapple, bittersweet apple, and a whiff of good barnyard funk.
12oz Can 9
Cat Fiend
Hard Iced Tea · 5.0% · Chicago, IL
All the flavor and balance you'd expect from a hard iced tea brewed with whole-leaf black tea by the Off Color team. Unsweetened, uncarbonated, gluten free but contains moderate alcohol and caffeine so you can indulge day or night.