Latest Community Beer Reviews

Had on tap at the brewery. Pours opaque. Black. Not really any foam by the time I got it. Maybe mocha in color. Aroma is fantastically vanilla and coconut. Chocolate and sweet. Taste is more of coconut and vanilla. Chocolate’ sweet, and brown sugar. Dry but oily on the lips and coats the sides of the mouth. Big body with more carbonation than expected. This is fantastic. You don’t often get huge hit of vanilla and coconut in one beer. Alcohol is not present. I would have this again. Enjoy!

Purchased at the brewery. Pours a beautiful pale gold color. A half inch of creamy, tightly packed foam covers. Rings of thick lacing abound. Good retention with a thin layer always covering. Aroma is dank, resinous, and over ripe fruits. Resin makes me think pine. Pineapple and mango that feel from their pants and picked off the ground. Taste is ripe tropical fruits: nondescript. Resinous with a dank finish. Some green hop burn with a slight bitterness. Medium body with medium carbonation. Justify that’s fades to dry after five or so seconds. My first beer at the brewery was delicious. Aroma is king while the greenness of the taste with the strange lingering finish put me off some. I would have this again. Enjoy!

Purchased at the brewery. Pours clear with no chill haze. Small white foam. Aroma is muted. Not much going on. Searching I find some citrus and tropical. Taste is about the same. Citrus with tropical in the finish. Light maltiness. Medium body and about the same carbonation. Dry. This beer misses on a lot of angles for me. I want an ipa with some straight forward hopiness. I would not have this again. Enjoy!

Had on draft at the brewery. Pours cloudy. Deep gold color which is darker than expected for the style. Small white foam covers before becoming a ring at liquid level. Some thick. Sporadic lacing. Aroma is sweet. Crack to almost bread malt. Hoppy but not juicey. Nondescript. Taste follows. Some pine bitterness. Medium body with light bitterness. This is an okay beer. It is off for the style and doesn’t hit the expectations for me. The hop profile is too meh. I would t have it again. Enjoy!

Had at the brewery on a cask via a beer engine. Pours with a beautiful tan foam that is creamy. Inviting. Great retention. Lacing is delicious. Aroma is straight forward and expected for the style: toffee, caramel and biscuit. Malt all the way. The three meld together in perfect harmony. Taste is malt forward as well. Toffee and caramel up front. Biscuit helps out. Not bitter or crisp. Clean finish. Light body with almost no carbonation. Foam adds a touch of creaminess. I have to admit that I really enjoy beers on cask/beer engine. I was excited to try a beer that I normally wouldn't drink. This didn't disappoint. Great aroma and flavor and the perfect pour from the image. It looked better than a pour on nitro. I would have this beer again and again. I will be back. Enjoy!

Had on tap at Flipside Brewery. Pours clear with minimal head into a 5 ounce glass. Retention isn’t there since the foam isn’t. Spiderweb lacing. Straw in color. Aroma of citrus, bready malt, and a touch dank. Not a big aroma, especially for a dipa. Earth. Taste has some mild sweetness, citrus, and the bready malt. Earth and pine mingle behind. Somewhat juicy but dry. Big end of light body. Light bitterness builds over time. This is a good beer. Nothing is wrong technically. The hop profile and the introduction of the bready and earth profile don’t satisfy me. I would have it again. Enjoy!

Purchased from Tavour. Date on bottle of 03/26. Surprisingly crowned and corked. Out of the bottle looks great in my Bells Rubio glass. Big off-white foam. Okay retention. Juicy lacing that’s flows back to liquid level. Deep gold in color. Aroma is delicate yet complex somewhat typical barnyard. Lemon, hay, sweet, lightly acidic, with subtle earthiness. Not over the top but attractively inviting. Taste is is fun. Hints of peach and lemon are forefront. The peach hints at sweetness while the acidic middle into the finish, lingering, takes the notion of sweetness locking it into the closet. Hay and earth add developing layer. Apricot subtleties may be self induced. Lemon hangs on the dry sides of the cheeks while the acidity becomes fast friends with the sides of the tongue and the back of the mouth. The first sip is extremely light bodied but the effervescence and acidity catch up quickly to give a nice body to the beer. Very dry. I have been fortunate enough to partake in several high quality sours over the past couple of weeks the Daily continues that trend. Sours and nd summer fit perfectly; an abv of 5.5% rubber stamps the duo. I would have this beer again. Enjoy!

Purchased at Werk Force Brewing on release day. No date on bottle. Poured into a Bourbon County snifter. Pours opaque and dark as midnight. Brown sugar foam briefly. No lacing. The aroma is bliss. Coffee is in your face. Roast, bourbon and more coffee. Not sweet and well blended. The aroma you want from your minds eye and it delivers. Taste is a bit more complex than the aroma. Roasted notes, brown sugar, bourbon, coffee, and dark fruits. Coffee lingers. Big body with a strong carbonation that almost burns the edges of the tongue. Not bitter. This is a delight. My only gripe is a to tone down the carbonation. The coffee is large. The balance is fantastic. This is really well done. I will continue having this again. Enjoy!

Purchased at Iron and Glass Minooka about a week ago. Date on can of 06/24/2026. Pours cloudy with a lot of white head. Creamy as it recedes leaving a thick, sticky lacing in its wake. Bright gold in color. Aroma is immense and immediate. Overripe berries jump out from a distance and continues to. Orange, sweet with a hint of grapefruit squatting down behind. Very vocal on the nose. The taste follows the nose. Big berry presence with a nice helping of orange barely interrupted by grapefruit. Some sweetness. The berry isn’t as ripe in the taste. Not bitter but a lingering burn on the mid-edges of the tongue. Medium body, maybe. Light carbonation but ample for the beer. Juicy up front but drying. Some spider web lacing throughout. A couple week old Hop Butcher is always the sweet spot for their hazies. Hop Dip is the perfect beer for me tonight. The immediate wafting of the berries had me hooked. I would have this again. Enjoy!

Purchased at Sicilaino’s about 9 months ago. No date on can. Pours crystal clear. Pale straw in color. Some white foams covers that is large bubbles that dont last long. No lacing. Aroma is acidic with heavy grapes, zesty lime, and light orange. Taste is acidic, especially into the finish, lingering. Wine grapes, lime, and orange. Grape pairs with the acidity in the finish before giving way. Tart mango shows up mid-late but only for a quick appearance. Light body with effervescence that tingles on the tip and sides of the tongue. Saying this is interesting and complex doesn’t say enough. An 89 degree summer day makes this beer go down too fast. I would have this again. Enjoy! Drink more sours!

Purchased at Iron and Glass Minooka. Date on can of June 17, 2026. Pours clear. Huge, billowing white foams covers. Rocky and frothy as it recedes elegantly, leaving some lacing behind - beer dna. Aroma is more English in nature just not as malt forward. Herbal, grass and earth. Light cracker malt backbone, otherwise clean. Taste isn’t much more than a stones throw away from the aroma. Bready/doughy. More of the herbal, grass and earth. More of the herbal, but not spicy, than the others. Balanced. Very light bitterness that has a touch of spice lingers. Light body with similar carbonation. Juicy but dries the mouth late. If you are looking for a juice bomb or overload to the senses, don’t tread. If you want a well made, easy to drink, and balanced beer, step forward. The different hop profile is a nice change up. But, do I want 3-4 in a row to session it? Probably. Occasionally, yes. I would have this again. Enjoy!

Purchased ar Iron and Glass Minooka. No date on can. Only purchased since it matches the May Illinois winner for beer label of the month. Pours very cloudy. Pale gold in color. Nice couple of fingers of white foam. Retention is great, frothing and creaming up as it recedes. Wispy lacing. Aroma is sweet oranges. Grass with hints of tropical. Lemon/lime starts to join the party late. Taste brings orange late that lingers, which is also the only time the beer is sweet. Muted hops. Age? Light body for the style. Carbonation on the lighter end too. This is not what I expected. Much more subdued. The hop profile seems a bit past its prime. I would like to have this fresh. Enjoy!

Purchased at Iron and Glass Minooka. Date on can of 06/15/2026. Pours opaque. Straw in color. Huge foam that is pure white. Great retention froths as it meanders back to a creamy, white head. Wispy lacing that is everywhere. Thickening with each sip. Aroma is abussive to the nose but in a good way. Mango, grapefruit, and pineapple. Tropical goodness. Taste is sweet but muted. More orange. Green hops aroma - hop burn Light body. Light end of medium carbonation. Somewhat juicy. The aroma is really nice but that’s were the awesomeness stops and mediocrity takes over. I want more of the aroma in the flavor. Very light. This isn’t bad. There are some many quality beers, even from Brothership,that I would have before it. Enjoy!

Purchased from Tavour. No date on bottle. Excited for this one. Pours with a chill haze. Golden-pink in color. Little bit of foam on a vigorous pour. No lacing or retention Aroma is complex and inviting. Hay, acidic, lemon, barnyard, and pear are foremost. Honey and spice add an interesting bouquet for the sense. White wine seeps in as well. Taste is everything you would expect from the nose. Acidic, sweet, honey, slight spice, and barnyard. White grape and sweet tart bring you to the finish with a touch of acidity lingering. Heavier end of light body. Effervescent. Very quickly juicy in the finish, drying unbelievably quickly. I don’t know if it the fact that I have been jonesing for good sours lately or what, this beer is a grand slam! This is the highest rating I have given for a beer in a long time. I would have one everyday. Enjoy!

Purchased via Tavour. No date on bottle but seems to have been bottled in December of 2025. The style can handle the time. Pours is hazy and pale straw in color. Almost no foam on the beer: that big bubbled stuff that leaves no lacing, having nary any retention. You can hear the bubbles pop, similar to champaign. Aroma light lemon with barnyard funk. Hay. Taste starts to really ramp up on the senses. Lemon, barnyard, tart, and hay are all there but oak begins to show. Fruity with strong citrus. Acidic finish that lingers. Effervescent. Dry to the bone. No bitterness but a lingering barn yard, lemon tartness beautifully. Unfortunately it is hard to get a good local wild ale. Getting gouged by Tavour hurts. But, this beer really brings it. Complex, yet seemingly simple. The beer brings you back, which is a pleasant need on a 90 degree with high humidity. I would have liked more foam but if that is the worse thing you can say about a beer: good beer! I would have this again. Enjoy!

Purchased from Tavour. Date on can of 11/03/2025. Based on their website only the second time this has been made. Pours opaque. Deep brown color. Finger of beautiful mocha, frothy foam covers. Wish it would of stayed longer. Aroma is chocolate, char - almost burnt or a cigarette ash, light brown sugar. Subtle hint of bourbon. Sweet. Taste is metallic, almost tart up front. Oddly it lingers deep in the mouth, so does the other parts of the flavor. Char, burnt with roast and some chocolate. Cigarette ash. The initial metallic and tartness isn't as strong each sip but there. The finish builds the char/ash/burnt aspect. Big body with ample carbonation. Typically big stouts that are barrel aged cut the carbonation. I can't get past two things: that initial taste with the metalic tartness and the overwhelming notes of char/burnt/ash. Just not a pleasant experience on the mouth. The pour of the beer with the beautiful head is the highlight. I wouldn't have this beer again. Enjoy! Note: a better beer as it warms. Suggest letting it sit for 30 minutes before starting the experience.

Picked off of tavour a few weeks ago. No date on can. Appreciated on the back patio listening to the chirps of the birds. Pours with a huge, billowing head that quickly overthrew the constraints of the glass. Great retention. Sporadic, globbed lacing. Light gold in color. Aroma is spice, lemon, and a touch of layered sweetness. Lemon and perfumed soap (subtle and good - possibly lavender) take over as it warms. Hints of earth develop. Taste parts a bit from the aroma. Light sweet malt mingled with perfume up front. A gentle spiciness lingers on the side edges of the tongue. Earth darts forward in the middle, subdued by lemon and spice. Medium body. Spritzy carbonation. Dries but not bone dry. Not a ground breaking saison but hits on all cylinders. The complexity on the nose and mouth are perfect for the style. I love this style and haven’t had a straight saison in a while that made me happy. I would have this again. Enjoy!

Purchased at Iron & Glass Minooka. There is a date on can but cannot read it. First beer review on the new version of the site. Pours could and opaque. Light gold in color. More than a finger of foam covers. Great retention. Thick, sexy lacing. Aroma is oranges with friends of mango, pineapple and blackberry. Sweetness but not fruit sweetness. Inviting on the nose. Taste isn’t as intense as the nose; still high quality. Pineapple and mango take over, along with sweetness. Some orange. Some hop burn mid-tongue. No bitterness but lingering burn and pineapple. Medium body. Ample carbonation but not overdone, making it easier to enjoy. Juicy up front but dries late. This is solid. I would have this again without question. Great balance. Enjoy!

Purchased from Iron & Glass Minooka about two weeks ago. Date on can of 05-20-2026. Pours with a huge, slightly off-white foam. Great retention, that thickens as it ebbs. Lacing is thick. Gold color. Taste has light sweet cracker malt. Orange, maybe lime or grapefruit, and a bit of tropical notes round out the taste. Light end of medium body. Same for the carbonation. It tries to be juicy but dries. Slight bitterness. This is a nice break from the NEIPAs I have been imbibing. The aroma jumps out of the can but the profile floats away with the breeze, making for a lacking sensation later on. Other than that I really like this beer. I would have it again. Enjoy!

Purchased from Iron & Glass Minooka on 2026-06-05. There is a date on the can but smudged, unreadable. Poured cloudy and opaque. Huge white foam that has great staying power. Froths up and becomes creamy as it recedes but never fades completely. Great lacing. Aroma of white wine grape, citrus, tropical medley, and a bit dank. Quite a bit going on but the citrus and tropical are nondescript. I wish there was a bit more distinguishable depth. Taste finish dank with a grapefruit bitterness that lingers, including white grape. Citrus and tropical fruits in the middle. Sweet throughout. Medium body with medium carbonation. Surprisingly dry. It's hard to have a solid hazy ipa that doesn't pack a huge tropical and juicy profile. The sweet builds, becoming almost unbearable at times. This is a good beer but could go to another level with a touch of Citra or Mosaic. I would have it again. Enjoy!