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New Beer Blog Local Option Kentucky Common

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While in Chicago, we are going to sample Kentucky Common from Local Option Brewery.  If you read my earlier beer blog posts at the beginning of the week, which is a few days ago, you know the history of this craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read the beer blog posts to get to know this Midwest craft brewery.  Let us get into this sour ale.

It has a clear golden copper color without a head.  The smell has sour notes.  The taste is a sour malty notes with a nice sour finish.  This is a sipping beer.

Here is a description from their website (www.localoptionbier.com):

Kentucky Common is a modern interpretation of an ale style native to pre-prohibition Louisville. Historically the beer was dark in color, creamy, and tart as a result of the introduction of lactobacillus bacteria by sour mashing. Local Option Bierkwerker took up the task of brewing this once familiar style – electing to use specialty grains rather than a large percentage of corn – yielding an adventurous taste profile befitting both conventional and courageous palates. Bourbon Barrel Aged Kentucky Common was first served at The Festival in Worcester June 2012 and made available in very limited quantity in the Chicagoland area soon thereafter

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.localoptionbier.com

Twitter:  @localoption

Closing, This beer is something else in a very good way.  It reminds me of a beer I use to have a regular basis without sour notes. It is like Kentucky Bourbon Ale with a sour note finish.  This is a totally different beer than that one from Alltech Brewery.  This is old recipe from Probation time.  The brewery uses a sour mash to give off sour notes.  Local Option Brewery did a great job bring this old recipe back to life.  This is the last review I have from my trip to Chicago.  I am really glad and happy that I made it to this brewery.  I will be back to see my friends at Local Option.  They have great food, music, and of course beer.  I highly recommend this beer and checking out their brewpub.  Go get some!  Drink it! Enjoy it!  Metal it!  \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email:  djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter:  @djweiser

Instagram:  @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Local Option Brewery Morning Wood

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While in Chicago, we are going to sample another brew, which is Morning Wood, from Local Option Brewery.  If you read my beer blog posts a few days ago, you know the history of this small but upcoming craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read Sweet Leaf review to get to know the history of this Chicago craft brewery.  Let us get into Morning Wood.

It has a jet black color with a semi white color head.  The aroma has a heavy coffee notes.  The taste has a sweet malty to coffee notes.  There is a slight caramel to caramel liquor notes but really fate to weak.  The aftertaste is a sour coffee notes.  It is a sipping beer.

Here is a description from their website (www.localoptionbier.com):

Local Option Morning Wood: Local Option Morning Wood is an oak-aged coffee ale developed and brewed by Local Option Bierwerker. Fresh American oak used during the aging process and Dark Matter’s El Salvador San Jose pulp-natural coffee aromatically drive the beer; while remaining subtle components of the beers’ complete flavor profile. The amber-colored, medium-bodied, and extraordinarily well-balanced ale was first unveiled at the Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beers in November 2011. Morning Wood’s taste is delicate and should be appreciated by beer drinkers of all palates.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.localoptionbier.com

Twitter:  @localoption

Closing, I like this beer and I mean I really like this beer.  I love how they took an amber style beer.  Rather then, what most craft breweries do and they take porter or stout.  I love when craft breweries think outside the box.  This craft brewery did that idea with this brew.  I love the coffee notes and it is not overpowering the rest of the beer.  It is a nice balance and I will be looking for this beer in bottle in my market.  I will be back to the brewpub.  I love their brewpub from their food, beer, service, and music.  I highly recommend this beer.  Go get some!  Drink it!  Enjoy it!  Metal it!  \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email:  djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter:  @djweiser

Instagram:  @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Local Option American Muscle Double IPA

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While in Chicago, we are  going to sample American Muscle Double IPA from Local Option Brewery.  If you read my beer blog review on their Sweet Leaf from yesterday, you know the history of this craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know this craft brewery from Chicago.  Let us get into this Double IPA.

It has a slightly clear copper color without a head on this Imperial IPA.  The aroma has hints of earthy notes.  The taste is a nice smooth earthy notes with a dry hop finish.  It pretty drinkable for an Imperial IPA.

Here is a description from their website (www.localoptionbier.com):

American Muscle – New World Double IPA is massive hop-bomb brewed by the Local Option Bierwerker. Aggressively late-kettle and dry hopped with four quintessential varietals of American hops; this beer is built like houses used to be built. A strong malt backbone balances a rich, flavorful palate of citrus fruit with floral and earthy notes. No adjuncts or extracts of any type were used in this beer.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.localoptionbier.com

Twitter:  @localoption

Closing, this is by far my favorite beer from Local Option Brewery.  I love the name and packaging.   I love the hop selection and the strong malty backbone to cut through those hops.  This beer is pretty drinkable for Imperial IPA.  It is pretty extremely and scary drinkable.  The craft beer drinker needs to be careful at how much he is drinking.  This is an awesome beer and I will be looking for it in package in Michigan.  I hope some bottles make it to my market.  I highly recommend this beer and this brewpub if you are around the Chicago area.  Go get some!  Drink it!  Enjoy it!  Metal it!  \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email:  djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter:  @djweiser

Instagram:  @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Local Option Sweet Leaf

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While in Chicago, we are going to sample some beers the next four days from Local Option.  The first one beer up is their Sweet Leaf Ale.  There is really no history on the internet for Local Option.  They are based in Chicago. What I do know when visiting this brewpub, it is a metal bar.  They play some extreme metal.  The food was amazing and the bartender when I was there knew his beers.  This brewery tries to do something different with their beers and I believe they are successful at it.  Let us get into this beer.

It has a cloudy golden color without a head.  The smell has a heavy tea notes.  The taste has medium pallet malty sweet notes with a sweet tea note finish.  It is extremely drinkable brew.

Here is a description from their website (www.localoptionbier.com):

Sweet Leif is a Bière de Garde infused with Chinese Sencha Green Tea. The beer pours deep gold with aromas of earthy spice and fruit esters. Flavors of grass, toasted malt and slightly sweet caramel are immediately present, augmented by a smooth, medium body and a dry finish. You will love Sweet Leif though it can’t hear you.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.localoptionbier.com

Twitter:  @localoption

Closing, this beer reminds so much of Milwaukee Brewery O-Gii Ale.  The difference between these beers is O-Gii Ale is a Belgian Style White Ale and this one is a French to Belgian base beer style, which is Bière de Garde.  I have to say between the two.  I love this one better.  The tea shines through out the beer drinking experience and it is not overpowering.  It has a nice refreshing and easy drinking beer.  I am not sure if they package this but I hope they do in the first.  This is one brew that they brew in Marshall, Michigan at Dark Horse Brewery.  I do not know that Dark Horse Brewery has anything to do with this brew.  I wonder if they name this beer after the classic Black Sabbath song.  I highly recommend this beer.  If you are visiting Chicago, you need to stop by their brewpub.  You will not be disappointed from the food and the beer selection.  Go get some!  Drink it!  Enjoy it!  Metal it!  \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email:  djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter:  @djweiser

Instagram:  @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Evil Twin and Local Option Plastic Man

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Starting a new tab, we are going to get into another brew from Evil Twin Brewing.  If you read my earlier beer post on Evil Twin Brewing, you know the history of this brewery.  If you have not, please, read that beer blog post.  However, this beer has Local Option teamed up with Evil Twin Brewing to brew this beer, Let us get into the history of Local Option.  There is really no history on the internet for Local Option.  They are based in Chicago.  Let us get into the beer.

It is cloudy peach color with a constant white head. It is like they put whole peaches in the bottle without the skin. The smell has a peach aroma to this Saison Style Ale. The taste is a slight carbonated peaches with peach aftertaste. It is drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

Taste the Colors, Hear the Aromas, Smell the Carbonation.

Here is a their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.eviltwin.dk and www.localoptionbier.com

Twitter:  @LocalOption and @EvilTwinBrewing

Closing out, this beer was something else.  Local Option and Evil Twin teamed up and did a great job on this beer.  I am pretty impressed with this beer.  I have not had too many beers from Local Option.  I will be heading down to check out their brewpub.  Evil Twin, I had several different brews from Evil Twin Brewing.  I am not a fan of peaches but the peaches in this brew are awesome.  I highly recommend this beer and I want you to hunt this beer down.  Please, let me know what you think of it.  Go get some!  Drink it!  Enjoy it!  Metal it!  \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email:  djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser