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River West Brewing

(Brewpub - Closed)

Last updated: October 20, 2000

925 West Chicago Avenue
Chicago IL 60622

Opened October 8, 1996.
Closed June 1, 2000.
Brewer: Steve Masaduski.
1,000 bbl annual capacity.

My Opinion Of The Beers That I've Tried:
14.5 points overall

• Berliner Weisse
  Style 19 - German-style Wheat Beer
  • 14.5 points - Beer #33-2800, at the brewery, May 16, 1998
    (Ask for this one without the raspberry juice.) Golden amber, some haze, thick head. Faint banana aroma. Sourish, some banana flavor. says this is the same beer as the Whistle Stop, with a shot of lactic...he's probably right.

• Doubledecker Doppelbock
  Style 12 - Bock
  • 14.5 points - Beer #33-2798, at the brewery, May 16, 1998
    Deep red-brown, thick head. Smells pretty clean. Big body, very malty, lots of dark caramel. Not a lot of alcohol character, but drying at the end.

• ESB
  Style 7 - English Bitter
  • 16 points - Beer #33-2792, at the brewery, May 16, 1998
    Red-brown, flat, low head. Caramel, malty aromas. Thick, sweet, lots of dark caramel flavor. Bitter finish with some alcohol.

• India Pale Ale (beer engine)
  Style 5 - English-style Pale Ale
  • 14.5 points - Beer #33-2795, at the brewery, May 16, 1998
    Golden amber, flat, big dense head. Flowery hop aroma, hint of papery oxidation. Thick, creamy...lots of papery off-flavor. Floral hop bitter finish. Faintly chlorophenolic.

• India Pale Ale
  Style 5 - English-style Pale Ale
  • 19 points - Beer #33-2793, at the brewery, May 16, 1998
    Amber, low carbonation, thick dense head. Spicy, fruity aroma. Medium body, big spicy hop flavor. Long bitter drying finish.

• Light
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 11 points - Beer #33-2796, at the brewery, May 16, 1998
    Pale, good head. Diacetyl odor. Light body, lots of diacetyl.

• Maibock
  Style 12 - Bock
  • 11 points - Beer #33-2791, at the brewery, May 16, 1998
    Amber-brown, low carbonation and head. Diacetyl, acetate odors. Medium body, fairly dry. Estery diacetyl flavors.

• Märzen
  Style 17 - Vienna / Märzen / Oktoberfest
  • 14.5 points - Beer #33-2797, at the brewery, May 16, 1998
    Nice amber, color, thick head. Malty aroma, just a little roasty. Medium body, sweet, hint of alcohol.

• Nut Brown
  Style 4 - Mild / Brown Ale
  • 13.5 points - Beer #33-2801, at the brewery, May 16, 1998
    Deep red, thick head. Diacetyl aroma over dark caramel. Dark, sweet, kinda roasty. Sweet finish.

• Railroad Stout
  Style 11 - Stout
  • 15 points - Beer #33-2799, at the brewery, May 16, 1998
    Completely black, thick head. Faintly roasty aroma. Thick, roasty, lots of coffee flavor.

• Red Fox Amber
  Style 4 - Mild / Brown Ale
  • 18 points - Beer #33-2794, at the brewery, May 16, 1998
    Amber brown, thick brown head. Smells roasty. Medium body, big roasty flavor and finish. Nice Brown Ale.

• Spiced Porter
  Style 22 - Herb / Spice Beer
  • 15.5 points - Beer #33-2802, at the brewery, May 16, 1998
    Extremely dark red, thick head. Nutmeg aroma. Big body, sweet, lots of nutmeg and maybe some allspice.

• Whistle Stop Weiss Beer
  Style 19 - German-style Wheat Beer
  • 10.5 points - Beer #33-2790, at the brewery, May 16, 1998
    Golden, clear, thin head. Hint of banana aroma. Sour, sweet. Like overripe bananas.

• Windy City Pilsner
  Style 15 - Classic Pilsener
  • 16.5 points - Beer #33-2789, at the brewery, May 16, 1998
    Golden, low carbonation, good head. Fruity aroma, hint of sulfur. Light body, malty, big hop flavor with a nice bitterness.

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