Chicago Common
Kinslahger Brewing Company
- From:
- Kinslahger Brewing Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- California Common / Steam Beer
Ranked #18 - ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #33,163 - Avg:
- 3.6 | pDev: 8.89%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 9
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 06, 2024
- Added:
- Apr 10, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
Manufactured locally to feed the building boom following the Great Fire, the humble Chicago Common brick was used for the structural walls and exteriors of countless buildings in the region. Later, maverick architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright saw the beauty in this workaday material and brought it to a position of prominence. Our Chicago Common beer echoes this tradition, using readily available classic ingredients to create something new and delicious. Fermented with the unique lager yeast from San Francisco.
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Reviewed by GrumpyGas from Illinois
4.21/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16oz draft poured into an imperial pint glass shows a beautifully ruddy, clear body and supports a 1/4" cap of off white tight bubbles that remains a persistent cap and coats the glass with lacing.
Aroma is muted but a hint of rye and wood entice the nose, encouraging a swig.
Flavors include toasted malt, rye, and an almost fruity note that leads to a spicy finish.
Mouthfeel is creamy full and dries on the end.
Overall a solid example of the style with dangerously concealed booze.
Jul 06, 2024Aroma is muted but a hint of rye and wood entice the nose, encouraging a swig.
Flavors include toasted malt, rye, and an almost fruity note that leads to a spicy finish.
Mouthfeel is creamy full and dries on the end.
Overall a solid example of the style with dangerously concealed booze.
Reviewed by NeutroMan from Illinois
3.77/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
16 oz can into a pint glass. Deep orangeish-amber color with a dense tan head. Bread and caramel malt aroma. Very toasty malt-forward flavor: more caramel and toffee and less rye spice that gets much better as it warms (it's astringently bitter right out of the fridge). Medium bodied with some creaminess.
Dec 21, 2022
Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin
3.97/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured from a can into a pint glass. Pours deep reddish orange with a fluffy white head. Smells of sweet grain with rye spiciness. Tastes of full grain profile with slight rye spiciness. Beer is light bodied and very easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall a very good beer.
Dec 22, 2019
Reviewed by BlackBeerPirate from Illinois
3.61/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.61/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Taste: spiced bread, rye, malt, woody, smooth finish. mild herbal bready nose. Dark amber hue, mostly clear, with tall foamy head and ringed lace. Medium/light body. 58 IBUs
Aug 16, 2018
Reviewed by stortore from Illinois
4.14/5 rDev +15%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev +15%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16 ounce can into a pilsner glass. Canned 7/26/17, had 9/26/17. Had about a year earlier on draft and gave it a 3.99 overall.
Pours a deep red amber, mostly clear, with a two inch head of creamy foam and a good amount of foamy lacing. Aromas of malt, caramel, rye, yeast, some brown sugar, earthy hops. The taste is pretty similar-caramel, malt, rye, some toffee, light brown sugar, earthy hops. A fair amount of bitterness throughout and in the aftertaste. Smooth, creamy, a really solid body, well carbonated.
Liked it better in the can, than on draft, but that’s probably because this really opens up when it warms. Most likely, I did not take that much time at the taproom. Lots of flavor and aroma, although not overly complex. Well worth a purchase if you like rye.
Mar 06, 2018Pours a deep red amber, mostly clear, with a two inch head of creamy foam and a good amount of foamy lacing. Aromas of malt, caramel, rye, yeast, some brown sugar, earthy hops. The taste is pretty similar-caramel, malt, rye, some toffee, light brown sugar, earthy hops. A fair amount of bitterness throughout and in the aftertaste. Smooth, creamy, a really solid body, well carbonated.
Liked it better in the can, than on draft, but that’s probably because this really opens up when it warms. Most likely, I did not take that much time at the taproom. Lots of flavor and aroma, although not overly complex. Well worth a purchase if you like rye.
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
3.49/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Solid lager with a rye hint. The beer is listed as rye beer so this is how I rated. Not enough rye to match that style, but for a lager it rates more favorably. Very malty, toffee and bitters. The feel is very thin though
Jun 12, 2017
Reviewed by ChicagoJ from Illinois
3.08/5 rDev -14.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.08/5 rDev -14.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2/25/17 (Oak Park IL) St. Giles Sports Trivia Fund Raiser - 16 oz pour in clear pint glass. Dark copper pour, thick tan head. Hops aroma, light rye and hops taste. Mild carbonation and easy drinking. Overall good beer, and look to try more Kinslahger offerings down the road.
May 30, 2017
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