Is/Was Brewing

Is/Was BrewingIs/Was Brewing
Is/Was BrewingIs/Was Brewing
Brewery, Bar, Beer-to-go

5121 N Ravenswood Ave
Chicago, Illinois, 60640
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iswasbrewing.com
BEER STATS
Ratings:
190
Average:
4.04
Beers:
120
Active:
90
New:
18
Inactive:
14
Retired:
16
PLACE STATS
Average:
4.29
Ratings:
9 | reviews: 4
pDev:
4.2%
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NameStyleABVRatingsAvgLast ActiveYou
Akahoshi BiiruBelgian Saison5.223.8908-10-2025
AlmaSpecialty Saison5.413.7703-08-2026
AnchoisBelgian Saison5.350007-28-2025
Anchois - Conditioned with Supermoon's mixed cultureSpecialty Saison5.350008-19-2025
Bend Toward DaylightBelgian Saison3.554.0105-29-2022
Bend Toward Daylight - Brett-ConditionedBrett Beer3.513.6402-16-2022
Bière du BouchonFrench Bière de Garde773.9503-18-2026
Bourgeois Daydream - CherryBelgian Grisette00008-08-2022
Bourgeois DaydreamsBelgian Grisette3.243.8911-24-2023
Bourgeois Daydreams - Brett-ConditionedBrett Beer3.223.7802-16-2022
Bourgeois Daydreams -- StrawberriesBelgian Grisette3.214.2106-20-2024
Country BeerSpecialty Saison5.113.9601-02-2026
DegelBelgian Saison5.313.9805-03-2025
EsqueSpecialty Saison7.114.205-11-2026
Études: Vol. 1 SpeltBelgian Saison5.314.2508-10-2025
Faux Cow - Brett-ConditionedSpecialty Saison024.3208-04-2023
Faux Cow - conditioned w/ Seedz's Mixed CultureSpecialty Saison024.2308-05-2023
Flat & Point Collaboration Series: Volume I - Celery Root and CarawaySpecialty Saison5.814.3801-13-2023
Flat & Point/Dorothy's Bistro Collaboration Series: Volume II - Spruce Tips, Honey, Cedar, And Smoked DatesSpecialty Saison6.10003-07-2023
Good SitterFrench Bière de Garde6.424.2308-22-2021
If/WhenBelgian Saison5.914.0812-21-2021
Imaging the FutureBelgian Saison5.843.902-16-2022
Imaging the Future - Brett ConditionedSpecialty Saison5.80006-16-2021
It Is What is Was - Brett-ConditionedBrett Beer5.124.1602-21-2023
It Is What It WasBelgian Saison5.113.9812-28-2022
Le BizonBelgian Saison4.90007-28-2025
Le Petit Épeautre - w/ BrettanomycesSpecialty Saison5.20005-02-2023
Le Petit Épeautre w/ Sundial's Mixed CultureSpecialty Saison5.213.7506-13-2023
LevainBelgian Saison5.544.2409-03-2024
Levain Citrus MelangeBelgian Saison5.514.4108-10-2025
Levain conditioned on BergamotBelgian Saison5.534.3408-14-2025
Levain Conditioned on Black RaspberriesBelgian Saison5.514.2708-25-2024
Levain Conditioned on Blueberries and BlackberriesBelgian Saison5.514.2312-23-2025
Levain conditioned on Bosc Pear (2023)Belgian Saison5.50007-10-2023
Levain conditioned on Montmorency Cherries (2022)Belgian Saison5.524.3809-24-2023
Levain conditioned on Raspberries (2023)Belgian Saison5.524.2105-16-2024
Levain conditioned on Yuzu (2022)Belgian Saison5.50006-03-2022
Long Thai Rainbow RyeSpecialty Saison5.114.0608-10-2025
MaestraSpecialty Saison5.40003-10-2026
Maestro 2.0Belgian Saison5.413.7502-16-2022
Maestro 2.0 conditioned on Miel de PechugaBelgian Saison5.40012-22-2021
Maestro LamparilloBelgian Saison5.414.1509-27-2024
Midwest Pale AleAmerican Pale Ale5.214.1907-20-2025
MooncusserBelgian Saison5.40008-19-2025
Mooncusser with brettanomycesSpecialty Saison5.40008-19-2025
Perceived DistanceBelgian Saison5.164.2103-18-2026
Pillow JawBelgian Saison5.733.6607-03-2021
Rot RusticalBelgian Saison024.305-24-2023
Rot Rustical - Brett-ConditionedBrett Beer00003-07-2023
Saison de Non-DenominationBelgian Saison6.533.2411-23-2023
Saison DégelBelgian Saison5.314.1405-11-2026
Saison Du SauvBelgian Saison634.1607-29-2024
Saison EffrayantBelgian Saison6.534.0112-26-2024
Saison FrileuxBelgian Saison713.9502-09-2023
Saison Frileux - Brett-ConditionedBrett Beer70003-07-2023
SepiaBelgian Saison00003-07-2023
Sepia - Brett-ConditionedSpecialty Saison00003-07-2023
Split SquadBelgian Saison5.533.8303-27-2026
Taxonomy AnomalyBelgian Saison5.143.9110-05-2022
Taxonomy Anomaly - Brett ConditionedBrett Beer5.114.1704-26-2022
Télé: Cascade and BrettanomycesSpecialty Saison5.534.0706-26-2024
The Beings For Whom Being MattersBelgian Saison4.933.812-12-2025
The Beings For Whom Being Matters (Keeping Together's Mixed Culture)Specialty Saison4.953.905-07-2023
The Finer Points Of Bad Behavior Vol. VII: Peaches and BrettanomycesFruit and Field Beer6.143.9705-22-2023
The Finer Points of Bad Behavior Volume IX: Apricots and Brettanomyces BruxellensisFruit and Field Beer6.134.205-21-2023
The Finer Points of Bad Behavior Volume VIII: Italian Plums and Brettanomyces BruxellensisFruit and Field Beer6.133.9212-15-2022
The Finer Points of Bad Behavior Volume X: Peaches and Brettanomyces BruxellensisFruit and Field Beer6.10008-31-2022
The Finer Points of Bad Behavior Volume XI - Rhubarb and Brettanomyces LambicusFruit and Field Beer00011-28-2022
The Finer Points of Bad Behavior Volume XII: Raspberry and Brettanomyces BruxellensisFruit and Field Beer6.124.0207-27-2024
The Finer Points of Bad Behavior Volume XIII Blended w/ Ginger SaisonFruit and Field Beer6.10005-02-2023
The Finer Points Of Bad Behavior Volume XIII: Blueberries and Brettanomyces BruxellensisFruit and Field Beer00005-02-2023
The Finer Points of Bad Behavior Volume XIV: Oro Blanco Grapefruit and Brettanomyces ClausseniiFruit and Field Beer6.10006-28-2023
The Finer Points of Bad Behavior Volume XVI: Cucumber And Brettanomyces BruxellensisFruit and Field Beer014.1504-21-2024
The Finer Points of Bad Behavior Volume XXI: Concord Grape & Brettanomyces BruxellensisSpecialty Saison6.114.2508-10-2025
This & That - Afterthought's house mixed cultureSpecialty Saison033.4112-03-2023
This & That - Brett-ConditionedBrett Beer00010-24-2022
Tree TipperBelgian Saison6.173.9103-08-2026
Tree Tipper - Brett-ConditionedBrett Beer6.124.0107-09-2024
Tree Tipper - Malort Barrel AgedSpecialty Saison6.114.2504-01-2026
Tree Tipper- Gin Barrel AgedSpecialty Saison6.114.2503-08-2026
Welcome to GardesvilleFrench Bière de Garde6.554.0104-05-2022
Welcome to Gardesville - Brett-ConditionedBrett Beer6.523.9702-16-2022
What A CoincidenceBelgian Saison5.214.0803-08-2026
Wherein Time and SpaceBelgian Saison5.423.9405-21-2023
Wherein Time and Space - Brett-ConditionedBrett Beer5.414.1306-06-2022
Will BeBelgian Saison5.3104.0307-20-2025
Will Be - Brett-ConditionedBrett Beer5.354.0502-16-2022
Window FishingSpecialty Saison5.844.1809-02-2025
Window Fishing - Bottle ConditionedSpecialty Saison5.834.0302-22-2022
WispSmoked Beer5.944.1206-01-2026

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