Bierwerker is Local Option’s brewing division. We are not gypsies. We have a home and it’s the Local Option. We don’t play mandolins: we rock SGs. We don’t read palms: we put beers in them. We don’t storm into your village unwanted and filthy, we are summoned by your leaders to deliver intoxicating elixirs and purloin your sobriety. If you take our picture YOUR soul will be stolen.
THE BEERS
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DAMPF LOC - Neue Welt Hefe Gerste
Style: Dampfbier
ABV: 5.3%
Bottle Size: 1 Pint 0.9oz (500ml)
Suggested Serving Size In: Weissbier Vase
Serving Temperature: 45°F, 7.2°C
Dampf Loc is an all-barley warm fermented ale brewed by the folks from Chicago’s Local Option; inspired by “Dampfbier” originally crafted by medieval peasant inhabitants of southeast Bavaria’s Black Forest. During the fermentation process generous amounts of foam and surface bubbles burst in the tank, giving the illusion that the ferment is boiling or “steaming.” Tony Russomanno and Noah Hopkins took it upon themselves to brew Dampf Loc as a modern interpretation of its Teutonic predecessor, creating a “Hefe Gerste” ale that is true to its roots; unmistakable in character yet accessible to beer drinkers of all palates.
Dampf Loc has a mild hop profile, medium body with pleasant effervescence and a clear, rich, orange hue. Dampf Loc is ideal for warm months, yet enjoyable year round.
Vokuhila
Style: Helles Bock/Maibock
ABV: 6.5%
IBU: 31
Suggested Serving Size: 16oz/50cl Stein
Serving Temperature: 45°F, 7.2°C
Vokuhila is a strong spring lager developed and brewed by Local Option Bierwerker. This maibock is golden in color with a large, creamy, persistent white head; aromatically driven by robust toast and bread notes derived from continental European pale malts with moderate spice from noble German hops. Vokulhila, like its Bavarian predecessors, was brewed during the frigid winter months and will be appreciated by lager and mullet enthusiasts alike.
Kentucky Common
Style: Kentucky Common / Traditional Ale
ABV: 6.5%
Suggested Serving Glasswear: Tulip
Serving Temperature: 45°F, 7.2°C
Web: http://www.localoptionbier.com
Availability: On Draft Only
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. Limited edition versions aged of Kentucky Common aged on Templeton Rye barrels are available periodically on draft.
Local Option Morning Wood
Style: Hybrid Ale
ABV: 7%
Serving Temperature: 50oF
Web: http://www.localoptionbier.com
Availability: Currently available on Draft only.
Morning Wood is an oak-aged coffee ale developed by the Local Option Bierwerker. Fresh American oak used during the aging process and Dark Matter’s Mexico Vera Cruz 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.
Schmetterling Gose
Style: Gose
ABV: 4.5%
Suggested Serving: 12 oz, 25cl Pokal
Serving Temperature: 45°F, 7.2°C
Web: http://www.localoptionbier.com
Availability: On Draft Only
Schmetterling Gose is a modern interpretation of an ancient top fermented saline sour ale native to Saxony. Local Option Bierwerker took the task of reviving this unique style that disappeared during the early part of the 20th century. True to its antecedent, Schmetterling Gose is brewed with equal parts malted wheat and barley; seasoned with black lava salt, coriander, and hops; and fermented with yeast and lactobacillus. Light bodied, highly carbonated, pale in color, with a subtle aroma of spice and citrus and a dry, crisp, refreshing finish, Schmetterling Gose is ideal in summer months but appreciable year round.
Local Option American Muscle – New World Double IPA
Style: Double/Imperial IPA
ABV: 12.5%
Suggested Serving: Snifter
Serving Temperature: 45°F, 7.2°C
Web: http://www.localoptionbier.com
Availability: On Draft Only
American Muscle – New World Double IPA is massive hop-bomb brewed 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.
Central Waters / Local Option Bourbon Barrel Aged La Petite Mort
Style: Hybrid Ale
ABV: 9.05%
Suggested Serving Size: 25 CL snifter
Serving Temperature: 50oF
Web: http://www.localoptionbier.com
http://www.centralwaters.com/
Bourbon Barrel Aged La Petite Mort is a Belgian inspired Weissenbock brewed as a collaboration between The Local Option and Central Waters Brewery in Amherst, Wisconsin. Originally released in summer 2012, BBA La Petite Mort will be available in spring 2013 on draft and in large format bottles.
When Central Waters decided to open its brew house for its first collaboration beer, Chicago’s Local Option was the obvious partner in crime. The resulting brainchild, Bourbon Barrel Aged La Petite Mort - a Belgian inspired Weissenbock – maintains the traditional characteristics of its Bavarian forbearer, with the added complexity of Belgian ale yeast. BBA La Petite Mort is dark amber in color; maintains a rich, full-bodied mouth-feel augmented by caramel; mild and dark fruit; and vanilla and bourbon aromas as a result of six months of aging on Heaven Hill Barrels.. Rounded out by an unostentatious bourbon driven aroma from brief bourbon barrel aging, BBA La Petite Mort is a complex ale, a marriage of distinctive styles, and an orgasmic experience for the taste buds that revel in its glory.
Prospect Pils
Style: Pilsener
ABV: 5.0%
Serve in: Lager glass
Serving Temperature: 45°F, 7.2°C
Available on Draft Only
Developed and brewed by Local Option Bierwerker, this pilsener was designed to deliver fresh German lager to American soil. What’s the secret you ask? It begins by getting a famous German brewmaster wasted on American double IPA’s at the Option, and then fooling him into revealing the most classified methods of making perfect Deutsch Pils. Consider this beer another victory for the Allies.
Anthony of Bourdainia
Style: Vienna/Red Lager
ABV: 5.5%
Serve in: Lager glass
Serving Temperature: 45°F, 7.2°C
Available on Draft Only
Developed and brewed by Local Option Bierwerker, this Vienna style lager was inspired by and pays homage to world-renown chef, author, and television personality Anthony Bourdain. This premium red lager was brewed with the highest quality German Pilsner, Melanoidin and Amber malts; perfectly balanced with the German hop triumvirate of Magnum, Perle and Tettnang; and fermented with a crisp, clean, lager yeast. Anthony of Bourdainia is a formidable beer to be enjoyed with or without food.
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