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Afterthought Brewing Company

Lombard, Illinois, United States

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Score

4.66/ 5

Popularity

Modestly rated

Beers tracked

367

Afterthought Brewing Company is a brewery in Lombard, Illinois, United States. We grade it Exceptional, with a score of 4.66 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #2 in Illinois. Of the 367 beers we track, 93% are Saison and 5% Sour / Other.

Ranked

Illinois
#2
United States
#65
Worldwide
#84

About Afterthought Brewing Company

We are a small, family-run, saison-focused brewery in Lombard, Illinois brewing 1.5-barrel batches. Saison is a style that was born in the Belgian and French countryside, traditionally consumed by field laborers. We believe saisons should be dry, relatively low in alcohol, highly carbonated, and thirst quenching. Our saisons take inspiration from Old World traditions, but also incorporate American and other New World fruit and hops. We emphasize the use of oak and fermentation with yeast and bacteria outside of traditional brewer’s yeast. We use Midwestern ingredients when possible. Our individual beers are based on concepts and, like wine, will vary from batch to batch. We believe in subtlety of flavor and that saisons are often, though not always, enhanced by a bit of lemonade or wine-like tartness, though not by outright acidity. We plan to create beers that we enjoy, and hope that our community will embrace them too. First beers released on May 19, 2017.

What they brew

  • Saison93%
  • Sour / Other5%
  • Other2%

How their beers score

Every beer we track from Afterthought Brewing Company, grouped by score.

  • 5.0
  • 4.54
  • 4.0120
  • 3.53
  • 3.0
  • 2.5
  • 2.0
  • 1.5
  • 1.0
  • 0.5

Find them

Address
218 East Saint Charles Road, Lombard, Illinois
Website
afterthoughtbrewing.com
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