Is/Was Brewing
Chicago, IL
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Is/Was Methode Dust
Saison · 6.2% ABV
Are you prepared for the Dust-Based Economy? When the apocalypse (zombie or otherwise) inevitably comes to bare and the international monetary system is reduced to rubble only one currency will hol... -
Is/Was Bourgeois Daydream
Saison · 3.2% ABV
Bourgeois Daydream is a flower growing through cracks in the concrete. Beautiful and welcomed but unexpected in a world full of hard craggy edges... -
Is/Was Bourgeois Daydream (With Brett)
Saison · 3.2% ABV
During bottling we split this bach and packaged about half with a blend of brettanomyces for an additional layer of complexity. -
Is/Was The Finer Points of Bad Behavior: Volume I
Saison · 6.1% ABV
The first in a series of saisons that pair seasonal ingredients with specific strains of Brettanomyces, 'The Finer Points of Bad Behavior: Volume 1' pairs fresh peaches from Mick Klug Farms with a ... -
Is/Was What Does Time Taste Like
Biere de Garde · 4.7% ABV
Same base malt as Hop Butcher's version, with different fermentation. -
Is/Was Perceived Distance
Saison · 5.1% ABV
Perceived Distance is a collaboration with friends from about as far away as they can live and hops from about as close as they can be grown... -
Is/Was The Finer Points Of Bad Behavior: Volume 2
Saison · 6.1% ABV
This volume pairs melons with a strain of Brettanomyces that is know for its refined funkiness... -
Afterthought + Is/Was This & That (Gin Barrel Aged)
Farmhouse Ale · 5.2% ABV
Collaboration with Is/Was Brewing. Saison brewed with triticale plus Callista and Grungeist hops. Fermented in a gin barrel with our mixed saison culture. -
Funkytown + Is/Was Funkytown It
Smoked Beer · 5.0% ABV
This beer was crafted to be food-friendly, paired with cajun or savory food. With notes of fig, stonefruit, peach, peppercorn with a slight smoke finish to dry out the palate... -
Is/Was + Afterthought This & That (with Brettanomyces)
Saison · 4.9% ABV
This & That is a collaboration with our friends at Afterthought Brewing. It is built on a foundation of Sugar Creek Wind Malt and triticale... -
Is/Was Bend Toward Daylight
American Wild Ale · 3.5% ABV
Notes of grapefruit, sandalwood, yellow Gatorade, cedar, and cucumber with a light, quenching acidity and a hint of woody tannin on the finish. -
Is/Was Bourgeois Daydreams w/ Montmorency Cherries
Table Beer · 3.2% ABV
Bourgeois Daydream is a flower growing through cracks in the concrete. Beautiful and welcomed but unexpected in a world full of hard craggy edges... -
Is/Was + Funkytown It Is What It Was
Saison · 5.1% ABV
We got together with our friends at Funkytown Brewery and set out to make a perfect ‘food beer’, specifically one to pair with creole or cajun cuisine... -
Is/Was + Hop Butcher for the World Welcome To Gardesville
Biere de Garde · 6.5% ABV
Welcome to Gardesville is a question we asked with our Friends at Hop Butcher For the World. -
Is/Was + Hop Butcher for the World Welcome to Gardesville with Brettanomyces
Biere de Garde · 6.5% ABV
Welcome to Gardesville is a question we asked with our Friends at Hop Butcher For the World... -
Is/Was If/When
Saison · 5.7% ABV
Collaboration with Hopewell Brewing. Saison with malted Carolina gold rice. -
Is/Was Imaging The Future
Saison · 5.8% ABV
A beautiful balance of bright floral notes, strawberries, and rooibos tea with richer notes of toffee, caramel, all spice, cinnamon, burnt honey, and bananas foster. -
Is/Was + Keeping Together The Beings For Whom Being Matters
Saison · 4.9% ABV
The Beings For Whom Being Matters is about examination, exploration, and depth... -
Is/Was + Keeping Together The Beings For Whom Being Matters - Bottle Conditioned w/ Keeping Together's Mixed Culture
Saison · 4.9% ABV
The Beings For Whom Being Matters is about examination, exploration, and depth... -
Is/Was Levain
Saison · 5.5% ABV
Mashed with raw spelt from Janie’s Mill, hopped with aged whole cone hops then fermented and ripened in used oak wine barrels with a blend of our house saison yeast, our favorite strains of brettan... -
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Is/Was Levain w/ Montmorency Cherries
Saison · 5.5% ABV
Mashed with raw spelt from Janie’s Mill, hopped with aged whole cone hops then fermented and ripened in used oak wine barrels with a blend of our house saison yeast, our favorite strains of brettan... -
Is/Was Levain w/ Yuzu
Saison · 5.5% ABV
Mashed with raw spelt from Janie’s Mill, hopped with aged whole cone hops then fermented and ripened in used oak wine barrels with a blend of our house saison yeast, our favorite strains of brettan... -
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Is/Was Maestro Marcelino
Saison · 5.7% ABV
We took a base saison that underwent hot fermentation with our house saison yeast then added roasted Espadin agave hearts that Alex from Banhez brought back from Oaxaca directly to the fermenting b... -
Is/Was Maestro Marcelino (w/ Roasted Agave Hearts and Bottle Conditioned with Brettanomyces)
Saison · 5.7% ABV
Beautifully complex saison that features notes of grilled pineapple, golden raisin, dates, slightly overripe banana, honeysuckle, and wisps of smoke. These bottles then had brettanomyces added during bottling. -
Is/Was Methode Dust (Bottle Conditioned With Brettanomyces)
Saison · 6.2% ABV
Are you prepared for the Dust-Based Economy? When the apocalypse (zombie or otherwise) inevitably comes to bare and the international monetary system is reduced to rubble only one currency will hol... -
Is/Was + Middle Brow Stay Brettanomyces
Saison · 5.4% ABV
Stay is a little taste of the good life. We got together with our friends at Middle Brow to put out a double feature. Ours, Stay, brewed here. Theirs, (wasting time), got wild at Bungalow... -
Is/Was Perceived Distance (Bottle Conditioned With Brettanomyces)
Saison · 5.1% ABV
Perceived Distance is a collaboration with friends from about as far away as they can live and hops from about as close as they can be grown... -
Is/Was Pillow Jaw
Saison · 5.7% ABV
Pillow Jaw is like pink neon. Soft and warm while bright and vibrant. It focuses on the interplay of oats and local honey from our friends at The Hive Supply... -
Is/Was Saison Effrayant
Saison · 6.5% ABV
Saison Effrayant is purposefully constructed for crisp autumn days... -
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Is/Was Spandrel
Saison · 4.9% ABV
Saison Brewed with Aged Hops, Raw Spelt, and Brettanomyces. A spandrel is a byproduct of evolution. Something that quietly arises out of some other need but is warmly welcomed when noticed... -
Is/Was + Supermoon Wherein Time And Space
Saison · 5.9% ABV
Mixed Fermentation Saison brewed with aged hops. -
Is/Was Talk Soft
Saison · 5.7% ABV
Talk Soft whispers its story. It implores you to lean in so you can experience its interplay of wheat with honey sourced from rooftops throughout Chicago by our friends at The Hive Supply... -
Is/Was Talk Soft (Bottle Conditioned With Brettanomyces)
Saison · 5.7% ABV
Talk Soft whispers its story. It implores you to lean in so you can experience its interplay of wheat with honey sourced from rooftops throughout Chicago by our friends at The Hive Supply... -
Is/Was Taxonomy Anomaly
Saison · 5.1% ABV
Taxonomy Anomaly is a hoppy saison that fuses new-world-hype-hop flavors with traditional belgian techniques and fermentation flavors... -
Is/Was The Beings For Whom Being Matters
Saison · 4.9% ABV
The Beings For Whom Being Matters is about examination, exploration, and depth... -
Is/Was The Beings For Whom Being Matters - Bottle Conditioned w/ Keeping Together's Mixed Culture
Saison · 4.9% ABV
The Beings For Whom Being Matters is about examination, exploration, and depth... -
Is/Was The Finer Points Of Bad Behavior: Volume 3
Fruit Beer · 6.1% ABV
This is the third in our series that explores pairing seasonal ingredients with different strains of yeast. This round pairs American grown yuzu with brettanomyces claussenii... -
Is/Was The Finer Points Of Bad Behavior: Volume 3.5
Fruit Beer · 6.1% ABV
Fruit Beer Brewed with Yuzu, Meyer Lemon, and brettanomyces. -
Is/Was The Finer Points Of Bad Behavior: Volume 4
Saison · 6.1% ABV
Volume IV pairs Meyer Lemons with a strain of Brettanomyces Bruxellensis known for its fruity, almost Sweet-Tart-like characteristics... -
Is/Was The Finer Points Of Bad Behavior: Volume 5
Lambic - Fruit · 6.1% ABV
Rhubarb with brettanomyces lambicus. -
Is/Was The Finer Points Of Bad Behavior: Volume 6
Fruit Beer · 6.1% ABV
Strawberry with brettanomyces bruxellensis. -
Is/Was The Finer Points Of Bad Behavior: Volume 7
Fruit Beer · 6.1% ABV
The Finer Points of Bad Behavior is an ever evolving series of beers that pairs seasonal ingredients with unique strains of yeast specifically chosen to compliment, contrast, and elevate each other... -
Is/Was The Finer Points Of Bad Behavior: Volume 8
Farmhouse Ale · 6.1% ABV
The Finer Points of Bad Behavior is an ever evolving series of beers that pairs seasonal ingredients with unique strains of yeast specifically chosen to compliment, contrast, and elevate each other... -
Is/Was The Finer Points Of Bad Behavior: Volume IX
Sour Ale · 6.1% ABV
Volume IX features freshly picked apricots with a strain of Brettanomyces Bruxellensis that is known for the white wine and SweeTarts aromas it creates. This combination yields aromas of fleshy apricots, Fruit Loops, honeysuckle, wet hay, and lime Sprees. -
Is/Was The Finer Points Of Bad Behavior: Volume X
Sour Ale · 6.1% ABV
Volume X revisits our original pairing of ripe peaches from Mick Klug Farms and a strain of Brettanomyces Bruxellensis known for its characteristics similar to white wine like Chenin Blanc and Pino... -
Is/Was The Finer Points Of Bad Behavior: Volume Xi
Sour Ale · 6.1% ABV
Volume XI pairs whole rhubarb stalks from Mick Klug Farms with a strain of Brettanomyces Lambicus known for its combination of deep barnyard funk and cherry pie... -
Is/Was Tree Tipper
Saison · 6.1% ABV
Tree Tipper is the result of carefully considered combinations. Spruce tips with honey. Ingredient with process... - View all beers