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𝗦𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝘅 𝗢𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥

We're honored to partner with @sovereigntap for a five course prix fixe pairing dinner on Wednesday, June 14th.
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𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗢𝗡𝗘
Thai Snapper Crudo | meyer lemon, sour orange mojo, burnt coriander
-𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩-
Ode to Whimsy | witbier w/ coriander, mandarin orange, & meyer lemon

𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗪𝗢
Apricot Tartine | honey braised apricot, sourdough, whipped ricotta, mustard greens
-𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩-
Tears of Ra | biere de miel w/ orange blossom honey & honeysuckle petals

𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘
Seared Scallops | sweet corn purée, black pepper gastrique, crispy guanciale
-𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩-
The Secret History of All Things | brett fermented farmhouse ale, lightly dry-hopped crystal & saaz

𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗥
Pork Collar | braised kale, potlikker, maple syrup
-𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩-
Into the Iris | biere de maple w/ dark amber maple syrup & toasted fenugreek

𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗩𝗘
‘Banana Pudding’ | vanilla panna cotta, bruléed banana, shortbread
-𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩-
Call of the Herd | sour wheat ale with wild thai banana & madagascar vanilla
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🎟 Link in Bio for tickets!

🍺 New Beer Release: 𝗛𝗲𝗳𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻!

Yup. Just a classic German Hefe right in time for summer. 🌞

No frills, no poetic sentence for a name, and no wackadoo adjuncts. (We'll announce a new bevvy with all of these soon 😉)

Our Hefe pours a cloudy, golden complexion with a luscious, dense head from the major supply of foam positive proteins found in wheat. 👑

This light-bodied bevvy delicately emits tangy banana and a touch of clove spice; a harmoniously thirst-quenching duo imparted from the expressive yeast strain.

🚛 Hitting Chicagoland shelves... now!
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#hefeweizen #hefe #summerbeers #chicagobeer #chicagocraftbeer #ilcraftbeer

👶 🪵 Witness the birth of our new Odious tappy pals!

These purdy new wooden quadrilaterals will begin to manifest throughout Chicagoland in the coming weeks. So keep those peepers peeled!

If you happen upon some at your local bevvy shop, tell that barkeep to give it a yank for ya. Marvel at the glimmer in their eye as they feel the effortless action from coupling gasket all the way to lever collar; a feature only ergonomically rectangular screen-printed oak can provide. 😉

📷 Be sure to send us pics of these at your fav watering hole! We'd love to see them as they begin their migration from the workshop to their new forever homes. 🕊

🍻 We're doing an Odious Tap Takeover at Bar on Buena of course!

This Friday, cmon by and make your problems go away... 👋
...for a little while!

🍺 •A whole buncha delightful beverages on draft!
👕 •Free swag giveaways!
👨 •My dad 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 come. He's not sure yet...
💳 •Plenty of samples on the company card!
👬 •Jovial times with the Odious crew!

We'll be pouring:

🍋🍊 | Ode to Whimsy - Witbier
𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘸/ 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯, 𝘔𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘓𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯, & 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳

👨‍🌾 | The Secret History of All Things - Farmhouse Ale
𝘍𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯

🍁 🥞 | Into the Iris - Biere de Maple
𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘸/ 𝘔𝘢𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘺𝘳𝘶𝘱 & 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴

🍯 🐝 | Tears of Ra - Biere de Miel
𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘸/ 𝘖𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘮 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 & 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘴

😛 Tasting Notes | 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗮 🍯🐝

Our pal @vintagebeerenthusiast recently gave us some frou-frou tasting notes (ala slide #2) and we figured we'd pop in with our thoughts on this Biere de Miel brewed with raw Illinois Orange Blossom Honey from @heavenshoneyinc & Honeysuckle Petals:

👀 | Mostly clear, with a slight haze that traps in sunlight, creating a luminous chalice somewhere between burnished copper and a freshly cast golden ingot.

👃 | Candied mandarin citrus, rich jasmine, and a hint of vanilla invade the aromasphere. Hell, maybe even a waft of geraniums. No doubt from the heavy dose of Honeysuckle petals steeped in the whirlpool.

👄 | The Orange Blossom Honey takes center stage with heavy waves of butterscotch & vanilla, with hints of orange zest in the finish. It's wild how much of the original honey character translates into the finished product.

👅 | A lighter carbonation keeps Tears of Ra soft on the tongue; portraying slightly more body and a fuller mouthfeel.
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𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙖 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙥𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙚.

Odious Lore | The Gilded River: 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘢

A wide but shallow waterway abutting a center of commerce, the Gilded River is so named for the coins, valuables, and treasures which litter the riverbed just below the bows of the many passing vessels. Local legend has it that Ra, gatekeeper between this world and the next, lives beneath the river and requires tribute for safe passage; the true deity that resides below the hulls is much older than that.

Tears of Ra recalls a traveler upon the Gilded River who, thinking himself clever, dared to attempt the crossing without a single in his purse. As he rowed across the water, he vowed to the river that the boat immediately behind his own would be carrying his tribute, and their offering would necessarily be double.

The god beneath the waves soon sorted out the traveler's mischief, but at the expense of both the boats and all their passengers contained within. Very few have attempted this gambit since.
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🎨Artwork: @joanacchi

🍯 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗮 returns!!!

Our rendition of a Biere de Miel (Beer w/ honey), jam packed with enough oozy honeycomb goodness to make Winnie the Pooh blush.

We credit the alluring citrus character to Orange Blossom honey, locally sourced from none other than @heavenshoney. Sweet and floral with a distinct citrus orange tinge, as its name suggests.

A sip of this sunshine soaked bevvy will take your imagination to a fertile grove, where noble bees collected nectar and pollen from various orange tree flowers. Thanks, bumble-dudes. 🐝

Last year when we released 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗮, it brought us home a trophy for "Classic Beer Style" at the Hazy Days of Summer fest put on by @chicagobeersociety. So we got that goin' for us. 🏆

🗺 You can find 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗮 around Chicagoland by visiting OdiousCellars.com/BeerFinder
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🎨 Artwork: @joanacchi
🚛 Distribution: @ajmakadistro
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#chicago #honey #chicagocraftbeer #supportlocal #terroir #chicagobeer #beerbeerbeer #beersoftheworld #beerfan #beerme #beerofinstagram #beerislife #beerculture #beerart #beerenthusiast #beertime #beerlover #odious #🍺

😛 Tasting Notes | 𝗢𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗺𝘀𝘆 🍄

👀 | An unfiltered and cloudy haze hued a sun-soaked pale-gold resting ever so smugly beneath a regal and billowing head which emits an intricate citrus perfume of ripe lemon and candied mandarin, punctuated by a quenching spritz of Froot Loop-esque coriander.

👃 | Mandarin & Lemon zest dominate the pungent smellscape, backed with a fruity and herbal spice note from freshly ground Indian coriander. | 🍊&🍋

👄 | The citrus also lends a mild tartness, melding with a creamy and smooth mouthfeel from a base of Wheat Malt and a hefty dose of Raw Wheat. | 🌾

Coriander lends to the complexity of the citric acid-like fermentation character from Brettanomyces TYB-184 (via @theyeastbay), supporting the fruit-forward bouquet.

👅 | Carbonation is spritzy and effervescent, which builds nicely on elusive acidity to bring a feeling of lip-smackin' freshness. Ahhhhhh... 🍻
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Odious Lore | Ode to Whimsy

To the far north lies the Forest of Whimsy, a dense and unnavigable wilderness made all the more inhospitable by being home to a wide variety of faeries happy to use their enchantments to remain otherwise undisturbed.

So jealously do they guard their peace that we know of only one instance of their being successfully defied.

A troop of forest sprites from the eastern hinterland found themselves in the Forest of Whimsy and set to, as sprites are wont, an evening revelry. The music and dancing quickly gained the attention of the fae folk who placed a simple curse on the instruments in order to stop the noise and chase the revelers away.

The sprites, not to be outdone, enchanted the very woods around them, the trees and stones and the living soil, all of which leapt into song, picking up the same tune just where it had left off.

The faeries were bested by their own prized forest.
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🎨Artwork: @joanacchi

🐝 What's that buzzing in the air?
🍯 Fresh 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗮 en route!

A new batch of our beloved golden bevvy brewed with Orange Blossom Honey & Honeysuckle petals is making the rounds.

More intel soon. 🍻
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Now the 𝘶𝘯official beer of @poohbloodandhoney 🐻🐷

🍻 Let's suds up, y'all!

Tomorrow at 5pm, the Odious team will be hanging out at 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥 (Park Ridge), pouring up some of our freshest batches of delightful bevvies!

We return a couple Odious classics and debut something new, too.

𝗢𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗺𝘀𝘆 | Witbier
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 | American Farmhouse Ale farm
𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗮 | Biere de Maple
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A veritable cornucopia of flavor awaits you, friends. Cheers!

#chicagobeer #craftbeer #freshcans #localbeer #cheers

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