Our Story
Midwest Mixed-Culture
The goal of Odious Cellars as we see it is to create an ever-expanding archive of mixed-culture beers, and to celebrate the ways in which beer mixes cultures in other ways as well.
Beginnings
Odious Cellars is a collaboration between Tim Coe and Reeve Joseph. We met while working together at another Chicago-area brewery, after which we initially went our separate ways โ Reeve to work at and consult for various breweries, and to complete the Siebel Master Brewers program, Tim to bookkeeping, HR, and business management, which is not nearly as cool.
Eventually, we each separately began planning brewery projects, with no expectation weโd ever see one another professionally again. Reeve had been working down in Asheville, but on his return to Chicago we got together over beers and decided we should rally together towards a common goal of opening a brewery right here.
Mixing Cultures For Mixed Culture
The goal of Odious Cellars as we see it is to create an ever-expanding archive of mixed-culture beers, and to celebrate the ways in which beer mixes cultures in other ways as well. We aim to instill a Midwestern terroir into our ever-complexifying house culture while showcasing local malsters, hop growers, and farmers, making approachable and recognizable a style of beer that can sometimes seem esoteric or distant, bringing in not only the dreaded beer snobs but also wine lovers, skeptics, novices, and people from all walks of life regardless of their relationship to beer. At Odious, we are mixing cultures for mixed culture.
