Off Color Apex Predator
For Apex Predator Farmhouse Ale, we pitch the yeast cold, turn off the temperature control, and let the yeast do it’s thing. To our delight, it spat out the sweet scent of juicy fruit wafting from a frothy, white mane. Brewed only with grain and sugar unencumbered by the heat of the kiln, we create a hazy, golden body. Apex Predator gets its teeth from a generous Crystal dry-hopping that completes the dry finish with a fruity bite. Pounce on the opportunity to let it part your lips and you may find yourself at the top of the food chain.
3.6
385 reviews
Chicago, United States
Community reviews
Good farmhouse beer with earthy notes. Some fruit esters and a yeasty finish. Nice weighty and clean body.
Pale, very slight haze color with a moderate white foam head and low visible carbonation; good lacing down the glass. Slight funky wheat nose with lemongrass and coriander. Yeasty wheat w lemon grass and peppery aftertaste with a light effervescent mouthfeel.
Pale yellow with one finger white head. Aroma of wheat, coriander, and lemongrass. Lightly sweet with honey, coriander, and a little citrus. Nice for light easy drinking on a hot day.
Hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is musty grain, bread grass, lemons, bubble gum and white pepper. Taste is light/medium sweet, light bitter and light sour.
Aroma of green grapes, yeast and slight funk. Murky yellow color, large white head. Tastes like citrus rind and dank hops. Solid palate, low carbonation. Enjoyable farmhouse ale.
Yeasty, very potent, as if every sip has some of the sediment from the bottom of the bottle. Tart lemon flavor, with dank hop flavor, and strong hop bitterness. Slightly sour with some rustic barnyard characteristics. Mostly drying, especially in the finish. Full bodied and the yeasty spice aspect is throughout. Alcohol presence in the finish and the after breath. Gives off the impression of tasting old world. Very nicely done brew.
Draught @ District Tap House. Clear golden yellow with foamy off-white head, faint citrus aroma, high carbonation, mildly bitter taste with basement flavors, lightly fruity-citrusy, thin body, longish finish. Very easy to drink.
Pours clear straw golden with a thin white head. Aroma is light hops, some caramel and some grass. Taste is light caramel, moving to clove, grass and some hops. Finish is grassy.
Clear gold pour with a white head. The aroma is hoppy with wheat notes. It has a light body with average carbonation and mildly bitter taste.
Bottle pour. Crisp light gold color, no sediment. Yeasty farm smell. Flavors of banana and clove with a slight tang to it. Almost like a light ipa saison hybrid. Easy to drink and very light on the palate. Nicely balanced.
Bottle. Slightly hazy light golden color with a head that fades slowly. Aroma of citrus, light fruit, trace of grass and yeast. Taste of citrus, light tropical fruit hint of yeast and funk. Light tart that lingers into a fairly dry finish. Medium body, subtle tart character quite creamy. Easy drinker.
Bottle. Pours pale clear yellow with a white head. Aroma and flavors of white wine, funk, barnyard, lemon, yeast, spice. Mildly sour. Dry finish.
Bottle in Seattle. Soft lingering cap on a pale yellow with soft haze. Lemony yeast aroma, quite inviting. Tasty saison with light esters and a peppery-bitter note on finish. Body is round and smooth, fairly sweet. Tasty.
Bottle from K&L in Redwood City, CA. Aroma is grass, lemon peel, fresh weed. Taste is light lemon, mild funk and mild grass. Excellent summer refresher.
On tap at Off Color Mousetrap Chicago. Hazy gold colour lasting white head. Saison aroma and flavour. Creamy in the mouth. Some peach flavour. Some sweetness. Some funky character. Kinda a mid saison not light but not full on funk either. Decent.
Bottle thanks to AJ. Pours a hazy gold with small white head that lasts. The aroma is floral, yeast, pure sugar. Medium body, funky, yeast, lemon zest, light tartness, very good.
Bottle. Pours cloudy straw with frothy white head and substantial lacing. Fruity yeast aroma with lemon rind notes. Lemon citrus with tangerine notes with mild tartness in the finish. Creamy mouthfeel balances well with the tartness.
Da gibt's erstmal richtig ne großartige BelgianYeastVermuffung. Klassisch geil!!! ;). Der Body ist ausgewogen, pendelt gekonnt zwischen getreidiger Sweetness, saftig cremiger Fruityness und einen wunderbaren WhiteWineDryness hin und her und hin und her... Und es ist echt stinky. 355ml Spass aus Chicago. Scotties Bottle Express Stuff :)...
Thin fast fading head. Nose is tropical fruit saison flavors. A true saison flavor that is prominent over everything else. Well done, just not my favorite style. Bitterness is on the tale end. Doe not have the fuzzy that some saison have. Juicy fruit like flavors build with time.
Pale golden pour with a thin white head and light lacing ... aroma of lemon, funk, fruity yeast, grassy hops and caramel malts .... taste is of lemon/citrusy, little zesty but funky, fruity yeast, spicy bite little peppery with a juicy fruit flavor, grassy hops and caramel malts ... finish is dry, bitter and with lingering lemon and fruity yeast .... Decent and sessionable little on the sugary side
12 oz. bottle. Poured hazy straw, white head. Aroma of lemon, citrus, fruity. Taste was light sweet, lemon, pear, light sour.
Pale straw colour. Hazy with a thick white head. The aroma is quite spicy and fruity. Has a bit of bright lemon, zesty hoppiness and a really flinty, spicy finish. Dry and crackery with a nice grassiness on the back. There's a bit of bright zestiness and a spiciness on the back. Really well-integrated and tasty.
Draft at uncommonground. To the point. No frills, just saison. I expected this to be more tart. White pepper nose. Solid.
12 oz. bottle pours a hazy straw color with modest creamy white head. Aroma has lots of yeast plus lemon, wheat, light pepper and a touch of barnyard. Taste is slightly sweet with a long dry finish. Body is medium with lively carbonation. I'll be back for more.
Draft. Golden beer with a cream head. yeast and light spice aroma. yeast and light spice flavor with light tropical fruit. Medium bodied. Yeast and light spice linger.
Dégustée au printemps 2015 (De mes notes). .
Good beer, astounding taste. Chicago born, its a better product of the city than Michael Jordan himself. Maybe not, that dude is a legend. But it is damn awesome and I prefer it over any craft from Grand Rapids itself.
02.05.2014, tap @ CBC:
Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sour-ish fruity, grapefruit, tangerine, citrus peel, rhubarb, unripe berries, hay, grass, sorrel, lemon. Taste is slightly sweet grassy, flowers, yeast, sugar, hay, banana, grain, oak, citrus peel. Medium bitterness, very dry mouthfeel. Fair enough.
Bottle from Whole Foods Roosevelt. Light yellow pour, nice head.
Tasty saison. Juicy, over-ripe peach. Long-lasting bit form the relatively amped-up hops. Surprised its only 25 IBU. This would be worth repeating.
Really enjoyable. Funk, tart, balance, along with a bit of citrus and a fine dry finish. Unusual but very drinkable.