EXCITING NEWS! Our “Work is Stupid” Irish coffee glass mugs are back in stock at the taproom and online. These glasses sold out in a couple hours when they released and we don’t expect them to last too long this time around. www.offcolorbrewing.com/merch/glassmug

First book club meeting of 2026 is our most successful yet. 60 people discussing Andy Weir Project Hail Mary on a 15 degree night in January. Not too shabby. Next up is There There by Tommy Orange on Tuesday, February 17th. Hope to see you there there.

Let us save you a phone call. Yes. We’re open.

Perfection. Apex Predator at @offcolorbrewing.bsky.social

Special one-off tapping at the taproom today! We took our Scandinavian Style Imperial Stout, Scourge, and threw it in some port barrels with cocoa nibs. Dryer and roastier than American interpretations, Scourge is brewed with Scandinavian sensibility using native yeasts.

2026 iteration of the Off Color Book Club with kicks off two weeks from tonight at 7pm on Tuesday, January 20th at Mousetrap. We’ll get things off to a lighter start in January, reading Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.

Just in time for Dry January, Off Color is dropping our first NA beverage. For this Chicago de Molle, Peruvian purple corn is added to the mash to create a stunning scarlet color with pink hued foam and rich cereal aromatics.

FINALLY!! NEW WINTER HATS. We got four color combinations in this new vintage knit winter pom hat and three colors of our new waffle winter patch hat. Now online and at the taproom! Pom: www.offcolorbrewing.com/merch/vintag... Patch: www.offcolorbrewing.com/merch/patch-...

Need some new beer to ring in the new year? We’re open from Noon until 6pm on the 31st and CLOSED on the 1st.

Meowy Catsmas and Happy Howlidays from the Off Color gang 🎅🎄🎁

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, well, maybe a mouse. #chicagobeer #offcolorbrewing

We’re open regular hours today and then we get into some HOLIDAY HOURS ⬇️ 12/24 - Noon until 6pm 12/25 - CLOSED 12/31 - Noon until 6pm 1/1 - CLOSED #chicagobeer #offcolorbrewing

Just in time for January, our first NA beverage!! Day of the Jaguar is a Chicha de Molle inspired NA beer. Peruvian purple corn added to the mash creates a stunning scarlet color with pink hued foam and rich cereal aromatics.

Just in time for January, our first NA beverage!! Night of the Jaguar is a Chicha de Molle inspired NA beer. Peruvian purple corn added to the mash creates a stunning scarlet color with pink hued foam and rich cereal aromatics.

Big announcement coming later today….

Capybara Lounging joggers are back in black! Unfortunately due to manufacturer inventory issues we only have sizes S, M, L, and 2XL. *please note these are Champion brand and not the same brand as original lounging sweats. But they are just as soft. www.offcolorbrewing.com/merch/capyjo...

One nice thing about lists is a single person made a conscious decision to include you and that’s a nice feeling. For us it’s generally going to be like 6 best American sahtis with a bear on the label currently being brewed or 10 breweries to avoid if you really like hazy ipas 😘

Burrito Beach will be at Mousetrap Sunday at 4pm giving away free burritos while supplies last. Can confirm free burritos definitely pair well with beer.

Have you wanted to join the Off Color Book Club, but haven’t wanted to read a book? Tonight is your night. We’re getting together at Mousetrap at 7pm for a book and cookie swap. Feel free to swing though with a book you maybe haven’t read to swap for a book you maybe won’t read…

NEWSFLASH! Mousetrap is hosting an impromptu news conference. We’ll be open at 1pm today.

What’s better than a hot cocktail on a cold day. This frigid Sunday only, we’re serving up our Double Dino S’mores Hot Chocolate at Mousetrap. Don’t want to watch the game? Perfect. We don’t have televisions.

If you’d like a deeper dive into the Finnish Sahti and our humble offering, Bare Bear, check out the link below. www.offcolorbrewing.com/barebear/

Double Release at Mousetrap! Bare Bear - Michael Jackson claimed “Sahti is the only primitive beer to survive in Western Europe. The beer that peasants learned to brew in the 1500s is still made much the same way today.” Here’s our interpretation of this traditional Finnish beer.

This was a crazy ninety minutes or so. But 300 glasses are gone. We’re so sorry if you were ain’t able to snag one :(

Beer for Dealing with Your Job Holiday Sweaters are out now! Snag one quick if you want one. These haven’t lasted long in previous years. www.offcolorbrewing.com/merch/notugl...

Keep the Glass Night. Thursday. 5pm. Mousetrap.

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT! If our “Not at Your Office” Office Holiday Party wasn’t already a big enough deal with the new glassware and the hot cocktails, we have an exciting new piece of merch dropping Thursday night. The new 2025 Holiday Sweater!!

We got a couple of new merch items in at Mousetrap and online. We’re happy to introduce the Work is Stupid Travel Mug and our new Capybara Lounging tote. Mug: www.offcolorbrewing.com/merch/travel... Tote: www.offcolorbrewing.com/merch/capyba...

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! Our next Keep the Glass night is doubling as a “Not at Your Office, Office Holiday Party” on Thursday, December 11th at Mousetrap. Event starts at 5pm. This time around we’ll be doing things a little different with this new “Work is Stupid” Irish Coffee Mug.

Since there was a little code confusion yesterday, we’re gonna run this back for another 24 Hours. 24 HOUR SALE!! 20% of all online merch until 11am Wednesday! 👕 🍺 Discount Code: MOUSEWEAR #chicagobeer #offcolorbrewing

24 HOUR SALE!! 20% of all online merch until 11am Tuesday! 👕 🍺 Discount Code: MOUSEWARE #chicagobeer #offcolorbrewing

And we back!! Mousetrap is open regular hours this beautiful Sunday from 11am-10pm.

This snowstorm ain’t no joke. We’re not trying to have people trekking in to avoid the roads and then losing their shoes in the snow like paulie walnuts and then blaming us for their cold, wet feet and battered spirits. That’s not our style. So we’re heading home at 5:30 and you should stay home.

With a snowstorm coming, you might not want to make the trek into the taproom tomorrow. So we got to covered today. 20% OFF all to-go beer and merch today (11/28) for in-person orders at Mousetrap only.

Need some beer to deal with your family this holiday weekend? With 20% off all to-go beer at the taproom Friday November 28th only, we can certainly help you stock up. This deal is for in-store purchases only (and also includes merch).

Holidays are coming up and we have hours for that. Swing through if you need some time away from the fam ;) 11/26: Noon until 10pm 11/27: CLOSED 12/24: Noon until 6pm 12/25: CLOSED 12/31: Noon until 6pm 1/1: CLOSED #chicagobeer #offcolorbrewing

If today’s Keep the Glass Night and Ten Crowns release wasn’t exciting enough, we decided to double down with a second release. Our beloved (by us) zwickel lager, You Never Take Me Anywhere Nice, makes its return for the first time in 18 months.

Devil Otter Tubingers are so hot right now. Hot like the fires of hell. You know you need one. Everyone needs one. And that’s why we’re doing a Keep the Glass Night on Thursday, November 20th at 5pm to celebrate the return of our Czech Dark Lager, Ten Crowns.

It’s 4pm on Friday. Tick tock, tick tock. You might still be logged into your computer, but you’re mentally checked out. You’re ready for the weekend and we’ve got a beer that will help you forget your boss and the fact that you have to go back in Monday.

Mark your calendars!! Coming up Thursday, November 20th from 5-10pm at Mousetrap, we’ll be doing a Ten Crowns release party as well as our newest Keep the Glass event featuring these sweet .5l devil otter Tubingers*. *tooth and claw pictured so you can see the kickass art more better

We’ve had a lot of people asking for an update on the pH1 barrel. Well, we got one for you. There’s beer in it. That’s it. That’s the update.

Not that I’d endorse this kind of thing, but if I was at Zoolights and I’d been trying to shepherd the kids around for 90 minutes in 25 degree weather, and someone who’d smuggled it in offered me a paper coffee cup of this, I would get down on bended knee and propose on the spot

Today we celebrate eight years of Mousetrap. Party starts at noon.

It’s time to announce our 6th beverage release of the day!! And a surprise 7th one as well. Maybe we’ll find an 8th beer by tomorrow for our 8th anniversary celebration. Barrel Aged Beer for Dealing with Your Job, the newest “Dealing with” entry, is now available at Mousetrap.

Today’s fifth release isn’t even a beer. Next up in our hard iced tea series is a hard iced chai. Meet Masala Cat Fiend. Available today when Mousetrap opens at noon. We love our teas year round. So for the colder months ahead, we crafted this masala hard chai.

We’ve told you about three of the six releases for tomorrow (Friday), here’s number 4. Barrel Aged Aqua Regia. Peach-orange and autumnally hued, Aqua Regia is a rich, luxurious barleywine of English persuasion.

Couple of special beers releasing from Mousetrap barrel room Friday at noon! Sunrise in Osaka - Continuing our deep dive into the dizzying array of Japanese citrus, Sunrise in Osaka turns an eye to a small, limelike fruit called Shikuwasa (pronounced ‘shi-kwah-sah’).

New Beer for Tacos variant?! 2025 FOBAB entrant Barrel Aged Chipotle Lime Beer for Tacos releases this Friday at Mousetrap and will be pouring at our 8th Anniversary party Saturday as well. Keep an eye out on our social media all week to hear about the other things we’ll be releasing this weekend.

Happy Halloween!! Can you identify all these characters from beers past in our “Staveyard.” Just because these beers haven’t hit shelves in a while doesn’t mean that they won’t back from the other side eventually…. What Off Color beer would you like to see return?

Got some sweet new merch in today! Our red rugby style shirt features the Off Color Brewing rugby mouse embroidered on the chest and is fashionable for a night out but sturdy enough to withstand a good scrum. Heads up that they run a little oversized. www.offcolorbrewing.com/merch/rugbys...