We have a new spin on our basic logo ts with these just arrived Northside and Southside inspired Beer for Ball Games logo ts. Now available online and at Mousetrap. www.offcolorbrewing.com/merch/ballga...

You know when Cardboard Rob Tod starts popping up in different rooms around Mousetrap — scaring the heck out of our taproom staff with his stoic silence and unexpected Annabelle type movements — that Allagash Brewing Saison Day is approaching 😊

Next up in the OC Book Club is one of our favorite books from 2022. In this wildly entertaining and m hard-hitting debut novel, Sara Nović navigates the complexities of boarding school, class, race and eugenics all through the eyes and experiences of the deaf community.

Wednesday at Mousetrap we’ll be hanging with our friends from @oxfamamerica.bsky.social and writing letters to congress to tax the ultra-wealthy. Join us :)

@blockclubchi.bsky.social piece on the new place today - blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/23/q...

Exciting update!! Si Fang, our euro pale lager with osmanthus flower and tea brewed in collaboration with QXY Dumplings is back on tap and in 4pks to-go at the taproom!!

As the spring thaw continues and a pretty decent looking weekend arrives, what better time than now to release our newest hard iced tea variant, Strawberry Rhubarb Cat Fiend.

Arnold Palmer famously liked to mix lemonade and iced tea. Arnold Palmer also famously liked to golf. And that’s the inspiration for Beer for Golf, our wit beer with lemon and tea. Also. Beer for Golf is back. Find it at Mousetrap or your preferred spot to purchase Off Color beer.

One of the things people have asked us most over the last 7-8 years or so is are you ever going to make sake again? The answer is yes. And it’s currently happening. We’ll let you know when it’s ready.

PLAYING CARDS ARE SOLD OUT! But we’re already ordering more. Pre-order is now live online and we hope to have in-hand to ship out by mid-April. We will order extra, but a pre-order will guarantee you get in on the next drop. www.offcolorbrewing.com/merch/playin...

My last can of @offcolorbrewing.bsky.social "Beer for Bowling" ESB. #bskybeer

Your periodic reminder that Mousetrap is located in a building designed by Louis Sullivan. Can’t get more Chicago than that :)

OFF COLOR PLAYING CARDS ARE NOW ONLINE!! 52 cards. 2 Jokers. All adorned with your favorite Off Color illustrations from the last decade plus. *If getting shipped, choose CARDS WITH SHIPPING. **we’re ordering more, so don’t despair when they sell out www.offcolorbrewing.com/merch/playin...

We’re running back this event on Sunday March 29th. Two sessions. 12:30 and 3:30. Link through quoted thread.

Off Color Book Club meets again two weeks from tonight on Tuesday, March 17th at 7pm! This month we’re revisiting a novel included on 2019’s New York Times list of the Top Ten Books, a novel that feels more relevant today than ever, Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli.

This event has already sold out, so we have added a 1pm session.

Beer and cookies. Who doesn’t love that pairing? We know it’s been done before, many times by many other breweries, but that doesn’t make it any less awesome. Yep. We’re doing an Off Color beer and Girl Scout cookie pairing event at Mousetrap on Sunday March 8th at 3:00pm.

No, it’s not April Fool’s Day. Yes, you’re on the right account. This is an Off Color beer. You might as well call this one Beer for All the Colors (birth name Capycorn) because we squeezed twelve years of colors into this one can :)

I'll be at the middle time slot. This should be pretty good!

Join us February 22nd (multiple sessions) for a relaxed brewery open house, meet-and-greet session, and Trappist beer tasting with Dr. Marty Tomszak, author of the newly released Time, Silence, and Yeast: A Song of Appreciation for Trappist Communities and Their Beer.

NEW BEER ALERT!! We said we’d never make it again, but here we are like 6-7, yeah we said it, years later and Paw-Paw is back. The largest fruit indigenous to North America, Paw Paws taste like a heady mixtape of vanilla custard, tropical mango, and overripe banana.

Our most colorful shirt yet has arrived! Capycorn tie-dye shirts are now available online and at the taproom. Check back here in the next day or two for more information on the actual beer release ;) Order Here: www.offcolorbrewing.com/merch/capyco...

Yes. Taproom is OPEN and patios are OPEN on this beautiful February summer day.

Forgot a Valentine’s Day card? Feel free to print this one :)

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Mousetrap is tapping a special release of our native fermented Reine des Renards Framboise aged in a French Calvados foedre with raw apple cider and Michigan grown raspberries.

A sneak preview from an upcoming project 🤫 Some empty can bodies arrived at the brewery for a future beer. Might have to start calling us On Color when these Capycorn cans drop in a couple weeks. #chicagobeer #offcolorbrewing

Beer for Sales! We got Beer for Sales!! This Saturday and Sunday only, stock up for the big game with 20% off all to-go beer purchases at Mousetrap. This deal is for in-person purchases only. #chicagobeer #offcolorbrewing

Extra special beer alert!! Few things are more British than the game of bowling which has been enjoyed in Britain since the 13th century. And few beers are as iconicly British as the ESB. Now available on draft and to-go at Mousetrap and around Chicago area.

(@offcolorbrewing.bsky.social don't read this) Nobody will notice if I just spend the night here, right?

We stand with immigrants, due process, the Constitution, and the ideals behind it. No human being is illegal and the pursuit of freedom is both a natural human right and a fundamentally American belief. The actions of ICE are contrary to those beliefs & our shared moral compass.

NEW BEER ALERT!! Well Fed Goats, our first ever doppelbock lager (how is that possible?), features a wall of richness built out of bricks of sweet malt and mortar of rosy booze mixed with dark stone fruits. Now available on draft and in 12oz can 6pks to-go at Mousetrap.

READ BOOKS AT BARS! Also. Off Color Book Club meets on Tuesday, February 17th at 7pm! This month’s choice is Tommy Orange’s debut novel, There There.

The best solution to snow and cold? Hot cocktails & vintage stouts! Mousetrap is open today & we’re serving up our Dino S’mores Hot Chocolate & Hot Toddy inspired Masala Cat Fiend as well as breaking into the cellar to bring out a few bottles of Polar S’moretex (on-site only).

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 😘