New Da Capybaras flexfit hats available online and at the taproom! www.offcolorbrewing.com/merch/dacapy...

A small number of Offtoberfest sweater vests are left online and at the taproom (if you want to guarantee would order online to reserve for pickup rather than just rolling through). www.offcolorbrewing.com/merch/offtob...

Never made one in 12 years.

Currently Pouring 1 Czech pils 1 Italian Pils 1 Helles Bock 1 Marzen 1 Saison 1 Amber 1 American Pale Ale 1 Berliner Weiss 1 Oat Ale 1 Belgian Pale 1 Pumpkin Beer 1 Calvados Aged Blonde 1 Gose 1 American Wild Ale 1 Summer Ale 1 Hard Iced Tea How’s that for diversity of style?

NEW BEER ALERT! Nothing says fall like a new beer from the Mousetrap calvados foeder. Reines Des Renards Framboise is a funky Flemish wild ale aged in our French Calvados foedre with raw apple cider for 12 months before it was refermented on an ample bed of Michigan raspberries.

We’ve partnered with National Honey Board this month in honor of #HoneySavesHives and #NationalHoneyMonth. This campaign is designed to raise awareness for honey bees & how purchasing honey and made-with-honey beers helps support bees, beekeepers, our diverse food supply & our planet.

You’re INVITED to enjoy a selection of crispy pizza and juicy burgers with some appropriately paired beers this Friday at Home Run Inn Archer. We’ll be hanging and having some fun from 5-8pm. Hope to see you there! #chicagobeer #offcolorbrewing

Sunday, September 21st. Keep the Stein. 11am-10pm at Mousetrap. #chicagobeer #offcolorbrewing #offtoberfest

Beer for series is always there with the perfect beer for the perfect occasion. 🏈 🍺 🐻

Look for our newest wet hopped beer later this month… Release info coming soon.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! Offtoberfest is September 21st at Mousetrap. And, yes, there will be boots. #chicagobeer #offcolorbrewing #offtoberfest

Yes. We Are Open!

Mousetrap is open regular hours on Labor Day.

New Merch alert!! This Offtoberfest warm up in a soft fleece crewneck. Our Oktoberfest Penguin and Zicke Zacke wording on the front with Hoi Hoi Hoi and dancing baby penguins & Off Color tuba mouse logo on the back. Available online and at Mousetrap. www.offcolorbrewing.com/merch/zickez...

Sneak preview of this year’s Oktobervests that drop at our Offtoberfest Celebration at Mousetrap on Sunday September 21st. Last year’s sold out very quickly, so you’ll likely need to be at the event to snag one (but if any do make it through the day, they will go online).

Yes. All colors.

A fall favorite is back! Now on tap and available to-go at Mousetrap and around Chicagoland. Sure, it’s a pumpkin beer so it tastes a lot like everything else that is pumpkin spiced.

Just in time for the long holiday weekend, Beer for for BBQ! This lager brewed with brown sugar and honey is now available exclusively in 4pks to-go at Mousetrap. Very limited quantities. No draft. #chicagobeer

Football season is underway, so you know what that means. Beer for Huddles, our Amber Ale, is back at Mousetrap and around Chicago area. Swing through for a pint! Sadly the sweet ass leatherhead capybara glasses are not available. #chicagobeer #offcolorbrewing

Mark Your Calendars!! We’re doing our annual Offtoberfest Keep the Stein celebration a little differently this year. Mostly that means we’re moving it to an all day Sunday event at Mousetrap to accommodate more revelers than ever. And we’re adding boots!

Join us in celebration of Belgian Beer Week at 7pm Tuesday for a discussion of Belgian Beer and Trappist breweries, focusing on Rochefort, with Marty Tomszak, author of the upcoming book Time, Silence, and Yeast: A Song of Appreciation for Trappist Communities and Their Beer.

New beer pouring on the nitro line!! Crème de la Bière is an oat ale with coconut flake and vanilla. Draft only at the taproom for now. #chicagobeer #offcolorbrewing

Wet hops. New beer getting the treatment this year. Any guesses?

Triple can release today at Mousetrap! One for the late summer and two for the fall. Peach Cat Fiend: Cat Fiend, our leveled up hard tea brewed with whole leaf Ceylon and Darjeeling black teas, is back and this time around it’s been sweetened with peach juice.

COMING SOON!! Cat Fiend, our leveled up hard tea brewed with whole leaf Ceylon and Darjeeling black teas, is back and this time around it’s been sweetened with peach juice.

Yesterday @offcolorbrewing.bsky.social released a collaboration with Brasserie de la Senne called Kuro and Kika Attaque!, named for the Belgian brewer’s two cats. It’s hoppy, dry, floral, funky, and delicious. You can get it at the Mousetrap!

It’s August, so you know what that means... It’s time for Oktoberfest beers to release! Our “Offtoberfest” beer features biscuit notes from our favorite dark Munich malt reminiscent of freshly baked bread.

It’s tulip season!! We got new glassware at the taproom. These drinking mouse logo tulips are now available online and at Mousetrap. www.offcolorbrewing.com/merch/stemware

It’s back. And it’s in a new color!! Our most popular shirt ever is now in stock online and at the taproom. Wild Does Not Mean Sour. Remember it. Write it down. Take a picture. www.offcolorbrewing.com/merch/learns...

New cat beer!! Our collab with Brasserie de la Senne, Kuro and Kika Attaque!, releases Friday!! This one is really special. Mark your calendar. More info in the coming days.

Oktoberfest Calendar of Events Reminder August - Oktoberfest Beers Released September - Oktoberfest Celebrated October - everyone gets annoyed that all the Oktobfest beers are sold out November - we start calling them marzens again. That all said, Waddle releases Friday.

Working on some new Offtoberfest art… And, yes. There will be merch.

Today was a long ass day and boy howdy did I need this Blueberry Yuzu Fierce from @offcolorbrewing.bsky.social. It's damn fine.

Keep the Hot Dog Glass Night tonight!! On Monday, July 28th from 5-10pm, swing through Mousetrap to grab one of these sweet Kolsch stanges. We’ll also have new t-shirts and hats and Driftless Prairie Market will be doing a hot dog pop up as well! It’s gonna be a great night. You should come.

NEW SUNDAY HOURS!! Mousetrap is now opening up at 11am (10pm close) on Sunday mornings with a weekly The Coffee Plug espresso bar popup. An updated Sunday morning cocktail list will also be available. Swing through and check us out.

Journeyed to the mysterious land of Illinois today to get a little @offcolorbrewing.bsky.social (and a few other things). Happy birthday to me.🥳🤣

i was taken aback by how packed this was last year

Mark your calendars!!! Keep the Hot Dog Glass Night coming up two weeks from tonight!! On Monday, July 28th from 5-10pm, swing through Mousetrap to grab one of these sweet Kolsch stanges. We’ll also have new t-shirts and hats as well! It’s gonna be a great night. You should come.

Looking for a fun Wednesday night activity? Bonsai & Brew Studio is swinging by the taproom on 7/16 for their Bonsai 102 workshop. Whether If you’re ready to go beyond the basics, this next-level session is designed to deepen your understanding of bonsai as a living art form.

Three yuzu options on draft and in cans to-go!! You won’t find a more refreshing trio for the hottest days of summer. All are currently available at the taproom.

This Wednesday. Blueberry Yuzu Fierce cans release at Mousetrap. Distribution to follow.

This is how you enjoy a Beer for Hot Dogs. Shared by a fan.

Figured #caturday would be an appropriate day to share a sneak preview of the ameowzing label art for our upcoming collab with Brasserie de la Senne. No release date yet for the beer, but keep an eye on our social media for details.

Yuzu Kosho on draft and 4pks to-go today at Mousetrap. This Yuzu Fierce variant gets a splash of color on the can. That means it’s very special. Expect thick sliced chili pepper aroma and mildly sweet green pepper flavor in this Yuzu Fierce variant.

Just in time for a scorchingly hot July 4th weekend, Yuzu Fierce cans are now available at the taproom. Distribution to follow. Also. Mousetrap is open regular hours today. #chicagobeer #offcolorbrewing

Great story about a great brewery and an incredible piece of modern brewing history

Chicago's @offcolorbrewing.bsky.social is now home to the one barrel widely credited with launching the U.S. sour beer movement in the early 2000s. I report on how the "beer famous" pH1 barrel got here and have the scoop on what John Laffler just put in it. blockclubchicago.org/2025/06/25/t...

Our goal is always to tell a story and capture unique moments in place and time with our wild fermentation beers. @blockclubchi.bsky.social takes a look at an iconic barrel that embodies all that and more. blockclubchicago.org/2025/06/25/t...

Yes. We are planning on doing new Beer for Hot Dogs merch this year.

A beer for Binny’s? Deep, rumbly, and intricately layered - Barrel Aged Growl Royale is a Southern Gothic/Psychobilly Cramps record amalgam of fresh Belgian style Quadrupel blended with mature, native fermented Imperial Stout aged in Bourbon barrels hand selected by Binny’s Beverage Depot.