About
Afterthought Brewing Company is a small, family-run, saison-focused brewery in Lombard, Illinois, brewing 1.5-barrel batches. Their saisons draw from Old World traditions with American and New World fruit, hops, oak, and unique fermentations using yeast and bacteria, often incorporating Midwestern ingredients. Beers vary batch to batch, emphasizing dry, low-alcohol, highly carbonated, thirst-quenching profiles with subtle tartness.
saison-focused
small 1.5-barrel batches
family-run
blended barrel-aged saisons
Midwestern ingredients
mixed fermentation
batch variation
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What They Make
Bière de Pieces
Series of blended barrel-aged saisons
Brno
Low ABV saison with Saaz hops
Extra Noble
Extra hoppy European-inspired saison
Faible
Easy-drinking saison with New World hops
Farmhouse Mild
Mixed fermentation saison with New World hops and Midwestern ingredients, low alcohol
Lantern
Saison with European hops, notes of orchard fruit, honey, and pilsner malt
Modern Tradition
Hoppy saison with Callista, Grungeist, and Hallertau Blanc
Noble
Rye saison with Hallertau Mittelfrüh and Saphir
Saison Amer
Hoppy, slightly more bitter mixed fermentation saison with rotating hops
Saison Auran
Mixed fermentation saison with citrus zest and rose hips
Saison Avec
Rotating series of blonde mixed fermentation saisons with fruit, spices, hops
Saison Meer
Blonde mixed fermentation saison with Midwestern ingredients aged in oak
Table
Session saison with Cascade hops
Tradition
Blonde saison with Old School hops
Awards
Gold Medal, Great American Beer Festival 2021 (Saison Category)
2021