Argus Brewery

Argus Brewery
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
Opened 2009
Annual production volume 2,500 US beer barrels (2,900 hL) in 2015[1]
Website argusbrewery.com

Argus Brewery, Inc., is a brewing company located in the Roseland community of Chicago, Illinois and brews the Argus brand of beers. Argus produces the Ironhorse, Holsteiner Lager and Pegasus IPA line of beers as well as the Jarrett Payton’s All-American Wheat Ale private label brand.[2]

Robert and Patrick Jensen founded Argus Brewery in 2009, after producing house brand beers for two local area restaurants, Ballydoyle Irish Pub & Restaurant and Country House. The brewery is located in Chicago’s Roseland community at 113th and South Front Avenue. The original building was constructed in the early 1900s and housed the Schlitz Brewing Company horse teams and carriages.[3] Schlitz constructed its largest facility across the tracks from the Pullman Company to provide beer to the 10,000 area workers who were forced to live in a dry community.[4] Argus Brewery started with four employees and, as of 2013, increased to 12.

The company produces traditionally crafted beers. Argus’ original beers, Ironhorse, Holsteiner Lager and Pegasus IPA are found in local taverns and stores. In late 2012, the brewery teamed up with Jarrett Payton, son of the late NFL Hall of Famer Walter Payton, to create the Jarrett Payton All-‐American Wheat Ale.[5] This craft beer, developed by Payton and the Jensens, now accounts for approximately 15% of Argus’ annual beer production. Argus Brewery also briefly teamed up with Baderbrau, one of Chicago’s oldest craft brewing companies, in a strategic partnership brewing an original pilsner.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Marotti, Ally (2015-04-23). "Foreign beer drinkers are craving Chicago brew. Hard". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2015-10-28. Bob Jensen, co-founder of Pullman-based Argus Brewery, said a distributor recently approached him about exporting as well. The brewery, which was founded in 2009 and produces 2,500 barrels a year, plans to start shipping four of its brands to Germany and England in about three weeks.
  2. ↑ McClure, Vaughn (2012). “Walter Payton's son Jarrett to launch his own beer”.
  3. ↑ Argus Brewery Returns Craft Of Beer To Pullman
  4. ↑ Landmark Status Urged For Former Brewery
  5. ↑ Konkol, Mark (2012). Son of 'Sweetness' Partners With Father-Son Brewers in Forgotten Chicago Archived 2013-01-31 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
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