Argus Brewery

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.

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. 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. 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. 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.