should I care about this nytimes article about shandys?
― calstars, Saturday, 5 August 2017 22:28 (six years ago) link
New Glarus Spotted Cow: still good!
― mh, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 01:29 (six years ago) link
New Glarus Bubbler: effervescent, and with a lighter aftertaste than others in the hefeweiss style I've had. Not bad!
― mh, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 01:33 (six years ago) link
So. Many. Beers. Been diving in to Noon Whistle, 18th Street, deeper into Pipeworks, tried some Maplewood, want to give Mikerphone a shot.... so many beers.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 02:01 (six years ago) link
I'm going on vacation to Portland ME starting Thursday. Live blogging okay? No requests though.
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 02:41 (six years ago) link
aw portland is such a cool spot
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 02:45 (six years ago) link
i'm sure you have some spots lined up but lmk if you want any recs
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 02:48 (six years ago) link
We're staying in staggering distance of the Oxbow tasting room. Barrage me with suggestions, though!
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 03:03 (six years ago) link
nice.
novare res would be a really good bar even if it didn't specialize in beer, it's just a chill grungy place with no bullshit and a killer draft list.
it's a drive but allagash is worth it, absolutely the best brewery tour i've been on as far as information, atmosphere, and knowledge from the staff. huge respect to those guys. right across the street you can visit foundation, austin st., and maybe another place (things change a lot over there).
i don't really keep up on the current situation at bissell bros. but lots of people like going there.
as far as non-beer recs, visit portland hunt and alpine club for a cocktail or two and have dinner at vinland for a hilarious but charming take on locavore cuisine.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 03:27 (six years ago) link
And here I was thinking you guys were talking about Oregon
― calstars, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 03:39 (six years ago) link
Josh, I made it out to Noon Whistle this past weekend, had the Giggle Gummy and Gummy Vortex. Both were good, but all these NE IPA's are starting to run together for me. I'm not sure I could distinguish them in a blind tasting. Had their Hop Prism Turquoise With Grapefruit too, which was fantastic, it tasted like a Fresca.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 09:54 (six years ago) link
Although it is always depressing to drink in a strip mall. All breweries in the burbs should move to the city.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 09:55 (six years ago) link
Yeah, I forget why they're there. Iirc Oak Park was making it too hard to open here. Anyway, they seem to get on tap here and there, and their modest distro gets cans around. I agree the NEIPAs are hard to tell apart, though I know them when I see them!
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 11:21 (six years ago) link
I do like (for once) that Noon Whistle focuses largely on lower alcohol beers.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 11:23 (six years ago) link
A friend brought me a couple of cans of Lawson's Sip of Sunshine (https://www.lawsonsfinest.com/beers/sip-sunshine/) from his visit to his Vermontian in-laws and it is kind of like remembering a dream I might have had about a perfect double IPA on a summer day where I worked hard and earned it and also it was 67F and clear outside.
Obviously both cans are in the recycling now, and the contents of the second one will shortly be part of my gut soup.
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 10 August 2017 03:19 (six years ago) link
Great beer imho
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 10 August 2017 03:31 (six years ago) link
Truly.
My friend's wife, who was there for the acquisition, said they showed up to the beer & wine place and waited, and when the truck rolled up, they didn't even bother to stock it properly - just put the cases down and they sold out in no time. Even the mom-in-law bought herself a 4-pack and she's not at all a beer person, she just figured "if it's this good I might as well see what this is all about"
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 10 August 2017 04:10 (six years ago) link
It's the new Heady Topper
i have at time found sos to be a little lacking as far as having a distinctive personality but it makes up for it by being such an easy drinker.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 10 August 2017 15:12 (six years ago) link
http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-revolution-brewing-barrel-aged-beers-deep-wood-story,amp.html?platform=hootsuite
Oh man…
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Thursday, 10 August 2017 22:22 (six years ago) link
Man. The relative ease of finding revolution's barrel-aged offerings has at times become a storage problem for me.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 10 August 2017 22:48 (six years ago) link
Good on them for doing cans.
― Jeff, Thursday, 10 August 2017 23:06 (six years ago) link
I could not care less about all these imperial stouts in barrels, to be absolutely honest. I appreciate that other people appreciate them.
We're going to lunch at a beer hall that has sip of sunshine on tap. I am not driving.
― As an ilxor, I am uncompromising (El Tomboto), Saturday, 12 August 2017 16:13 (six years ago) link
barrel aged beer is a novelty!
― mh, Saturday, 12 August 2017 22:51 (six years ago) link
I was kind of a doubter of Northeast/New England/hazy IPAs because of my Northwest bias and I assumed they were just less-hoppy IPAs, so why not just call it a pale ale? But I've had a couple lately and really dig them - like some combo of fruity wheat beers that aren't really fruity, IPAs but not IPAs, etc.
Shorts Slurm Lord and Griffin Claw's NAWT A CAWP are both good and have gloriously stupid names and graphics that I simultaneously love and hate.
― joygoat, Monday, 14 August 2017 17:05 (six years ago) link
i'm sure i'm missing out on a lot of good beers but bad names and graphics have become kind of a deal breaker for me
― marcos, Monday, 14 August 2017 17:12 (six years ago) link
a local brewery called "c4pt4in f4tty's" (probably unnecessary google protection) has otherwise modern looking tap handles, can designs, etc.
― Gaspard de la Nuit: III. ScarJost (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 14 August 2017 17:20 (six years ago) link
yea we have fat heads here in cleveland and they get all kinds of acclaim but fuck if i'm gonna buy this beer
http://cdn.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fat-heads-brewery-500.pnghttps://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/craftbeerdotcom/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/26181544/GudenHoppyLogo.pnghttp://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ffoeecns1r6w5eh.jpg
― marcos, Monday, 14 August 2017 17:35 (six years ago) link
goofy, but still not nearly as objectionable as the Lagunitas "ladies, amirite?" beer names
― mh, Monday, 14 August 2017 17:38 (six years ago) link
head hunter was great back in the day tho it's probably been surpassed.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 14 August 2017 17:58 (six years ago) link
Can anyone recommend a brewery in Pennsylvania that's good to visit?
― calstars, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 22:08 (six years ago) link
Tired HandsVoodoo Brew Gentlemen
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 16 August 2017 22:12 (six years ago) link
Thanks Al!
― calstars, Thursday, 17 August 2017 00:24 (six years ago) link
It's a big state though, are you headed anywhere specifically.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 17 August 2017 00:41 (six years ago) link
Eh, I don't know it well. Probably somewhere near the poconos.
― calstars, Thursday, 17 August 2017 01:42 (six years ago) link
That's Yuengling country haha
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 17 August 2017 02:03 (six years ago) link
Yeah, will pass on dat
― calstars, Thursday, 17 August 2017 02:22 (six years ago) link
this is really long but if you stick with it it's a great read--http://www.ctmq.org/part-2-pioneer-trailblazer-neipa/
basically, the semi-informed story of how a connecticut brewer used untappd hype and the neipa craze to get people to line up for a beer that has serious quality control probs.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 17 August 2017 02:45 (six years ago) link
I'd give up a palace If I were a kingIt's more than a palaceIt's my everythingThere's a queen waiting thereWith a silvery crowndrinking a shandy in old Shandy Town
― you are juror number 144 and we will excuse you (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 17 August 2017 02:47 (six years ago) link
Great read, CAD. Thx 4 posting
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― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 17 August 2017 02:58 (six years ago) link
i only live like an hour away from these guys now; developing a morbid curiosity to try trailblazer
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 17 August 2017 03:16 (six years ago) link
Another good deed I participated in behind the scenes today:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/taranurin/2017/08/16/after-outing-a-nazi-sympathizer-michigans-craft-beer-community-tries-to-close-down-his-bar/#74bd6853c5cd
― jjjusten, Thursday, 17 August 2017 03:28 (six years ago) link
Re: the trailblazer article, it was interesting but ultimately... I don't care? I find the whole scene a combination of fun/hilarious/fascinating and it is fun to participate, at least at certain levels. If you need to step back, by all means, go ahead. I've certainly had varying levels of participation myself. But I don't really care how you hype your beer, if you can get people in line to by it, more power to you.
― Jeff, Thursday, 17 August 2017 10:10 (six years ago) link
i don't *care* in that it doesn't really affect me but the sociology is fascinating and i do think about stuff like this in the context of where can the scene possibly go next
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 17 August 2017 14:08 (six years ago) link
also--those sludge pics!
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 17 August 2017 14:09 (six years ago) link
agree with the sociology aspect. Also I missed the sludge pic.. yeah that's pretty bad.
NEIPA's are beers built for instagramming, they photograph really well. Just the sight of them sends people into a frenzy around here.
Lead Brewer @aeriicc's 1st DHB recipe debuts tomorrow (8/17) night! For Hops & Giggles is a Double Dry Hopped (DDH) IPA! #hazyipa #hazybeer pic.twitter.com/NO7ruk89tl— Dryhop Brewers (@Dryhopchicago) August 16, 2017
Really, you don't even have to say anything, they can just post that picture and wait for people to line up at the door today.
― Jeff, Thursday, 17 August 2017 14:16 (six years ago) link
Yeah, that shit is sub-homebrew with the particulate and residue making their way into the final product.
I recently got a couple huge boxes of Tree House and Trillium that I've been making my way through and as much as I try to roll my eyes the NEIPA as a style, these two brewers have their product so dialed in it's remarkable.
Also CAD: I finally got to try Fuzzy Baby Ducks after being ISO for several years (4?)... lol
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 17 August 2017 14:39 (six years ago) link
lol i got it in may after probably the same amount of time ISO. nice beer! i was prepared to be unimpressed but it holds up reasonably well.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 17 August 2017 15:36 (six years ago) link
Founders DKML... weird! Good, too, but big booze flavor (14+%). Really makes me wonder if aging will improve it at all. Good thing I got a 4pk, it's not something I can see drinking more than one of at a time.
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Saturday, 19 August 2017 01:35 (six years ago) link
I am trying it tomorrow. The reviews are fairly bad for a Founder's barrel aged, but I'm hoping it will reward open hearts and minds.
― you are juror number 144 and we will excuse you (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 19 August 2017 02:00 (six years ago) link