FIB War Room

[JRBecks]

Anybody here local got a BCBS snifter/glass that they want to turn into a Side Project Sour glass? I have no clue if this is close or not. Grabbed an extra for a buddy a few months back but he already has one.

PMd

 

[ChicagoGuy]

FoBAB ticket site looks slammed...not even loading for me.

 

[lb304854]

FoBAB ticket site looks slammed...not even loading for me.

Even better was when the site loaded because the tickets weren't selling for the first 40 minutes of sales.

 

[thewimperoo]

Goose Island buying majority stake in Virtue. Greg Hall doubling up on that ABInBev money.

http://www.gooseisland.com/blog.html?id=post_4

 

[mdomask]

Goose Island buying majority stake in Virtue. Greg Hall doubling up on that ABInBev money.

http://www.gooseisland.com/blog.html?id=post_4

Wonder if that was the plan all along.

That said, it's tasty stuff. And cider sales are very much on the rise. Just ask Boston Beer Cider Company.

 

[JRBecks]

Hey Guuys,

BREAKING NEWS FROM BINNYS!!!!!!!

Citra is the hop of the month!


Ugh

 

[ChicagoGuy]

Goose Island buying majority stake in Virtue. Greg Hall doubling up on that ABInBev money.

http://www.gooseisland.com/blog.html?id=post_4

Looking forward to Bourbon County The Mitten: The Rebourboning - "Now Even Bourbonier!"

 

[dgoogle]

FoBAB ticket site looks slammed...not even loading for me.

I just managed to get a few tickets pretty easily...three hours after the fact. Not sure how it isn't completely sold out yet. The site must be having all kinds of problems.

 

[JRBecks]

If I remember correctly tix lasted almost 12 hrs last year

 

[ChicagoGuy]

I just managed to get a few tickets pretty easily...three hours after the fact. Not sure how it isn't completely sold out yet. The site must be having all kinds of problems.

Sweet - which session did you go with? After watching the stupid loading circle for half an hour, I had to run so a buddy took over. He got us Saturday evening tickets.

 

[dgoogle]

Sweet - which session did you go with? After watching the stupid loading circle for half an hour, I had to run so a buddy took over. He got us Saturday evening tickets.

I also got Saturday evening. It's the first one I tried and it worked.

 

[lb304854]

I just managed to get a few tickets pretty easily...three hours after the fact. Not sure how it isn't completely sold out yet. The site must be having all kinds of problems.

5,100 tickets this year, according to the FOBAB thread.

 

[mjohnson171]

Wonder if that was the plan all along.

I imagine it was. AB has been funding a big part of Virtue since day one. Plus Greg has been on AB's craft advisory board since the buyout/leaving GI.

 

[ClCardinal84]

I could make it between 5:15 and 5:30.
Any other "Loopers" joining us?
Tooch4321 jakeox ClCardinal84
I'm sure I missed some?

Been lounging on the beaches of the Florida Gulf Coast this week. More than happy to join yall when I'm contemplating jumping after going back to work after a 10 day break next week.

 

[mdomask]

Greg signed a 2yr non-compete clause during the sale, he couldn't do anything beer related except drink it. Once the clause was up, he became a consultant. Michelle left to start Eris, Ryan is head of R&D at Angry Orchard, Michael is Beverage Director at Pub Royale...

Looking forward to Eris. Latest indications are that it will finally be open in late 2016.

 

[ChicagoGuy]

Go to the Elston Target, people, before this gets posted on Facebook:

 

[stxSS07]

Go to the Elston Target, people, before this gets posted on Facebook:

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[ChicagoGuy]

Go to the Elston Target, people, before this gets posted on Facebook:

There are 6-7 cold packs in the first end-cap cooler case too.

 

[ChicagoGuy]

My wife & I just polished off one four-pack. Only two more remain. I may have to go back to Target.

 

[furley]

when did Target start selling beer??

 

[SecretSquirrel]

when did Target start selling beer??

been awhile maybe if you left WI once in a while you'd know

 

[furley]

been awhile maybe if you left WI once in a while you'd know

i'm not legally allowed : oldunsure :

 

[ChicagoGuy]

The bartender at the patio bar at Best Intentions in Logan Square is making rye old fashioneds with 2015 Dark Lord syrup instead of simple syrup. Holy crap, so delicious.

 

[Lognar]

The bartender at the patio bar at Best Intentions in Logan Square is making rye old fashioneds with 2015 Dark Lord syrup instead of simple syrup. Holy crap, so delicious.

Dark Lord syrup? How? Would greatly appreciate details if you could get them.

 

[Gonzoillini1]

Dark Lord syrup? How? Would greatly appreciate details if you could get them.

If it is anything like the Bourbon County Beer Jam that the old bartender at Vie in Western Springs used to use for Bourbon County Manhattans (and my god were they good), it was something like this

for 6 half pints of finished product

48oz of BCS (or Dark Lord would work just as well)
2lbs sugar
1oz lemon juice
2 vanilla beans
10 allspice berries
3 cloves
2 star anise
orange zest
1 cup of pectin

boil it and store overnight in a fridge. Strain the liquid from the spices, bring to a boil until the mixture is about 215F and has a light syrupy consistency (25 to 35 minutes).

This is a canned recipe meant for storage, but I'm sure you could scale it down to make a small amount for a few cocktails.

 

[Lognar]

If it is anything like the Bourbon County Beer Jam that the old bartender at Vie in Western Springs used to use for Bourbon County Manhattans (and my god were they good), it was something like this

for 6 half pints of finished product

48oz of BCS (or Dark Lord would work just as well)
2lbs sugar
1oz lemon juice
2 vanilla beans
10 allspice berries
3 cloves
2 star anise
orange zest
1 cup of pectin

boil it and store overnight in a fridge. Strain the liquid from the spices, bring to a boil until the mixture is about 215F and has a light syrupy consistency (25 to 35 minutes).

This is a canned recipe meant for storage, but I'm sure you could scale it down to make a small amount for a few cocktails.

Awesome! Thank you very much, Tony!

 

[danbanana]

The bartender at the patio bar at Best Intentions in Logan Square is making rye old fashioneds with 2015 Dark Lord syrup instead of simple syrup. Holy crap, so delicious.

Fuckers stole my idea.

 

[Gonzoillini1]

Awesome! Thank you very much, Tony!

Since I have Virant's Preservation Kitchen book out, here is the recipe for the Bourbon County Manhattan

3 1/2 oz of bourbon (they recommend Buffalo Trace)
1 oz brandied sour cherry juice
3/4 oz of BCS Beer Jam
dash of peychaud's bitters
1 brandied cherry

shake and strain into a chilled martini glass

trickytunadicky has made the beer jam, and while it took an afternoon to do it the results were well worth it.

 

[Lognar]

Since I have Virant's Preservation Kitchen book out, here is the recipe for the Bourbon County Manhattan

3 1/2 oz of bourbon (they recommend Buffalo Trace)
1 oz brandied sour cherry juice
3/4 oz of BCS Beer Jam
dash of peychaud's bitters
1 brandied cherry

shake and strain into a chilled martini glass

trickytunadicky has made the beer jam, and while it took an afternoon to do it the results were well worth it.

Much appreciated once again!

 

[ChicagoGuy]

Dark Lord syrup? How? Would greatly appreciate details if you could get them.

Ends up the Dark Lord syrup is much simpler than the BCBS jam. He just brings Dark Lord to a simmer and lets it reduce by half. Then he adds a very small amount of simple syrup to taste. Done.