FIB War Room

[beeraficionado]

Will I see anyone at the early session for Day of the Living Ales tomorrow?

Beer listing below

https://chibeer.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-DotLA-Program.pdf?bdc341&bdc341

I enjoy that almost 3/4 of the beers actually sound like they will work well in a cask, instead of simply using the cask like infusion vessel.

We win












For longest description

 

[middlebrow]

Will I see anyone at the early session for Day of the Living Ales tomorrow?

Beer listing below

https://chibeer.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-DotLA-Program.pdf?bdc341&bdc341

I enjoy that almost 3/4 of the beers actually sound like they will work well in a cask, instead of simply using the cask like infusion vessel.

the old guard of CBS must be bustin in their britches about the return to pre-2011 DOTLA. the majority bein under 5% must say somethin about modern beer, right?

 

[Tooch4321]

We win for best description...

Off Color Brewing Co, Chicago IL

Emotional Men (American Wild Ale)
George Clinton in a barn. Wearing a horse blanket. Eating peach pie.

 

[Tooch4321]

And what the hell? People made fun of OC for coming up with Beer Geek Mous aka Myshka, our Russian Serf Stout and now multiple people are copying. Bells has one, Twisted Hippo and now this?!

Goose Island Beer Company, Chicago, IL

7. Summer Stout (Session Stout) – Robust roast character and ample body. Brewed with flaked barley and a single Fuggle addition in the start of boil. – 3.3% abv

 

[user 306237]

And what the hell? People made fun of OC for coming up with Beer Geek Mous aka Myshka, our Russian Serf Stout and now multiple people are copying. Bells has one, Twisted Hippo and now this?!

Goose Island Beer Company, Chicago, IL

7. Summer Stout (Session Stout) – Robust roast character and ample body. Brewed with flaked barley and a single Fuggle addition in the start of boil. – 3.3% abv

Reading the description, I imagine brewers adding precisely a single Fuggle hop.

 

[BobCobb1]

Any spots in city/burbs have a good barleywine on tap right now?

 

[user 306237]

Any spots in city/burbs have a good barleywine on tap right now?

https://revbrew.com/visit/brewery#tap-list

 

[BobCobb1]

https://revbrew.com/visit/brewery#tap-list

Yeah, I’ve just had so much...wanted to go somewhere I haven’t been as often or at all.

 

[user 306237]

Yeah, I’ve just had so much...wanted to go somewhere I haven’t been as often or at all.

Totally get that. I don’t go anywhere else anymore when I go out at all - it looks like Binnys has a bunch of BCS on tap, including the barleywine. Beermenus was last updated on the 38th, though. They also have a coupon day today and the have been closing the tap room lately on those days (for reasons that makI no sense to me!).

 

[vav1]

Any spots in city/burbs have a good barleywine on tap right now?

I've got Straight Jacket on at Publican.

 

[capnmike]

Totally get that. I don’t go anywhere else anymore when I go out at all - it looks like Binnys has a bunch of BCS on tap, including the barleywine. Beermenus was last updated on the 38th, though. They also have a coupon day today and the have been closing the tap room lately on those days (for reasons that makI no sense to me!).

 

[user 306237]

The 28th.

For the record, Binnys’ tap room was open and they had BCS from ‘15-‘18, plus barleywine (forget when). Jamo-Nilla on nitro, too.

 

[Gonzoillini1]

I had about 90 minutes to kill last weekend while waiting for my son to be done with a birthday party at Chuck E Cheese, so I checked out Ike and Oak.

Overall, my opinion of the beers mostly fell in line with what duckyboycantfly said. The IPA was the clear winner. Pils and Cream Ale also solid. I got a hint of butter on the finish of the Vienna Lager. All of the adjunct laden beers were meh. I didn't even realize the porter and stout weren't just straight up versions until I started drinking them.. They don't list the adjuncts next to the style like most menus, it's buried in the description.

The space is pretty nice for essentially a strip mall brewery. It's fairly big by most brewpub standards. I managed to snag the single open bar seat. The place was packed with a wait for tables while I was there. Service at the bar was good, especially for opening weekend.

I didn't eat, but the food coming out looked good. Definitely interested in coming back to try some food.

While Dan beat me to the initial review, I'm going to throw this one up while I'm assuming he is still recovering from his birthday shenanigans last evening and won't mind

Decided to check out Ike & Oak Brewing this afternoon, and it pretty much fell in line with what thewimperoo and duckyboycantfly posted previously. Very nice space that obviously had quite a bit thought put into layout, system, kitchen, etc...

Sampled through most of the lineup, and the IPA was my favorite beer by far. Only things I really didn't like were the blueberry hefweizen and Vienna Lager (same diacetyl that was mentioned before), but I found it very weird that the infusions / adjuncts weren't listed in the beer description. For example, the hefeweizen desciption mentioned that it was purple in color, but didn't mention the bluberries. Same for the porter with peanut butter and cocoa nibs, the pale ale with black tea, and golden ale with mango, ginger, clove.

Ended up sharing the Scotch Deviled Egg, Fries, Cheese Curds and house jerky which were all solid. Still some issues with the kitchen running out of stuff (cheese curds were on, then weren't, then they "found" more of them), and our server started his spiel by announcing how Ike & Oak was superior to other local breweries because they serve their beer from serving tanks like Emmetts Ale House in Downers Grove instead of from kegs... Thankfully Alum came by our table before my internal eye roll could manifest in any words.

Outside of the apps and pizza menu (both Neapolitan and a Roman foccacia flatbread style) it's a very limited menu which might be offputting to some, but I enjoy as they should be able to knock those items out of the park. Went with the Ike & Oak Pizza which had Soppresseta calabrese, honeycomb, pickled jalapeño, and Fools Gold beer mustard.

I think this place will be very sucessful as a local brewery / restaurant, but will need to stay pretty busy past the initial opening crowds to support the real estate / staffing expenses. Will certainly check it out again in a few months once the beers change over. Definitely worth checking out if you are in the area.

 

[duckyboycantfly]

our server started his spiel by announcing how Ike & Oak was superior to other local breweries because they serve their beer from serving tanks like Emmetts Ale House in Downers Grove instead of from kegs... Thankfully Alum came by our table before my internal eye roll could manifest in any words.

That, uh, wasn't part of the training.

And it's not even true, there's only 8 brite tanks...

 

[DariusDaBone]

Woof. Late to the news that Allagash Coolship Red landed in Chicagoland

If anyone has seen it in the last day or two or grabbed enough to share, please drop me a line.

 

[DiscountMegaMall4ever]

Is the first one on the list another Lakeville Brew Crew thing?
http://www.chicagonow.com/the-beero...KjRtqwkl_n6wlrzAlGiout3w78XZgap_euW-7WWaSSYbQ

 

[lb304854]

Is the first one on the list another Lakeville Brew Crew thing?
http://www.chicagonow.com/the-beero...KjRtqwkl_n6wlrzAlGiout3w78XZgap_euW-7WWaSSYbQ

Opening a brewery in Englewood is ballsy. I applaud that effort. Did anything come of it?

 

[middlebrow]

Is the first one on the list another Lakeville Brew Crew thing?
http://www.chicagonow.com/the-beero...KjRtqwkl_n6wlrzAlGiout3w78XZgap_euW-7WWaSSYbQ

my grandma survived polio and my grandpa survived WWII so...polio brewing co & Nazi Bullet brewing. I bet there's still a fair amount of people that have black lung, not sure the greatest of names. Cancer Artisan Ales, this could be a fun game....

 

[Scalzo]

And what the hell? People made fun of OC for coming up with Beer Geek Mous aka Myshka, our Russian Serf Stout and now multiple people are copying. Bells has one, Twisted Hippo and now this?!

Wasnt a fan of the first serf stout you guys did back when you first opened, still not a fan of it now.... while I respect your dedication to "making this happen", i think you guys should just make a dark mild like a normal person.

Lymi

 

[ChaQuiseman]

Wasnt a fan of the first serf stout you guys did back when you first opened, still not a fan of it now.... while I respect your dedication to "making this happen", i think you guys should just make a dark mild like a normal person.

 

[SAISON FUCK]

Chicago: Where boys have big opinions about small stouts

 

[Tooch4321]

Wasnt a fan of the first serf stout you guys did back when you first opened, still not a fan of it now.... while I respect your dedication to "making this happen", i think you guys should just make a dark mild like a normal person.

Lymi

Sure, I’ll make sure to tell that to John if I see him this weekend...

 

[Scalzo]

Sure, I’ll make sure to tell that to John if I see him this weekend...

Just push for the dark mild...

 

[Gonzoillini1]

Went to the Music Box Theatre tonight with my future brother in law to watch the Goose Island Grit & Grain documentary and drink Bourbon County.

Thought the $50 pricetag was massively excessive, but as my blurry picture above can prove, they poured us 6oz (?) pours of 18 Bourbon County, Coffee Barleywine, Midnight Orange and Vanilla. Plus a free raffle where at least half the crowd won schwag, brew tours or custom art prints.

While the "regular" documentary is available on the GI youtube page, I had never seen the last few parts (Bissel Maple sryup / Reserve Knob Creek variant story / awesome segment about the farm in Costa Rica that supplied the coffee for Coffee Barleywine, and at least one more I'm forgetting).

I might be in the minority, but I throughly enjoy the documentary even with the flaws (and I'm at least 95% sure that is myself in the OG rare segment sitting in a chair with @khazadum and his wife).

 

[Scalzo]

... that Santa Sangre poster tho

 

[rmalinowski4]

I might be in the minority, but I throughly enjoy the documentary even with the flaws (and I'm at least 95% sure that is myself in the OG rare segment sitting in a chair with @khazadum and his wife).

Film Legend

 

[SAISON FUCK]

Film Legend

#DocumentTony

 

[lb304854]

Went to the Music Box Theatre tonight with my future brother in law to watch the Goose Island Grit & Grain documentary and drink Bourbon County.

Thought the $50 pricetag was massively excessive, but as my blurry picture above can prove, they poured us 6oz (?) pours of 18 Bourbon County, Coffee Barleywine, Midnight Orange and Vanilla. Plus a free raffle where at least half the crowd won schwag, brew tours or custom art prints.

While the "regular" documentary is available on the GI youtube page, I had never seen the last few parts (Bissel Maple sryup / Reserve Knob Creek variant story / awesome segment about the farm in Costa Rica that supplied the coffee for Coffee Barleywine, and at least one more I'm forgetting).

I might be in the minority, but I throughly enjoy the documentary even with the flaws (and I'm at least 95% sure that is myself in the OG rare segment sitting in a chair with @khazadum and his wife).

What was the turnout like?

 

[Gonzoillini1]

What was the turnout like?

I'd say right around 40 people, so Theatre #2 was about 3/4 full. We moved over to the lounge area for the last pour and the raffle, and the group who watched the film took over almost all of it.

 

[furley]

Opening a brewery in Englewood is ballsy. I applaud that effort. Did anything come of it?

holy ****, that's just a few blocks from my friend's place. guess i'll be making a stop next time i'm in town. #muchexcite