FIB War Room

[Rockford Jerk]

 

[JRBecks]

Is anyone planning on attending the Penrose celebration of funk? Did anyone attend last year? I'm very intrigued but beer fests always seem so hit or miss. Wondering if it's worth the price of admission. The breweries pouring and the beer styles are right up my alley

 

[PHBoiler]

https://www.beermenus.com/places/5996-niche

In case anybody wants to stop over for some Tilquin on draft tomorrow night. A few harder to find local BA beers as well with vintage SJ & Port Abduction. Celebrating 6 years of bottleshares. Come buy some food and we’ll pour you some good stuff for free. Feel free to bring a bottle or few as well. Should be a fun night. Cheers.

 

[jeblikesbeer]

https://www.beermenus.com/places/5996-niche

In case anybody wants to stop over for some Tilquin on draft tomorrow night. A few harder to find local BA beers as well with vintage SJ & Port Abduction. Celebrating 6 years of bottleshares. Come buy some food and we’ll pour you some good stuff for free. Feel free to bring a bottle or few as well. Should be a fun night. Cheers.

Got excited for something to do since thenbetter half is outa town and I’m bored... realized it was someplace in the cornfields

 

[PHBoiler]

Got excited for something to do since thenbetter half is outa town and I’m bored... realized it was someplace in the cornfields

It’s a 4 minute walk from the Metra on a beautiful day. Closer to farms equals closer to food during harvest season.

 

[Alum]

https://www.guysdrinkingbeer.com/my...rewing-urban-legend-brewing-westmont-brewery/

...Whatever.

 

[Gonzoillini1]

https://www.guysdrinkingbeer.com/my...rewing-urban-legend-brewing-westmont-brewery/

...Whatever.

Urban Legend > Myths and Legends > Whiskey Hill

Original ownership group > Tim Hoerman leaves to start 51st Ward Brewing > First name change > Ownership change > Second name change.

I never made it out there during the Myths and Legends days, and based on the beers they are producing now, I'm sure it'll be a while until I make it out there again.

 

[middlebrow]

Urban Legend > Myths and Legends > Whiskey Hill

Original ownership group > Tim Hoerman leaves to start 51st Ward Brewing > First name change > Ownership change > Second name change.

I never made it out there during the Myths and Legends days, and based on the beers they are producing now, I'm sure it'll be a while until I make it out there again.

and now 51st ward is defunct...crazy the amount of stuff on shelves from 'breweries' that are no longer.

member goin over there during the urban legands days because everyone talked about this krispy karl BA beer on BA. boy o boy, did I learn that day about homers and unflinching love for anything from a barrel. the real question is do you now have to do your travelogue for whiskey hill (makers of beer, not whiskey).

 

[Alum]

"Tony Tries" / "Gonzo Goes" should indeed be obligated to update his travelogue.

I fashion Antonio as the Geoffrey Baer of Chicagoland alcoholic endeavors.

 

[DiscountMegaMall4ever]

 

[trickytunadicky]

"Tony Tries" / "Gonzo Goes" should indeed be obligated to update his travelogue.

I fashion Antonio as the Geoffrey Baer of Chicagoland alcoholic endeavors.

Visiting ****** breweries so you don’t have to...

 

[SAISON FUCK]

Anyone have a running list of defunct breweries from the past two years (Chicagoland specific)? Just curious generally to see who has quietly gone away.

 

[trickytunadicky]

Anyone have a running list of defunct breweries from the past two years (Chicagoland specific)? Just curious generally to see who has quietly gone away.

51st ward
Aquanaut
Baderbrau

...
That’s all I know off the top of my head and I don’t pay attention.

 

[ChaQuiseman]

51st ward
Aquanaut
Baderbrau

...
That’s all I know off the top of my head and I don’t pay attention.

Three more that come to mind:

Arcade
Breakroom
Cademon

I'm sure there are many more.

 

[SAISON FUCK]

Oh. Ale Syndicate too, eh?

 

[Gonzoillini1]

Arcade, Cademon, and Flesk are three more that come to mind. I'm sure there are many more.

Flesk closed at it's previous location (as I'm sure you know... ), but they are still going strong.

https://www.fleskbrewing.com/home

Another one I have to check out here eventually...

 

[trickytunadicky]

Four more that come to mind:

Arcade
Breakroom
Cademon
Flesk

I'm sure there are many more.

However could I have forgotten that pillar of the beer community Cademon.

 

[ChaQuiseman]

Flesk closed at it's previous location (as I'm sure you know... ), but they are still going strong.

https://www.fleskbrewing.com/home

Another one I have to check out here eventually...

Wow, I had no idea. I stopped seeing their product appearing on local shelves and unfairly assumed they had gone under. Glad to hear they're still keeping the dream alive!

 

[middlebrow]

slapshot and like minds sorta

 

[thewimperoo]

This list has defunct breweries. Scroll down

http://thehopreview.com/blog/chicago-brewery-list

 

[SAISON FUCK]

This list has defunct breweries. Scroll down

http://thehopreview.com/blog/chicago-brewery-list

RIP in peace Big Hurt Brewhouse.

(Crazy that I had been to like 5 more of those that have closed, but completely forgot about their very existence)

 

[furley]

like minds sorta

this just started showing up here..... 6 months ago?

has it sorta closed in that time frame?

 

[PHBoiler]

Sorry y’all didn’t make it. TheBus and the rest of us are working through a lot of lambic and assorted nonsense. Try the veal loin.

 

[Gonzoillini1]

Sorry y’all didn’t make it. TheBus and the rest of us are working through a lot of lambic and assorted nonsense. Try the veal loin.

 

[vav1]

This list has defunct breweries. Scroll down

http://thehopreview.com/blog/chicago-brewery-list

This is sort of weird to see, but also not. Huh.

 

[Scalzo]

It’s a 4 minute walk from the Metra on a beautiful day. Closer to farms equals closer to food during harvest season.

Yeah but doesnt mean they get priority, specially over places in the city that do more volume.

 

[PHBoiler]

Yeah but doesnt mean they get priority, specially over places in the city that do more volume.

I was trying to convince Jeb to come join us last night. I wasn’t trying to explain how they got the keg. I guess I could’ve asked but I didn’t really care.

Anyhow that’s my best effort at a final shot. Seemed like 20 or so folks at the peak over around 5 hours. HF WoL Anchorage vs HF WoL SARA were my favorites.

 

[lb304854]

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I was trying to convince Jeb to come join us last night. I wasn’t trying to explain how they got the keg. I guess I could’ve asked but I didn’t really care.

Anyhow that’s my best effort at a final shot. Seemed like 20 or so folks at the peak over around 5 hours. HF WoL Anchorage vs HF WoL SARA were my favorites.

That place looks awesome, it's just so ******* far for a south suburbanite.

 

[thewimperoo]

Anyone heard anything about Zwanze Day? Assuming business as usual, but it's always nice to have confirmation.

 

[lb304854]

If anyone has the Off Color stein from last night, I would be interested in purchasing/trading-for it.