FIB War Room

[sherm10161]

"Malort just hasn't been the same since it inexorably got better."

Going to need to start hoarding OG Malort for maxx profits.

 

[TheJB]

Someone please film the thundering stampede running to the Side Project station for Derivation. I suspect Maman will be similar but not quite the spectacle Derivation will be.

Normally I try not to shitlord too hard but I am going with 2 other friends and already have a plan for each person to score one pour of Maman, Derivation and Boss Tycoon right away, let everyone get a taste and then go and enjoy the rest of the fest.


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[furley]

I bought tix for early session - then got roped into coaching flag football. So I gave the tix to a coworker. Sadnezzz.

I’ll see if there’s a gametime decision for the late session.

do what my old man would do. show up drunk.

best of both worlds.

 

[Ferowcious]

I will be there for the first session, I spoke to a HA employee a week or two ago who informed me that the glass you would be getting is a 10oz glass and you could ask the pourer to fil it to the top. So while the event is only 3 hours per session I’m sure it will take up my whole day.

Allowing 10oz pours at any beer fest is a terrible idea

 

[Tooch4321]

Allowing 10oz pours at any beer fest is a terrible idea

Said no one ever...

 

[BobCobb1]

Fobab volunteer form is up. I always think about it every year when I don't want to spend $90. For those who have, when it has a 10:30-6:00 session, for example, are you really volunteering for 7.5 hours? Or is that a window you need to be available for like...4 hours.

https://admin.illinoisbeer.org/fobab/volunteer

 

[BobCobb1]

I thought it was going to be running to holy mountain for Hand of Glory?

I will admit like 60% of my decision to purchase was in hopes they brought this.

Founders bringing that heat with KBS and Mosaic Promise.

 

[kodt]

I will admit like 60% of my decision to purchase was in hopes they brought this.

Founders bringing that heat with KBS and Mosaic Promise.

How about Allagash with two year round shelfies.

 

[Ferowcious]

Fobab volunteer form is up. I always think about it every year when I don't want to spend $90. For those who have, when it has a 10:30-6:00 session, for example, are you really volunteering for 7.5 hours? Or is that a window you need to be available for like...4 hours.

https://admin.illinoisbeer.org/fobab/volunteer

I've done it twice in the past. Usually the windows are about an hour shorter if I recall.

There's usually a good chunk of downtime after checking in, but before you can really do anything.

You aren't working hard for 7.5 hours but usually at least 5+

 

[danbanana]

How about Allagash with two year round shelfies.

Y'all can run after your pastry stouts and then you can stay the hell away from Allagash, who is pouring Saison Gratis, which is not only not a shelfy but also will probably be the best beer at the thing.

 

[kodt]

Y'all can run after your pastry stouts and then you can stay the hell away from Allagash, who is pouring Saison Gratis, which is not only not a shelfy but also will probably be the best beer at the thing.

That's what I get for not reading carefully. I thought it was their regular Saison.

 

[PHBoiler]

Fobab volunteer form is up. I always think about it every year when I don't want to spend $90. For those who have, when it has a 10:30-6:00 session, for example, are you really volunteering for 7.5 hours? Or is that a window you need to be available for like...4 hours.

https://admin.illinoisbeer.org/fobab/volunteer

I did it once. I had a lot of fun pouring beer. It’s a long ass Friday night. Probably like 3 until 10:30. It takes enough energy that I really considered skipping my free session but that’s mostly due to the train commute from Geneva. It did allow me to leave after about two hours when I tried all the beers I wanted since I didn’t pay admission. I’d recommend it if you like talking beer with people. I’m glad I volunteered.

 

[Ferowcious]

Hope people got a change to grab Miscellanea. One of the best AWAs to come out of Chicago I think.

I went to the foeder talk Laffler gave on Thursday night and it was really enjoyable.

They took about 90% out of the foeder to make this beer and are refilling it and adding additional house cultures from other sources for a future beer.

It's nicely acid forward, compared to many of the Off Color wilds. Highly recommended if you get a chance to try it.

 

[soundofmuzak]

Fobab volunteer form is up. I always think about it every year when I don't want to spend $90. For those who have, when it has a 10:30-6:00 session, for example, are you really volunteering for 7.5 hours? Or is that a window you need to be available for like...4 hours.

https://admin.illinoisbeer.org/fobab/volunteer

The significant other and I volunteer every year, at the Saturday early session so we can drink after. It's always a lot of fun. Most of the hard work is before the gates open, getting kegs where they need to be, getting every station ice and a pitcher. Ive been stationed up front where we are either IDing people lining up and/or putting booklets in glasses. It's a frenzy when the gates open and after that we split off into shifts, one person watches the front and everyone else gets to drink until their turn to watch the front.

Pouring is also a lot of fun but a lot more hectic. Great to talk to people about beer, for the most part drunk people at fobob are enjoyable and not combative. They are supposed to rotate you out so you can drink some, last year my partner got stuck pouring since the fedora cicerone volunteering next to her took off right away. I just fed her samples from the floor all day and all was well.

It's surprisingly one of the better run fests from a volunteer perspective.

Unrelated, but I actually love that they don't sell food there. We bring in a cheese plate and full food spread every year and drunk beer needs love sausage sticks and spray cheese.

 

[soundofmuzak]

Also unrelated, I'm bored, any fun beer things going on today?

 

[kodt]

Also unrelated, I'm bored, any fun beer things going on today?

Dovetail/Begyle Octoberfest?

 

[Tooch4321]

Hope people got a change to grab Miscellanea. One of the best AWAs to come out of Chicago I think.

I went to the foeder talk Laffler gave on Thursday night and it was really enjoyable.

They took about 90% out of the foeder to make this beer and are refilling it and adding additional house cultures from other sources for a future beer.

It's nicely acid forward, compared to many of the Off Color wilds. Highly recommended if you get a chance to try it.

All of this! I thought the same thing, I think the release wasn’t as well attended due to the fact no one really knew what the beer was. I first had it 3 weeks ago and claimed the best OC beer to date...

 

[capnmike]

All of this! I thought the same thing, I think the release wasn’t as well attended due to the fact no one really knew what the beer was. I first had it 3 weeks ago and claimed the best OC beer to date...

Still available? Holiday tomorrow and all...

 

[Tooch4321]

Still available? Holiday tomorrow and all...

I didnt work this weekend, they open at 11am. I’d just give them a call first, it wasn’t a huge batch, so the bottle count was lower than usual. I wouldn’t be surprised if there was just a little bit left...

 

[middlebrow]

Hope people got a change to grab Miscellanea. One of the best AWAs to come out of Chicago I think.

I went to the foeder talk Laffler gave on Thursday night and it was really enjoyable.

They took about 90% out of the foeder to make this beer and are refilling it and adding additional house cultures from other sources for a future beer.

It's nicely acid forward, compared to many of the Off Color wilds. Highly recommended if you get a chance to try it.

am i in the minority that loves the fact that off color keeps acidity in check?

 

[Tooch4321]

am i in the minority that loves the fact that off color keeps acidity in check?

I do, which is why I love this beer. It has just a hint of acid that really just enhances the overall flavor profile of the beer. The people love acid bombs which is why Market Rate was so popular, but I found it way too dominant and in Miscellanea it compliments everything else...

 

[Heathcliff Hasbro]

I was also super impressed with the other OC release from this weekend, Staveyard. Best Oud Bruin I can recall having in quite a while.

 

[mdomask]

All of this! I thought the same thing, I think the release wasn’t as well attended due to the fact no one really knew what the beer was. I first had it 3 weeks ago and claimed the best OC beer to date...

It was a little odd to see the release have such low attendance. It seemed to check a lot of boxes:

• Low bottle count
• Bugs from hyped breweries (Side Project, Jester King)
• Unusual brewing method (foedre)

Is Off Color just not hype enough nowadays? Doesn't light up the ISO boards enough? Am I so out of touch? (No, no... it's the children who are wrong.)

am i in the minority that loves the fact that off color keeps acidity in check?

It's weird, because balanced acid/funk is what everyone claims make Belgian iterations ('tomes, 3F, Loons) superior, but US brews get knocked if not at an insanely low Ph. I mean, we shouldn't complain too much, because it leads to super chill releases ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Tooch4321]

It was a little odd to see the release have such low attendance. It seemed to check a lot of boxes:

• Low bottle count
• Bugs from hyped breweries (Side Project, Jester King)
• Unusual brewing method (foedre)

Is Off Color just not hype enough nowadays? Doesn't light up the ISO boards enough? Am I so out of touch? (No, no... it's the children who are wrong.)


It's weird, because balanced acid/funk is what everyone claims make Belgian iterations ('tomes, 3F, Loons) superior, but US brews get knocked if not at an insanely low Ph. I mean, we shouldn't complain too much, because it leads to super chill releases ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Honestly, I'd say outside of the Eeek! and Market Rate releases, it seems that only Coffee Dino draws out the beer zombie hoards. I'm nervous if we ever bring out the barrel aged version again in bottles, it'll be a swampy mess...

 

[middlebrow]

It was a little odd to see the release have such low attendance. It seemed to check a lot of boxes:

• Low bottle count
• Bugs from hyped breweries (Side Project, Jester King)
• Unusual brewing method (foedre)

Is Off Color just not hype enough nowadays? Doesn't light up the ISO boards enough? Am I so out of touch? (No, no... it's the children who are wrong.)


It's weird, because balanced acid/funk is what everyone claims make Belgian iterations ('tomes, 3F, Loons) superior, but US brews get knocked if not at an insanely low Ph. I mean, we shouldn't complain too much, because it leads to super chill releases ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

we got a bunch of barrels bubblin for our foeders and future bases and will for sure blend out the low ph freakout barrels. i dont get the love for the paint peelers, how do you enjoy another beer or food for the rest of the day. could you pair 6 ounces of an bruery zour with any meal?

 

[lb304854]

It was a little odd to see the release have such low attendance. It seemed to check a lot of boxes:

• Low bottle count
• Bugs from hyped breweries (Side Project, Jester King)
• Unusual brewing method (foedre)

Is Off Color just not hype enough nowadays? Doesn't light up the ISO boards enough? Am I so out of touch? (No, no... it's the children who are wrong.)


It's weird, because balanced acid/funk is what everyone claims make Belgian iterations ('tomes, 3F, Loons) superior, but US brews get knocked if not at an insanely low Ph. I mean, we shouldn't complain too much, because it leads to super chill releases ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

People are dumb.

 

[trickytunadicky]

I actually planned to stop by on my way back from plans in the city Saturday and just spent too much time running my mouth with friends. Oops.

 

[Ferowcious]

we got a bunch of barrels bubblin for our foeders and future bases and will for sure blend out the low ph freakout barrels. i dont get the love for the paint peelers, how do you enjoy another beer or food for the rest of the day. could you pair 6 ounces of an bruery zour with any meal?

This was far from a paint peeler though. It's not Upland Kiwi.

I don't mind 6oz of a decently acidic beer. Une Annee's sours can drift this way. It personally doesn't affect me unless I'm at a share and there's a Jim Breuer style craft beer party happening in my stomach.

 

[middlebrow]

This was far from a paint peeler though. It's not Upland Kiwi.

I don't mind 6oz of a decently acidic beer. Une Annee's sours can drift this way. It personally doesn't affect me unless I'm at a share and there's a Jim Breuer style craft beer party happening in my stomach.

great reference to a 20 year old 5 minute stand-up bit the world forgot. what ever happened to jim bruer, possibly the most unsuccessful post SNL career since ellen cleghorne.

 

[danbanana]

TIt's not Upland Kiwi.

Reminder: send all of this to me. Thanks.