FIB War Room

[SAISON FUCK]

I have seen the top of the mountain - and it is good.

Let me know when you have a 1/2 barrel.

 

[kodt]

Zwanze locations announced, no Hopleaf

 

[SAISON FUCK]

Nothing in Chicago at all is a real shocker.

 

[thewimperoo]

Zero Chicago locations for Zwanze Day is a big bummer.

 

[Hopping Tiger]

Did Hopleaf try for it this year? They have been pretty careful with covid and all.

 

[kodt]

Did Hopleaf try for it this year? They have been pretty careful with covid and all.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they were asked and turned it down because of the safety precautions they were taking and uncertainty.

 

[SAISON FUCK]

Last I heard was that it was going to be switched through a couple places like Beer Temple each year, but that was back before a pandemic and Shelton Brothers being liquidated, soooo.

 

[user 306237]

Someone on the ‘ole CBS listserv is absolutely IRATE that an upcoming local beer fest will require proof of vaccination to enter. His freedoms are being trampled!

Just wait until they exercise their freedom to boot him from the mailing list.

 

[middlebrow]

Someone on the ‘ole CBS listserv is absolutely IRATE that an upcoming local beer fest will require proof of vaccination to enter. His freedoms are being trampled!

Just wait until they exercise their freedom to boot him from the mailing list.

when i saw the simple heads up, i knew some old salty dog would respond. And including HIPAA in his response made my day.

 

[danbanana]

Not letting me drink beer is a HIPPA violation, you commie fascist!

 

[kodt]

I wouldn’t be surprised if they were asked and turned it down because of the safety precautions they were taking and uncertainty.

I saw Michael Roper posted on a Facebook group that they did indeed make an effort to host Zwanze again this year but were not given the chance. Someone else said there is no current Cantillon distributor in Chicago and that is why. But I'm not sure if that is the case. I know DoRight was the most recent distributor when Shelton was still around but I'm guessing they haven't been able to get an agreement with the new importer(s) (whoever that is).

 

[Hopping Tiger]

someone get vav the distro and lets go

 

[Lutter]

BUILD

 

[user 306237]

Mark your calendars:

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[Hopping Tiger]

So Half Acre is dropping out of the wild program game for the foreseeable future. I think they were rather underrated on that area and will miss them. Anyone think this is a sign of a larger market trend or is it just a result Half Acre's current real estate situation? I am wondering if breweries that don't make mixed culture their primary focus can keep making them as what I would call a side project in this more crowded market.

 

[kevanb]

I am wondering if breweries that don't make mixed culture their primary focus can keep making them as what I would call a side project in this more crowded market.

I hope this is the case. I enjoyed the Half Acre wild program, but at the same time, there are many of their beers just rotting on shelves so I can't say I'm shocked at this news. I hope they (and other breweries in similar situations) are able to find a way to produce a few interesting wild releases each year, but it just might not be feasible given the infection risk to their staples.

 

[user 306237]

Speaking of Half Acre, I was nearby the Lincoln taproom right around 5 today and thought I’d grab one last beer while I was there. Line was about 25-30 deep so I passed. I’m hardly heartbroken but it would have been nice to get one more glass of Sticky Fat from the Lincoln location.

 

[thewimperoo]

I made into Lincoln for the last time, around 9 last night. Had to wait about 20 minutes to get in, but it wasn't too bad. They brought out tasters of Daisy Cutter a couple of times for the line. Felt good to sit at the bar again, and have some Space, Daisy Cutter, Sticky Fat, & Gossamer. Long live the Bear.

 

[user 306237]

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[user 306237]

So I don’t know about this Weller VSOD from Rev. It’s very good but hell if I can tell it’s a Weller barrel. Which does make some sense since Weller isn’t exactly about huge flavor.

I’m also not loving this primal coconut. The coconut flavor is basically like coconut flakes. I can almost feel little bits getting stuck in my teeth. I don’t think the flavors came together all that well.

I still need to work through the raspberries with coffee variant.

 

[user 306237]

So I don’t know about this Weller VSOD from Rev. It’s very good but hell if I can tell it’s a Weller barrel. Which does make some sense since Weller isn’t exactly about huge flavor.

I’m also not loving this primal coconut. The coconut flavor is basically like coconut flakes. I can almost feel little bits getting stuck in my teeth. I don’t think the flavors came together all that well.

I still need to work through the raspberries with coffee variant.

The Razzle from LA Guns isn’t a home run for me, either. I find the raspberry flavor to be almost sickly sweet. There’s not enough bitterness from the coffee to balance it out. I also don’t get much barrel flavor - the whole thing is a little thin, overall. Ah well, nevertheless.

 

[vav1]

Beer Culture Summit starts tomorrow, the blending with Laffler event is sold out but lots of really awesome lectures/seminars are available.

 

[thewimperoo]

https://www.wlvliquors.com/product-category/beer/domestic-beer/illinois/goose-island-beer

 

[vav1]

https://www.wlvliquors.com/product-category/beer/domestic-beer/illinois/goose-island-beer

is...is that really what stuff goes for? i've never dipped into the selling the cellar thing because of my ethics but...like...holy ****

 

[Hopping Tiger]

is...is that really what stuff goes for? i've never dipped into the selling the cellar thing because of my ethics but...like...holy ****

Vav we are talking aged stuff here. Do you know how good that must taste?

 

[vav1]

Vav we are talking aged stuff here. Do you know how good that must taste?

yeah cuz I crack stuff open every once in a blue moon. But some of that stuff is over the hill. Rare started staling by 2014, I don’t even have any of those left I drank the two I bought myself back in the day.

 

[kodt]

is...is that really what stuff goes for? i've never dipped into the selling the cellar thing because of my ethics but...like...holy ****

Nah it is way over, except maybe the 2012-2014 regular bottles for around $20.

You can get a bomber of 2012 Coffee direct from Goose for $52 right now, and she is asking $160...

Pretty sure you can't get more than $300, maybe $350 on secondary if you are lucky on that 2010 Rare either.

 

[lambandtunaphish]

Nah it is way over, except maybe the 2012-2014 regular bottles for around $20.

Without knowing what they actually go for, I’d probably pay $40 for 2010 or earlier 12 oz bottles.

I just have no interest in filling a box and paying for shipping.

 

[user 306237]

I can't say I'm a fan of this year's Big Hugs. I'm finding it wildly imbalanced and the coffee flavor is just hammered by endless bitterness. They tried something new this year in making it and... it's just not for me. From Instagram:

Here’s a note from Matt Young: This year, we are utilizing a combination of concentrated liquid coffee brewed by Dark Matter and added to the finished beer just before packaging as well as an infusion of whole bean coffee for added layer of coffee aroma. The combo does a really nice job of filling in the gaps and valleys in the beer, rounding the whole experience out, and doing a bunch of behind the scenes deep flavor work without stealing too much of the spotlight. If you tried this beer before the coffee went in, you would taste an unbalanced, overly shallow and fruity and alcoholic stout. The coffee integrates so well it's hard to fully appreciate how much it transforms the base beer into something that needs to exist.

 

[Hopping Tiger]

Benthic is the best BA stout in town this year come at me