FIB War Room

[lb304854]

Moar bratwurst.

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[kalvarez]

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Gluten free workplace?

 

[user 306237]

Is it worth asking about how much of the various Sisters we'll be seeing around here? Or when (more specifically than "October")? I'd like to think we would see as much as we did last year when it was easy enough to get 1-2 bottles... then again, it's a year later and so the beer-buying public in Chicago has grown exponentially.

I only had Halia at Belgian Fest and, carb issues aside, really enjoyed it even if the peach flavor was pretty mild -- for anyone who has tried it elsewhere, and maybe even the version that got bottled, will it be worth seeking out? I'm excited for Gillian even though I swear Gillian/Scully has tasted pretty different every time I've had it in the past so I barely know what to expect. I plan on drinking Gillian while watching The Fall or Hannibal so I can pretend Gillian Anderson is my friend.

 

[Treebs]

Any of you guys win the Upland Lottery? I've got mine reserved at the Indy Tasting room.

 

[sidetracked]

New stuff from Revolution today:

Our Oct. 9 releases are Adams' Best, a traditional best bitter & Georgia Gene, bourbon barrel-aged Eugene Porter with peach.

Adams’ Best
This traditional Best Bitter was brewed to experiment with new brewers malt available here in the U.S. from Irish Malting in Cork, Ireland. We used Irish Ale malt as the base for this lightly toasty, earthy, medium-bodied brew - it is instrumental in adding a bit more depth to the flavor of this lower alcohol style of beer. This year we used Patagonia 190L and a couple of handfuls of Black malt give it the copper color and lightly roasted notes- (so it has a bit more roast malt flavor and a bit more astringency than last year). Progress hops are a British variety that are a bit sweeter and less woody than some other types from the U.K.

As it is made with the Irish malt, it is called Adams’ Best for the President of Sinn Fein. He was an instrumental leader in the cease fire and signing of the Belfast Agreement to bring peace to Northern Ireland in the late 1990s.

Georgia Gene
Our Eugene porter was aged for over a year in a Woodford Reserve bourbon barrel. We blended that with a fresher barrel in our Grundy tank, where we added the peach concentrate.

The lengthy wood-aging imparts lovely barrel character - especially vanilla notes that blend harmoniously with the caramel and chocolate flavors present in the base beer. The peach adds some fruity notes to the already complex brew… A nice brew with which to finish a long day, or to sip on a chilly fall evening…

 

[kawilliams81]

New stuff from Revolution today:

Our Oct. 9 releases are Adams' Best, a traditional best bitter & Georgia Gene, bourbon barrel-aged Eugene Porter with peach.

Adams’ Best
This traditional Best Bitter was brewed to experiment with new brewers malt available here in the U.S. from Irish Malting in Cork, Ireland. We used Irish Ale malt as the base for this lightly toasty, earthy, medium-bodied brew - it is instrumental in adding a bit more depth to the flavor of this lower alcohol style of beer. This year we used Patagonia 190L and a couple of handfuls of Black malt give it the copper color and lightly roasted notes- (so it has a bit more roast malt flavor and a bit more astringency than last year). Progress hops are a British variety that are a bit sweeter and less woody than some other types from the U.K.

As it is made with the Irish malt, it is called Adams’ Best for the President of Sinn Fein. He was an instrumental leader in the cease fire and signing of the Belfast Agreement to bring peace to Northern Ireland in the late 1990s.

Georgia Gene
Our Eugene porter was aged for over a year in a Woodford Reserve bourbon barrel. We blended that with a fresher barrel in our Grundy tank, where we added the peach concentrate.

The lengthy wood-aging imparts lovely barrel character - especially vanilla notes that blend harmoniously with the caramel and chocolate flavors present in the base beer. The peach adds some fruity notes to the already complex brew… A nice brew with which to finish a long day, or to sip on a chilly fall evening…

MEH...

 

[Lognar]

Anyone going to be at Tribes for the IPA fest today? Going to be there around 3:30 with a friend from work and its usually worthwhile to meet online people in real life.

 

[cosmicevan]

anyone want to meet up at Half Acre and/or FFF on 10/21? i'll be in town and the current plan is to head to Half Acre in the afternoon for a bit and then off to FFF to meet up with some BTers.

will be in the NW burbs until the 24th....down to meet up, bottle share, trade...whathave you.

 

[Treebs]

anyone want to meet up at Half Acre and/or FFF on 10/21? i'll be in town and the current plan is to head to Half Acre in the afternoon for a bit and then off to FFF to meet up with some BTers.

will be in the NW burbs until the 24th....down to meet up, bottle share, trade...whathave you.

You already know I'm game for a meet up...

 

[yeahnatenelson]

New stuff from Revolution today:

Our Oct. 9 releases are Adams' Best, a traditional best bitter & Georgia Gene, bourbon barrel-aged Eugene Porter with peach.

Adams’ Best
This traditional Best Bitter was brewed to experiment with new brewers malt available here in the U.S. from Irish Malting in Cork, Ireland. We used Irish Ale malt as the base for this lightly toasty, earthy, medium-bodied brew - it is instrumental in adding a bit more depth to the flavor of this lower alcohol style of beer. This year we used Patagonia 190L and a couple of handfuls of Black malt give it the copper color and lightly roasted notes- (so it has a bit more roast malt flavor and a bit more astringency than last year). Progress hops are a British variety that are a bit sweeter and less woody than some other types from the U.K.

As it is made with the Irish malt, it is called Adams’ Best for the President of Sinn Fein. He was an instrumental leader in the cease fire and signing of the Belfast Agreement to bring peace to Northern Ireland in the late 1990s.

Georgia Gene
Our Eugene porter was aged for over a year in a Woodford Reserve bourbon barrel. We blended that with a fresher barrel in our Grundy tank, where we added the peach concentrate.

The lengthy wood-aging imparts lovely barrel character - especially vanilla notes that blend harmoniously with the caramel and chocolate flavors present in the base beer. The peach adds some fruity notes to the already complex brew… A nice brew with which to finish a long day, or to sip on a chilly fall evening…

I had Adam's Best last year. That dude needs to try harder.

 

[Dunt1]

Will try Georgia Gene because I am a Rev homer, but that does not sound good

 

[thewimperoo]

anyone want to meet up at Half Acre and/or FFF on 10/21? i'll be in town and the current plan is to head to Half Acre in the afternoon for a bit and then off to FFF to meet up with some BTers.

will be in the NW burbs until the 24th....down to meet up, bottle share, trade...whathave you.

Half Acre is closed on Mondays, unfortunately.

 

[yeahnatenelson]

Half Acre is closed on Mondays, unfortunately.

...and so is the Revolution taproom, so don't go there either.

 

[user 306237]

Will try Georgia Gene because I am a Rev homer, but that does not sound good

I liked it. Or, I liked the 5oz. taster I got - a full snifter might be pushing it but if I have enough Red Skulls, I'll probably try.

I got peach in the aroma and I thought, if nothing else, it's not a trainwreck. The real surprise, and what makes this a success for me, is when the peach showed up again in the finish. The peach flavor seemed to mask that typical alcohol burn endemic to every other barrel-aged beer from Revolution (by the way, what causes that? The barrels? Poor aging - ie. environmental factors? Aside from the very first Very Mad Cow, and maybe BA Sodom, I always get this unpleasant, overly-boozy flavor). I normally hate stouts/porters with fruit but, again, I thought this worked -- would drink again!

 

[sleuthdog]

Anyone going to be at Tribes for the IPA fest today? Going to be there around 3:30 with a friend from work and its usually worthwhile to meet online people in real life.

Thanks for the heads up Lognar Had the day off today too.

 

[Lognar]

Thanks for the heads up Lognar Had the day off today too.

 

[cosmicevan]

You already know I'm game for a meet up...

i thought you were all post wedding too soon? if so, fantastic.

definitely looking to meet some people at FFF, the question is really if i will meet anyone at half acre (or even stop there?) on the 21st.

you looking to pop a bottle or two? i might be able to do something low key on the 22nd or 23rd, but it really is some important work stuff that i'm out there for, so need to make sure i get reasonable sleep (but right now, i'm used to 4 month old in the other room sleep).

 

[cosmicevan]

Half Acre is closed on Mondays, unfortunately.

well, that answers that question...and THANKS! for that tip. anywhere else worth stopping in at? i'll be in o'hare at around 3 something, staying in the NW burbs, planning on being at FFF in the evening.

 

[kawilliams81]

well, that answers that question...and THANKS! for that tip. anywhere else worth stopping in at? i'll be in o'hare at around 3 something, staying in the NW burbs, planning on being at FFF in the evening.

beermenus.com is a good reference for tap lists. Revolution, Map Room, Local Option, Haymarket (maybe?), FFF is a definite though.

 

[thewimperoo]

well, that answers that question...and THANKS! for that tip. anywhere else worth stopping in at? i'll be in o'hare at around 3 something, staying in the NW burbs, planning on being at FFF in the evening.

There's plenty of places worth stopping, but logistically if you get in at 3, I'd just head straight down to FFF.

 

[lb304854]

Is it worth asking about how much of the various Sisters we'll be seeing around here? Or when (more specifically than "October")? I'd like to think we would see as much as we did last year when it was easy enough to get 1-2 bottles... then again, it's a year later and so the beer-buying public in Chicago has grown exponentially.

I only had Halia at Belgian Fest and, carb issues aside, really enjoyed it even if the peach flavor was pretty mild -- for anyone who has tried it elsewhere, and maybe even the version that got bottled, will it be worth seeking out? I'm excited for Gillian even though I swear Gillian/Scully has tasted pretty different every time I've had it in the past so I barely know what to expect. I plan on drinking Gillian while watching The Fall or Hannibal so I can pretend Gillian Anderson is my friend.

I've had Halia a few times now and I feel it is GI's best Belgian. My brewer friend feels they're barrel aging it too long so then peaches won't shine.

 

[cosmicevan]

There's plenty of places worth stopping, but logistically if you get in at 3, I'd just head straight down to FFF.

yeah, that's the plan at this point. do they allow bottle sharing at all? i would bring some goodies to share with folks from the site that show up.

 

[thewimperoo]

yeah, that's the plan at this point. do they allow bottle sharing at all? i would bring some goodies to share with folks from the site that show up.

I've never tried it, and I imagine that unless you're meeting up with people that are friends with FFF it wouldn't be allowed.

 

[yeahnatenelson]

yeah, that's the plan at this point. do they allow bottle sharing at all? i would bring some goodies to share with folks from the site that show up.

There have been times when myself of others have opened a bottle or two with the bartenders, but I think a full-on bottle share will get you kicked out.

 

[Dunt1]

Anything interesting popping up right now? Also, any bourbons showing up around town yet?

 

[user 306237]

Anything interesting popping up right now? Also, any bourbons showing up around town yet?

Per the woman who runs the twitter feed for the Grand Ave. Binnys, there's this:

So far today @SierraNevada Flipside & @dogfishbeer ******* Brew has arrived!

Now, I know you said interesting, but... uh... yeah, I got nothing. Maybe Goose's Sisters this week?

 

[bauermj]

Still no le terroir or that new allagash?

 

[Chest Rockwell]

Still no le terroir or that new allagash?

New Allagash came and went. Haven't seen Le Terroir yet

 

[Chest Rockwell]

New Allagash came and went. Haven't seen Le Terroir yet

I was wrong Binnys LP had a few bottles on the shelf just now. They must have got more.

 

[yeahnatenelson]

What was the price point on Le Terroir?