FIB War Room

[Treebs]

I would suspect that this will rotate with Zombie Dust. There have been so many experimental APA's at the pub over the past year...I've got to believe they've been searching for a ZD sub to account for their citra hop contracts falling short of the demand.

You meant to say Jinx Proof, right?







Right?




























Right?

 

[Treebs]

On another note, FFF just released War Mullet and Space Station Middle Finger Bombers at the pub.

 

[jakeox]

On another note, FFF just released War Mullet and Space Station Middle Finger Bombers at the pub.

Oh ****. I'm working from home today ... hmmm.

 

[yeahnatenelson]

You meant to say Jinx Proof, right?







Right?




























Right?

YES. My apologies! It's those pilsner malt contracts that are jamming up Nick & Co. If only there were enough to satisfy the comically excessive demand for Jinx Proof.

 

[Treebs]

YES. My apologies! It's those pilsner malt contracts that are jamming up Nick & Co. If only there were enough to satisfy the comically excessive demand for Jinx Proof.

Lol'd at my desk pretty hard on this one. Well done.

 

[SSTroller]

I would suspect that this will rotate with Zombie Dust. There have been so many experimental APA's at the pub over the past year...I've got to believe they've been searching for a ZD sub to account for their citra hop contracts falling short of the demand.

I'll take that! YY was my fav of the experimentals they've been doing, with Space Station a close second...and that's in bombers.

 

[yeahnatenelson]

I'll take that! YY was my fav of the experimentals they've been doing, with Space Station a close second...and that's in bombers.

I'm pretty 'meh' on both of them, to be honest.

Furthermore, they're behaving too much like Half Acre for my tastes. "Another over-hopped APA hinged on a proprietary hop strain, you say??" Until a more probable explanation avails itself I'll just blame Dark Matter.

 

[tinypyramids1]

maybe jinx proof was their way of saying "look! we can make more than **** that's super hoppy and dark lord! really we can!" it's not a bad beer but there is zero reason to buy it when great lakes dortmunder exists. i'd venture that yum yum is a jinx proof replacement, or maybe a foray into a new concept of seasonal 6 packs?

 

[SSTroller]

I'm pretty 'meh' on both of them, to be honest.

Furthermore, they're behaving too much like Half Acre for my tastes. "Another over-hopped APA hinged on a proprietary hop strain, you say??" Until a more probable explanation avails itself I'll just blame Dark Matter.

I'm guilty of the South Burbs boredom. If I still lived in the city, I'd totally agree with you. I'm excited to see what becomes of Transient and what they can push out. Finally something "different" down there.

 

[SSTroller]

maybe jinx proof was their way of saying "look! we can make more than **** that's super hoppy and dark lord! really we can!" it's not a bad beer but there is zero reason to buy it when great lakes dortmunder exists. i'd venture that yum yum is a jinx proof replacement, or maybe a foray into a new concept of seasonal 6 packs?

Jumping on that low ABV, session pale wagon too?

 

[yeahnatenelson]

maybe jinx proof was their way of saying "look! we can make more than **** that's super hoppy and dark lord! really we can!" it's not a bad beer but there is zero reason to buy it when great lakes dortmunder exists.

I'd counter that Jinx Proof is much more likely to be fresh around Chicago than Dortmunder Gold. It's an under-appreciated style, and will therefore get less rotation, but Three Floyds has the benefit of:

1. being brewed much closer to our market
2. having enough cache locally that even Jinx Proof gets decent rotation

Surely I'm not the only person that has seen this played out at the local liquor store...

"Do you guys have Zombie Dust? ...No? ...Well, what do you have from them? ...Okay. [leaves with Jinx Proof]"

 

[mjohnson171]

maybe jinx proof was their way of saying "look! we can make more than **** that's super hoppy and dark lord! really we can!" it's not a bad beer but there is zero reason to buy it when great lakes dortmunder exists. i'd venture that yum yum is a jinx proof replacement, or maybe a foray into a new concept of seasonal 6 packs?

Maybe if Jinx Proof was good. It's just not and there's no excuse anymore. Some breweries are turning out great lagers, case in point Jack's Abby. I wish FFF would either revamp the recipe or just get rid of it altogether.

 

[danbanana]

Maybe if Jinx Proof was good. It's just not and there's no excuse anymore. Some breweries are turning out great lagers, case in point Jack's Abby. I wish FFF would either revamp the recipe or just get rid of it altogether.

I don't think it's fair to compare FFF to a brewery that exclusively does lagers, nonetheless one that doesn't distribute anywhere close to Illinois.

So the obvious comparison here is Metropolitan, which is local, does great lagers, and is possibly more fresh on the shelf than Dortmunder Gold. The GL beers kills when not 5 months old, though...

 

[mjohnson171]

I wasn't trying to compare FFF to JA. I was simply stating that really well done lagers have come a long way in the US in recent years and that Jinx Proof cannot and should not be highly regarded and thought of as a good lager anymore.

 

[gtx281]

Saw this a little while ago. Anyone know if they're adding it to their reg. lineup?

Looks like it'll be 12oz sixers too? Hope they price it around $10 for the 6pk

I didn't even notice the 12oz/355ml markings. Oh snap!

 

[gtx281]

Space Station for $10 a bomber is a joke.

 

[SSTroller]

I didn't even notice the 12oz/355ml markings. Oh snap!

Just checked and Space Station bombers are $10 though
EDIT: beat me to it

 

[yeahnatenelson]

Maybe if Jinx Proof was good. It's just not and there's no excuse anymore. Some breweries are turning out great lagers, case in point Jack's Abby. I wish FFF would either revamp the recipe or just get rid of it altogether.

By that logic, Three Floyds' European-style lager is a bad beer because they aren't hopping the **** out of it with Cascade and Centennial. They market Jinx Proof as an Export Lager, and to their credit it is an exemplary example of one -- balanced, great malt flavor, brewed very clean. I'd go so far as to say that the quality of Jinx Proof is more a testament of FFF's brewing prowess than Zombie Dust.

 

[mjohnson171]

I think some of you are missing my point. I'm not trying to say in order to be a good lager you need to be hoppy like JA's beers. I never mentioned hops. I'm simply stating that in the last few years a number of US breweries have really stepped up their lager game. Thus there are better options out there than Jinx Proof.

I think we can all agree with Michael Jackson in that Dortmunder Gold is the textbook example of an export lager.

 

[tinypyramids1]

I'd counter that Jinx Proof is much more likely to be fresh around Chicago than Dortmunder Gold. It's an under-appreciated style, and will therefore get less rotation, but Three Floyds has the benefit of:

1. being brewed much closer to our market
2. having enough cache locally that even Jinx Proof gets decent rotation

Surely I'm not the only person that has seen this played out at the local liquor store...

"Do you guys have Zombie Dust? ...No? ...Well, what do you have from them? ...Okay. [leaves with Jinx Proof]"

this is true. the fresh factor is huge, albeit not as important as it is for a hop bomb.

 

[cfrances33]

I think some of you are missing my point. I'm not trying to say in order to be a good lager you need to be hoppy like JA's beers. I never mentioned hops. I'm simply stating that in the last few years a number of US breweries have really stepped up their lager game. Thus there are better options out there than Jinx Proof.

I think we can all agree with Michael Jackson in that Dortmunder Gold is the textbook example of an export lager.

You crazy Mike, I think Jinx Proof is delicious. And love me some Calument Queen too

 

[Dunt1]

Three Floyd's makes some pretty mediocre regular beers, ZD notwithstanding

 

[mjohnson171]

Three Floyd's makes some pretty mediocre regular beers, ZD notwithstanding

This is Jinx Proof for me. It's not a bad export lager or even a bad beer. It's just meh. And with breweries stepping up their game jinx just falls further behind the pack for me.

 

[stxSS07]

Lol'd at $10 for Space Station Middle Finger. I loved that beer last Summer, but **** you FFF. Will drink $5 imperial pints and piss in your bushes instead.

 

[gtx281]

Lol'd at $10 for Space Station Middle Finger. I loved that beer last Summer, but **** you FFF. Will drink $5 imperial pints and piss in your bushes instead.

This is how I feel about Backmasking too. $5 imperials? **** yeah. $10 bombers? **** you!

 

[Lognar]

Just found out that my wife and I got the apartment we wanted in Downers Grove. We'll be moving on up from the South burbs to the West burbs end of July. Seems like there might be a large concentration of TalkBeer folks in the area.

 

[gtx281]

Just found out that my wife and I got the apartment we wanted in Downers Grove. We'll be moving on up from the South burbs to the West burbs end of July. Seems like there might be a large concentration of TalkBeer folks in the area.

 

[user 306237]

This is how I feel about Backmasking too. $5 imperials? **** yeah. $10 bombers? **** you!

Guys! It was a typo! Space Station Middle Finger should only be $8 a bottle. All better, right?

Also, I daresay there's a 100%, straight-up useful thread on BA right now about the Shelton Bros. pulling all of their brands out of Illinois. Chris, owner of the Beer Temple, put together a list:
8 Wired
Achel
Achilles
Adnams
Amager
Anchorage Brewing Company
Bad Attitude
Baird Brewing
Beer Here
Ben Middlemiss Brewing Company
Birra San Martino
Birra Toccalmatto
Birrificio Torrechiara (Panil)
Blaugies
Bourganel
Brasserie Au Baron
Brasserie Du Mont Blanc
Brasserie St. Germain
Brasserie Theillier
Brasserie Thiriez
Brasserie Trois Dames
Brauerei Spezial
Bretagne
Brewfist
Brodie's Beer
Brouwerij West
Buxton Brewery
Ca l'Arenys (Guineu)
Cambridge Brewing Company
Cantillon
Castelain
Christoffel
Cittavecchia
Coniston
De Graal
De La Senne
De Molen
De Proef
De Ranke
De Witte Leeuw
Dieu Du Ciel!
Djævlebryg
Döllnitzer/Ritterguts
Drie Fonteinen
Ellezelloise
Epic Brewery
Fantôme
Flo
Freigeist
Fyne Ales
Géants
Haandbryggeriet
Het Nest
Hofbrouwerijke
Hook Norton
Invercargill Brewery
Ise Kadoya
Isle of Skye
Jandrain-Jandrenouille
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Kaimai Brewing
Kerkom
Kissmeyer Beer and Brewing
Klosterbrauerei Neuzelle
Klosterbrauerei Weissenohe
Kulmbacher Brauerei
La Choulette
La Companyia Cervesera del Montseny (CCM)
Le Trou du Diable
Lervig Aktiebryggeri
Les Trois Mousquetaires
Loterbol
Magic Rock Brewing
Mahr's Bräu
Malmgård
Marina Cervesa Artesana
Masia Agullons
Microbrasserie Charlevoix
Midtfyns Bryghus
Mikkeller
Naparbier
Nils Oscar
Nøgne-Ø
Nørrebro-Bryghus
Oppigårds
Pays Flamand
Pivo Konrad
Pivovar Kout na Šumavě
Prairie Artisan Ales
Rappi Bier Factory
Renaissance Brewing Company
Ridgeway
Rooie Dop
Saint Somewhere
Sainte Helene
Salopian
Siren Craft Brew
Slaapmutske
Stoke
Struise
The Monarchy
Timothy Taylor
Titanic Brewery
To Øl
Troch
Tuatara Brewery
Van Viven
Wadworth
Weissbräu Andorfer
Westvleteren
Xbeeriment
Yeastie Boys
Ægir Bryggeri

Not that I ever enjoyed paying Shelton Bros. prices for beers, but some of these were worthwhile, every now and then.

 

[mjohnson171]

Didn't Shelton Pull all their stuff from Chicagoland last fall? I don't think I've seen a new shipment of any of these beers since last summer/fall. This sucks, this list brings so much more gravity to the situation.

 

[yeahnatenelson]

Also, I daresay there's a 100%, straight-up useful thread on BA right now about the Shelton Bros. pulling all of their brands out of Illinois...Not that I ever enjoyed paying Shelton Bros. prices for beers, but some of these were worthwhile, every now and then.

Without expanding too much on the topic, I'd like to point out that there is a difference between leaving a market and leaving a distributor...