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[gtx281]

So a free sample of Abraxas was actually a highlight today?

 

[Dunt1]

I hope you feel good about yourself Dunt.

 

[Lognar]

Drove by Half Acre around 3, saw the 30+ deep line, and quickly said "**** it." Went to WLV instead and bought some Narke/De Molen/WLV collab "Goths and Vandals" and Mikkeller Beer Geek Dessert. They still had some of their Willet 11yr single barrel bourbon too (no rye).

 

[IronDave]

They were serving samples of Fremont's Coffee Cinnamon BBomb at the Big Hugs release - that was the coffee beer to drink today. Oh, sweet irony!

 

[Farnsworth]

Well, as of 6pm tonight, it was still available (per their website).
So it looks like there shouldn't be a problem getting it tomorrow. HA.

 

[sidetracked]

They were serving samples of Fremont's Coffee Cinnamon BBomb at the Big Hugs release - that was the coffee beer to drink today. Oh, sweet irony!

I drank an Avery Tweak. Zero regrets not stopping by half acre today.

 

[IronDave]

Well, as of 6pm tonight, it was still available (per their website).
So it looks like there shouldn't be a problem getting it Tuesday. HA.

FTFY. Closed Mondays. (Plus, they're sending some to distro)

 

[Scalzo]

Well, as of 6pm tonight, it was still available (per their website).
So it looks like there shouldn't be a problem getting it tomorrow. HA.

That's assuming people won't line up on Tuesday

 

[Farnsworth]

FTFY. Closed Mondays. (Plus, they're sending some to distro)

Oops, forgot about that.

Anyone know if it will be getting distributed?

 

[jermy]

Oops, forgot about that.

Anyone know if it will be getting distributed?

Yes it is

 

[Rizdac]

Oops, forgot about that.

Anyone know if it will be getting distributed?

According to one of the guys at Half Acre, 450 cases total. 350 at the store, the other 100 to distribution.

 

[user 306237]

why isnt anyone talking about this new sexy brewhouse & taproom coming to lincoln park? Its like drinking on the set of Office Space, doesn't this building look inviting and not like a suburban corporate park?

The Trib is on this story: http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/food/ct-finch-brewery-chicago-20141212-story.html

In part: "We always made good beer, but we realized we had to make great beer," said Ben Finch, founder of the brewery. "We had to up our game. And in a funny way, Chicago is just learning about that. But that's OK. That's part of phase two."

Oh, really? My limp-wristed support for the endeavor might as well be revoked. **** Finch's. Bunch of *****.

I have heard that this spot is an old Finkl's space and will be near North/Clybourn -- because that intersection needs something else to promote traffic.

Maybe the CCBE will latch onto whatever crap comes out Finch's and leave the other breweries alone. Fingers crossed!

 

[middlebrow]

The Trib is on this story: http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/food/ct-finch-brewery-chicago-20141212-story.html

In part: "We always made good beer, but we realized we had to make great beer," said Ben Finch, founder of the brewery. "We had to up our game. And in a funny way, Chicago is just learning about that. But that's OK. That's part of phase two."

Oh, really? My limp-wristed support for the endeavor might as well be revoked. **** Finch's. Bunch of *****.

I have heard that this spot is an old Finkl's space and will be near North/Clybourn -- because that intersection needs something else to promote traffic.

Maybe the CCBE will latch onto whatever crap comes out Finch's and leave the other breweries alone. Fingers crossed!

So they used to make good beer but now they'll be making great beer on top of a ****** toxic waste dump one block from goose.

"Rife with heavy-metal contamination, the site will require environmental cleanup. “There are different levels of cleanup based on what your future land use is going to be,” says Peter Skosey, executive vice president of the Metropolitan Planning Council in Chicago. While no publicly available soil tests have been conducted, less than a decade ago Finkl was the city's biggest polluter, pumping enough chromium, lead, manganese, nickel and zinc into the air to claim nearly a third of the city's total health risk from factory emissions, according to a 2008 investigationby the Chicago Tribune."

 

[danbanana]

"We always made good beer..."

PLEASE TELL ME WHERE I CAN FIND SOME OF YOUR "GOOD BEER." THANK YOU.

 

[Dunt1]

Friendly reminder to pay your Transient dues by today

 

[Thorpe]

Friendly reminder to pay your Transient dues by today

Speaking of, has anyone heard anything regarding what the extra benefit is for renewing early at the last event?

 

[jeblikesbeer]

Maybe the CCBE will latch onto whatever crap comes out Finch's and leave the other breweries alone. Fingers crossed!

As long as they stay away from Michelle's apple juice factory when I chose to go there... and flood it at all other times making her and her partners really epic money i'm fine with it.

 

[Treebs]

Speaking of, has anyone heard anything regarding what the extra benefit is for renewing early at the last event?

Nothing yet, but I'm sure we'll find out in the next email update once everyone is signed up for this round and Chris has a better idea of what he's working with. I don't expect it to be anything more than a free bottle or possibly some special swag like a hoodie or something.

 

[JohnfromPurdue]

old Finkl's space

Finkl was the city's biggest polluter

 

[Tooch4321]

As long as they stay away from Michelle's apple juice factory when I chose to go there... and flood it at all other times making her and her partners really epic money i'm fine with it.

Apple Juice AND Beer making factory, it's a cidery and brewery...

 

[Hopping Tiger]

Anyone know if Stille Nacht ever hit the area this year? Am I an idiot for even looking for it? Or even asking about it?

 

[ClCardinal84]

Anyone know if Still Nacht ever hit the area this year? Am I an idiot for even looking for it? Or even asking about it?

Heard if it comes, it will be sometime around February.

 

[JulianB1]

Let's see if my obviously not-true post in CCBE gets any jimmies rustling.

 

[ClCardinal84]

Let's see if my obviously not-true post in CCBE gets any jimmies rustling.

Hahahaha, I just saw that on Facebook and immediately opened TB to see your response.

 

[Lognar]

Let's see if my obviously not-true post in CCBE gets any jimmies rustling.

Hahahaha, I just saw that on Facebook and immediately opened TB to see your response.

Made my day JulianB! Perfectly executed.

 

[JulianB1]

LOL this dude is mad:

Kevin Lansing Didn't realize this was the South Carolina Craft Beer Enthusiasts page.

 

[sidetracked]

LOL this dude is mad:

Kevin Lansing Didn't realize this was the South Carolina Craft Beer Enthusiasts page.

Kevin's on here -> Lansman. He's a good guy.

 

[JulianB1]

Kevin's on here -> Lansman. He's a good guy.

Okay sorry Kevin. Hope you realize I'm just having some fun, and sorry if I took the wrong tone out of your post.

 

[JulianB1]

Okay so this was an interesting thing to come out of that thread:

Can't wait to see how that works out for them.

 

[jeblikesbeer]

well done JulianB i lulzed the new neckbeards jimmys are at full rustle

Kevin's on here -> Lansman. He's a good guy.

debatable right Lansman