FIB War Room

[SecretSquirrel]

Drank a fair bit of the new Eek at Hunahpu Day yesterday, and it's exactly as I remember from last year.

Good stuff.

looking forward to having it again

 

[zieglemt]

This, I understand. There is nothing about Midway I prefer over O'Hare though, flights are always delayed, nowhere to eat or drink, pain in the ass to get to. MEH.

Yeah, this is just not true. I fly a lot for work with a guy on my team that flys ORD. Twice this year (so far) he has had multiple delays coming back to Chicago, and ultimately cancellations, where he has ended up buying a ticket on my SW flight last minute. The SW flights were barely even delayed while United/American were cancelling. That doesn't even count the delays he has had leaving that caused our coordinated travel times to get all ****** up.

It's just a fact that ORD overbooks their runways, so any hiccup with weather that won't allow them to utilize the runways at full capacity ***** everything up and has ripple effects. They are counting on flights getting cancelled at certain time periods of the day that they are overbooked. This is not an issue at MDW.

And MDW is easier to get to for me at almost any hour of the day. No matter how bad traffic is, there are multiple surface street routes that can be taken that can get me there in less than 45 minutes, while traffic on the Kennedy can easily get to an hour+.

But yeah, the food sucks...especially after the recent 'upgrades'. But it is supposed to be getting better soon.

 

[Alum]

It's pretty clear Dunt's only knock on MDW is that it's not horse friendly (And yes, the food).

 

[vav1]

It's pretty clear Dunt's only knock on MDW is that it's not horse friendly (And yes, the food).

there's an IKEA joke in here somewhere.

 

[Ferowcious]

Stout fest tickets are onsale tomorrow at the "Am i really sure I need to go" price point of $52

 

[Alum]

April 8th? Woof.

Whatever happened to that perfect storm of a Stoutfest on ACTUAL St. Patricks Day?

I don't remember what year it was (2012 rings a bell for some reason).. but that was a damn fun day.. from what I remember..

 

[middlebrow]

April 8th? Woof.

Whatever happened to that perfect storm of a Stoutfest on ACTUAL St. Patricks Day?

I don't remember what year it was (2012 rings a bell for some reason).. but that was a damn fun day.. from what I remember..

also the DLD onsale too perhaps? folks crushing the ****** wifi

 

[middlebrow]

April 8th? Woof.

Whatever happened to that perfect storm of a Stoutfest on ACTUAL St. Patricks Day?

I don't remember what year it was (2012 rings a bell for some reason).. but that was a damn fun day.. from what I remember..

and a manhattan BCS that emptied into the jockey during the VIP hour.

 

[mdomask]

Stout fest tickets are onsale tomorrow at the "Am i really sure I need to go" price point of $52

Much smaller brewery list this year, with some notable absences from the pastry stout contingent.

Also sad to not see Clybourn listed as a separate entity. Hopefully they highlight beers produced on-premise vs. the production facility...

 

[yeahnatenelson]

Was something wrong with this year's batch of Hunahpu? I'm seeing a lot of local FS posts offering 8x each for not much more than retail.

Just weird.

Also: Hiiiii!!!

 

[trickytunadicky]

Haven’t popped a bottle, but on draught it seemed fine. Happy to share some if you venture out our way.

 

[trickytunadicky]

Probably just homies subsidizing their trips.

 

[yeahnatenelson]

Haven’t popped a bottle, but on draught it seemed fine. Happy to share some if you venture out our way.

Probably just homies subsidizing their trips.

Probably so. Just surprised to see people unloading 6-8 at a time. Like, isn't that all they let you leave with??

 

[Gonzoillini1]

Probably so. Just surprised to see people unloading 6-8 at a time. Like, isn't that all they let you leave with??

4, 8 and 12 bottle tickets.

Shouldn't you be planning for a wedding

 

[Ferowcious]

Much smaller brewery list this year, with some notable absences from the pastry stout contingent.

Also sad to not see Clybourn listed as a separate entity. Hopefully they highlight beers produced on-premise vs. the production facility...

Where did you find a brewery list? I wouldn't expect you see a lot of on-premise beers unless they're from before the renovation. Supposedly they just began brewing at Clybourn like last month.

 

[jvanaus]

Was something wrong with this year's batch of Hunahpu? I'm seeing a lot of local FS posts offering 8x each for not much more than retail.

Just weird.

Also: Hiiiii!!!

Probably people who don't actually want the bottles and just wanted to go to the festival. Since you're required to buy at least 4 bottles with every ticket, if you have two people in your house going, you'll be heading home with more bottles than most people want.

Personally I used to just add them as extras in the next few boxes I send, but I guess people have other ideas. Huna certainly isn't the "rare" beer it used to be.

 

[mdomask]

Where did you find a brewery list? I wouldn't expect you see a lot of on-premise beers unless they're from before the renovation. Supposedly they just began brewing at Clybourn like last month.

It was on the BPT site. Although it looks like they've added to it after tickets went on sale, since More and middlebrow weren't on there before.

List:

Cruz Blanca
Revolution
Half Acre
Lil Beaver Brewery
Kinslahger Brewing Company
Hop Butcher For the World
Destihl
Pig Minds
Myths & Legends Brewing Company
Goose Island Beer Co.
Spiteful
Saint Errant Brewing
Elmhurst Brewing
Buckledown
Haymarket
Chaos HbC
Old Irving Brewing
Tangled Roots Brewing
Alter Brewing
Pipeworks
Mikerphone
Open Outcry
Middle Brow Beer Co.
More Brewing Co.

 

[RedCoffee]

If anyone has Huna bottles that were foisted upon them against their will, please feel free to send to RedCoffee for proper disposal.

Edit: Yes this joke is old hat. I'm more just surprised that people would be so eager to offload it. Didn't think Huna was in the same category as Dark Lord re: people being so meh towards it.

 

[middlebrow]

Where did you find a brewery list? I wouldn't expect you see a lot of on-premise beers unless they're from before the renovation. Supposedly they just began brewing at Clybourn like last month.

https://stoutfest2018.brownpapertickets.com/?platform=hootsuite

also, this is scotch BCS, right?

 

[dgoogle]

https://stoutfest2018.brownpapertickets.com/?platform=hootsuite

also, this is scotch BCS, right?

Yes! I loved it at FOBAB even though the majority seem to think it's trash

 

[vav1]

https://stoutfest2018.brownpapertickets.com/?platform=hootsuite

also, this is scotch BCS, right?

Not exactly but close. I really liked it. Really excited to see how divisive this one is.

 

[kodt]

Yes! I loved it at FOBAB even though the majority seem to think it's trash

Did you try Scotch Parabola? That was a drain pour for me.

 

[dgoogle]

Did you try Scotch Parabola? That was a drain pour for me.

I have not, but I am very intrigued. I tend to like scotch aged beers even if they are over powering. Did that see distro here, or was it draft only?

 

[middlebrow]

Not exactly but close. I really liked it. Really excited to see how divisive this one is.

Marketing team decided not to sully the BCS brand on untappd from e-cerones? Really want to try it, hope I see it on tap somewhere (or at stout fest or something).

 

[kodt]

I have not, but I am very intrigued. I tend to like scotch aged beers even if they are over powering. Did that see distro here, or was it draft only?

It was at FoBAB this year so curious if you had tried it to compare.

 

[Lansman]

https://stoutfest2018.brownpapertickets.com/?platform=hootsuite

also, this is scotch BCS, right?

This is the result of what happens when you source too many Scotch barrels and you try and salvage something, ANYTHING from the ideology that lead to the Prop fiasco. This beer is absolutely awful and I am a huge fan of scotch. In the wise words of Three Floyds from a less complicated time: Caveat Emptor.

 

[RedCoffee]

This is the result of what happens when you source too many Scotch barrels and you try and salvage something, ANYTHING from the ideology that lead to the Prop fiasco. This beer is absolutely awful and I am a huge fan of scotch. In the wise words of Three Floyds from a less complicated time: Caveat Emptor.

Yeah but what do you really think?

 

[middlebrow]

This is the result of what happens when you source too many Scotch barrels and you try and salvage something, ANYTHING from the ideology that lead to the Prop fiasco. This beer is absolutely awful and I am a huge fan of scotch. In the wise words of Three Floyds from a less complicated time: Caveat Emptor.

safe to assume that in-bev has no NDA type thingy when one leaves?

 

[trickytunadicky]

Don’t try to stifle @lansman’s opinions. They are entertaining.

 

[DiscountMegaMall4ever]

You guys are carrying on about Scotch barrels and such. You should be focusing on your beer brackets. This West bracket is harder than a goat's knee.