The WI Thread: FIBs stay the **** out

[garuda1]

So I'll be in WI for the first time with work this week and am looking for suggestions on some places to check out. Flying into Milwaukee tomorrow late afternoon (Monday) - any good bottle shops to hit, then get some dinner and local beers? I already plan on stopping by Discount Liquors. Then driving to Waukesha for the night.

Tuesday evening I'll be in Beloit before driving back to the airport in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Any places to go in Beloit or to stop by on my way back to Milwaukee? Mostly looking for stuff I can't get here in PA, especially New Glarus and maybe even Toppling Goliath if I can track it down, both of which I haven't had any yet. Thanks for the help.

 

[Tooch4321]

Carbonation problem? I opened one right on the spot and it was a huge gusher. Super tasty, I have no other words to describe it, besides well done...

 

[elkhunter36]

So I'll be in WI for the first time with work this week and am looking for suggestions on some places to check out. Flying into Milwaukee tomorrow late afternoon (Monday) - any good bottle shops to hit, then get some dinner and local beers? I already plan on stopping by Discount Liquors. Then driving to Waukesha for the night.

Tuesday evening I'll be in Beloit before driving back to the airport in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Any places to go in Beloit or to stop by on my way back to Milwaukee? Mostly looking for stuff I can't get here in PA, especially New Glarus and maybe even Toppling Goliath if I can track it down, both of which I haven't had any yet. Thanks for the help.

sherm1016 has a list somewhere.

 

[duckyboycantfly]

Never got to thank Friday tent dude, or those amazing dudes from Iowa who made that share fantastic.

I tried asking Dan what the lab found from that 10 year old Belgian Red bottle. He didn't remember. I stopped for a chat with the lab tech, but the thought to ask him never came to mind (regrettably).

 

[nodamagedone]

So I'll be in WI for the first time with work this week and am looking for suggestions on some places to check out. Flying into Milwaukee tomorrow late afternoon (Monday) - any good bottle shops to hit, then get some dinner and local beers? I already plan on stopping by Discount Liquors. Then driving to Waukesha for the night.

Tuesday evening I'll be in Beloit before driving back to the airport in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Any places to go in Beloit or to stop by on my way back to Milwaukee? Mostly looking for stuff I can't get here in PA, especially New Glarus and maybe even Toppling Goliath if I can track it down, both of which I haven't had any yet. Thanks for the help.

http://www.talkbeer.com/community/threads/guide-to-milwaukee.12047/ - list of places to buy bottles. eat.

not sure who has toppling Goliath at the moment. discount is your best bet, though and it sounds like you'll be hitting there anyway.

 

[sherm10161]

sherm1016 has a list somewhere.

What nodamagedone said.

 

[bigred1]

Then driving to Waukesha for the night.

https://www.beermenus.com/places/14336-bernie-s-tap-room

Bernies is probably the best taproom in Waukesha. Not currently their strongest list, but they may be worth checking out if you have some time Monday.

 

[SSTroller]

So I'll be in WI for the first time with work this week and am looking for suggestions on some places to check out. Flying into Milwaukee tomorrow late afternoon (Monday) - any good bottle shops to hit, then get some dinner and local beers? I already plan on stopping by Discount Liquors. Then driving to Waukesha for the night.

Tuesday evening I'll be in Beloit before driving back to the airport in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Any places to go in Beloit or to stop by on my way back to Milwaukee? Mostly looking for stuff I can't get here in PA, especially New Glarus and maybe even Toppling Goliath if I can track it down, both of which I haven't had any yet. Thanks for the help.

Check out the Bayview area south of the city for dinner and drinks. You'll be close if you're flying into MKE. Hit Odd Duck for dinner and Burnhearts and/or Sugar Maple for drinks. Both bars update BeerMenus often.
Check the Discount on Oklahoma for TG bottles. They seem to get more quantity than the other the last time I hit both within the same 2 day stretch.
Will you be driving through Madison to get to Beloit? If so, there's a bunch of places that carry TG but i don't know much about them.

 

[Stevedore1]

I assume he'll be taking I-43 to Beloit, so probably not coming through Madison.

 

[Stevedore1]

powz87 FIBs gonna troll.

 

[disapowzment]

powz87 FIBs gonna troll.

What am I going to troll? Ain't no thang like a fib thang

 

[Stevedore1]

What am I going to troll? Ain't no thang like a fib thang

The women and children of Wisconsin and California

 

[PHBoiler]

 

[BravoDawg]

Love the Fibs stay the **** out lol. You see that RayP ?

 

[Stevedore1]

Tried the new R&D with lurchingbeast courtesy of some folks behind us in line on Saturday morning. Bright lemon acidity, mild funk, limited carbonation and a fair bit of residual sweetness. I think it needs some conditioning time before I crack one.

^^^this. Dan talked to me for 15 mins in the rain on Friday. He said that he's not thrilled with the carbonation and he doesn't think it will get to much better. Other than that it's ready to drink now.

R&D Loerik?

 

[JohnfromPurdue]

Fine, I'll say it. At this point, Vintage is a poor representation of a Belgian Gueuze. The sourness just isn't there. The taste is fairly nice but the complexity that the sour would add to it is not present. I won't be opening a bottle until the winter at the earliest. Judging from the past R&D releases, I have hope for it but at this point it reminds me of an enjoyable summer wheat with a little bit of lemony tartness.

The reviews on BA are absurd. The 100 rating that it has at this point is pure trade hype.

 

[sherm10161]

Fine, I'll say it. At this point, Vintage is a poor representation of a Belgian Gueuze. The sourness just isn't there. The taste is fairly nice but the complexity that the sour would add to it is not present. I won't be opening a bottle until the the winter at the earliest. Judging from the past R&D releases, I have hope for it but at this point it's reminds me of an enjoyable summer wheat with a little bit of lemony tartness.

The reviews on BA are absurd. The 100 rating that it has at this point is pure trade hype.

Did you mean to say, "I won't be opening another bottle until the the winter at the earliest"?

(I have not tired the beer yet and have no opinion.)

 

[kalvarez]

Fine, I'll say it. At this point, Vintage is a poor representation of a Belgian Gueuze. The sourness just isn't there. The taste is fairly nice but the complexity that the sour would add to it is not present. I won't be opening a bottle until the the winter at the earliest. Judging from the past R&D releases, I have hope for it but at this point it's reminds me of an enjoyable summer wheat with a little bit of lemony tartness.

The reviews on BA are absurd. The 100 rating that it has at this point is pure trade hype.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I liked it....

 

[JohnfromPurdue]

Did you mean to say, "I won't be opening another bottle until the the winter at the earliest"?

(I have not tired the beer yet and have no opinion.)

It wasn't my bottle that was opened. A generous person next to us opened one.

 

[Tooch4321]

It wasn't my bottle that was opened. A generous person next to us opened one.

I'm gonna have to disagree with you on that one. The wife and I found it on par with the new vintages of Classic Gueuze (yeah, I said it). Now, I'm calling it an equal, but I've had much sweeter and unappealing Belgian lambics (i.e. Oud Beersel) than Vintage 2014 and even worse American interpretations. Was the original Guezue release from 2010 better, yes, but that doesn't mean this won't either...

 

[lb304854]

The wife and I found it on par with the new vintages of Classic Gueuze

 

[Dunt1]

 

[Tooch4321]

Meh...Classic is much to write home about either.

 

[daniel1]

Meh...Classic is much to right home about either.

I know, write?

 

[elkhunter36]

So apparently the August R&D is a 2015 Vintage, some different version of the 2014?

 

[sherm10161]

So apparently the August R&D is a 2015 Vintage, some different version of the 2014?

Interesting. Credible source?

Wonder if Dan has enough stock going to make it an annual thing?

 

[elkhunter36]

Credible source?

Oh totally. Either:

A: Dan called me and told me.

Or

2: I heard about it on the Twitter.

Don't hold me to it though I tried earlier to drink a Sprecher Hard Apple Pie so I'm not feeling to well

 

[Tooch4321]

I know, write?

You got me there, I didn't even notice. That's what one gets for using their iPhone. Either way, I stand by my opinion, I didn't say this was a cure for cancer, Vintage and Classic G are both above average beers. End of story...

 

[elkhunter36]

They were pouring Vintage today at the Wisconsin Beer Lovers Fest in Glendale.

 

[GoodDon]

They were pouring Vintage today at the Wisconsin Beer Lovers Fest in Glendale.

Thought maybe they were at a porn convention with the girls in the background.