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Started by Fireblade, August 22, 2009, 06:57:26 PM

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Syt

#1425
July 28, 2015, 10:04:31 AM
Quote from: Caliga on July 28, 2015, 09:42:16 AM
I'll be flying over Munster, IN today. :cool:

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Caliga

#1426
July 28, 2015, 10:05:44 AM
Quote from: crazy canuck on July 28, 2015, 10:01:15 AM
I thought the same thing but there are some amazing IPA batches coming out of the micros.
I have tasted some IPAs that I thought were good, but it's just not my thing.
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Caliga

#1427
July 28, 2015, 10:06:39 AM
Quote from: Syt on July 28, 2015, 10:04:31 AM

Nope:

"MUNSTER MUSTANGS"

That's how I know I'm on final into Chicago.  I fly over the high school stadium and then cross the border into Illinois.
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#1428
July 28, 2015, 10:22:40 AM
Quote from: crazy canuck on July 28, 2015, 10:01:15 AM
I thought the same thing but there are some amazing IPA batches coming out of the micros.

Hops are where most of the innovation is coming from these days and "hoppy" no longer means super-bitter.  For example, one local nanobrewery recently did a batch of their single-hop pale ale made with a newly developed hop called German Mandarina Bavaria.  It had a very specific tangerine taste to it, all coming from the hop.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

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#1429
July 28, 2015, 10:24:17 AM
Quote from: Caliga on July 28, 2015, 10:06:39 AM
"MUNSTER MUSTANGS"

That's how I know I'm on final into Chicago.  I fly over the high school stadium and then cross the border into Illinois.

You should visit Three Floyds if you happen to be on the ground near Munster during any of your Chicago escapades.  Go for the death metal, stay for the Robert the Bruce.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

Liep

#1430
July 28, 2015, 10:32:40 AM
They had a DIPA called Big Drunk Baby here that I quite fancied. The You Fucked Me Up And I'm Furious TIPA was also good.

I think maybe 11-12 out of 20 beers on tap was IPAs,  a tad too much, because they also need a sour beer, an experimental beer, etc. Leaves very little room for stouts.
"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk

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#1431
July 28, 2015, 10:48:01 AM
Quote from: Liep on July 28, 2015, 10:32:40 AM
They had a DIPA called Big Drunk Baby here that I quite fancied. The You Fucked Me Up And I'm Furious TIPA was also good.

I think maybe 11-12 out of 20 beers on tap was IPAs,  a tad too much, because they also need a sour beer, an experimental beer, etc. Leaves very little room for stouts.

A place that "big" (don't know its actual size, but it's definitely big as in being a big deal) ought to have more than 20 taps.  IIRC they serve Mikkeller, Three Floyds, and official WarPigs collaboration beers plus guest beers.  I think they ought to have 40 taps.  That would give them more room to work in stouts and other styles.  Double IPAs are still driving the market, though, so I can sort of see why they're getting top billing.

Seems like a really cool place, though.

Speaking of Danish beer, I picked up a bomber (650ml) of Evil Twin Molotov Cocktail (Simcoe) the other day.  I don't routinely drink 13% ABV beers, but this one just caught my eye.  I'm on a self-imposed weeknight beer diet, so it will have to wait for the weekend-- preferably to split with a friend.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

Liep

#1432
July 28, 2015, 10:55:28 AM
It's pretty big, but they have to fit in a BBQ kitchen as well.

Evil Twin is great, haven't had one in a while though. Last time I saw them on tap it was a sour beer iirc. I avoid those. :x
"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk

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#1433
July 28, 2015, 11:45:24 AM
I like sours quite a bit, but I had a couple recently that were overdone.  One local brewery made one with kombucha, and it had way too much of a vinegar taste to it.  Could not finish it.  Another brewery made one that was barrel aged with brettanomyces, lactobacillus, *and* pediococcus.  They could have stuck with just one or two of those.  It was tasty to start out with, but I was about done halfway through.

The problem with American breweries making sour ales is that they don't have the patience to age them like the Belgians do.  Gotta get it kegged and out there on tap to bring in that revenue.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

Liep

#1434
July 31, 2015, 02:44:33 AM
Was on Mikropolis last night. Lots of To Øl and Mikkeller. All I remember was a chocolate brown ale from To Øl that was just absolutely amazing.
"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk

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#1435
July 31, 2015, 08:34:32 AM
We have a huge liquor store just over the river in Kentucky that decided to open their own brewery and tap room.  Their own beers are good, but the reason to go there is their guest beers.  They have 42 taps total and usually have at least a couple Mikkeller, Evil Twin and To Øl.  Were it not for that place I would have barely had any of those beers.  Also a couple brewers from Mikkeller came through a few months ago and did a collaboration Imperial Stout with their brewers.  I don't get over there enough; too damned many options here these days.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

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#1436
August 06, 2015, 01:30:47 PM
It's National IPA Day!  Drink up!
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

The Brain

#1437
August 07, 2015, 03:01:10 PM
Ron Santiago de Cuba.
Women want me. Men want to be with me.

derspiess

#1438
August 07, 2015, 03:03:56 PM
How is Ron these days?
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

The Brain

#1439
August 07, 2015, 03:15:36 PM
He's been bottled up on that island a while.
Women want me. Men want to be with me.
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