going to a local brewery's (Free Will) Sour Sunday this upcoming Sunday - pretty stoked on it. I know we've all mentioned it before, but I love that sours are becoming more and more prominent and easily accessible.
Anyone in here in Chicago? Winter Brew Fest in Lincoln Square (my hood) is this weekend. Tap list looks awesome: Alarmist Brewing Bigger Button - American Blonde Ale, 5.0% ABV Onerous - Oatmeal Stout, 5.0% ABV Le Jus Deux - Mosaic Hazy IPA, 6.0% ABV Aleman Brewing Company VenkMan Double Pale Ale, 8.1% ABV SoulMan Brown Ale, 7.8% ABV WiseMan Weizenbock, 8.6% ABV Band of Bohemia Rye Bread Porter, 6.2% ABV Jasmine Rice, 5.5% ABV Begyle Brewing Pinball Wizard - Milk Stout, 5.0% ABV Hophazardly - American IPA, 7.0% ABV Quagmire - American Double IPA, 9.0% ABV Dovetail Brewery Bohemian Pilsner, 4.6% ABV Winter Bock, 6.9% ABV Rauchdoppelbock, 9.0% ABV Empirical Brewery Cold Fusion Cream Ale, 5.2% ABV Singularity Oatmeal Stout, 5.5% ABV Barrel Aged Gamma Ray Ginger Wheat, 5.8% ABV Half Acre Beer Company PlaneWave IPA, 6.0% ABV Lead Feather Black Ale, 6.5% ABV Middle Brow Beer Co. vs: rye saison with ginger, 5.0% ABV copacetic: cream ale with limes and peppers, 5.0% ABV Old Irving Brewing Co. Fest on, Wayne. Fest Bier 5.5% ABV Krampus Cookies Milk with Cocoa Nib and Vanilla, 6.5% ABV Fernet Krampus. Krampus Cookies aged in CH Fernet barrels, 6.5% ABV Pipeworks Brewing Co. Passion Fruit Guppy, 4.6% ABV One Glove, One Oven Mitt, 9.5% ABV Over the Line, 13.0% ABV Short Fuse Brewing Steinbier, 6.0% ABV Judgemint Day, 9.0% ABV Sketchbook Brewing Co. Black Saison, 10.6% ABV Insufficient Clearance NEIPA, 5.0% ABV Brunch - Barrel Aged Snowy Owl , 5.6% ABV Spiteful Brewing Spiteful IPA, 6.2% ABV God Damn Pigeon Porter, 8.2% ABV Temperance Beer Co. Gatecrasher IPA, 6.6% ABV Freedive Black IPA, 5.4% ABV Might Meets Right Coffee Imperial Stout, 9.0% ABV
Nice taplist for a neighborhood beer shindig. I haven't had a lot of these so it'd be a fun event to probably go to. I'm especially interested in trying that Dovetail Doppelbock at some point. It sounds like it could put me flat on my ass....
Still sticking to a beer-free Jan so prob will pass on that one. Having seven Bud Lights on Saturday didn't count
Still haven't made my way out for one of the Sour Sunday events yet, but I generally really enjoy the sours that Free Will puts out.
Tried a New England IPA tonight at Railhouse Brewery in Pinehurst, NC... surprisingly good. Never heard of such a variation but it was a lighter IPA with hints of fruit and lighter ABV.
Weird, I had Bigfooot tonight and just kinda find it... Ok I guess. A little hoppy, a little sweet, but nothing really unique
I meant monster more in an ABV kind of way. It’s pretty good but far from my favorite. 2015 was my favorite Bigfoot but I also had it after a day of skiing so that played a bit of a role.
Ending my no beer January (broke it twice but only one counted) with some Pollyanna to warm up for Boston this weekend