Latest Pipeworks Releases and Updates

Discussion in 'Great Lakes' started by Lansman, May 29, 2012.

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  1. Dontcounttoday

    Dontcounttoday Initiate (0) Apr 23, 2010 Illinois

    Indeed it is! My bad
     
  2. JimGlonke

    JimGlonke Pundit (887) Apr 27, 2012 Illinois

    Enjoying a Unicorn's Revenge right now (Batch #92). Very buttery and creamy. Well done, as usual!
     
  3. jaminjohnson

    jaminjohnson Initiate (0) Jul 3, 2012 Canada (YT)

    Buttery? I hope not
     
  4. Nachos4two

    Nachos4two Pooh-Bah (1,944) Nov 26, 2011 Illinois
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    Better than blu cheesy I guess. :slight_smile:
     
  5. JimGlonke

    JimGlonke Pundit (887) Apr 27, 2012 Illinois

    Just meant that it's very smooth. Hops are there on the back of the tongue, but are much more subtle than Ninja vs. Unicorn.
     
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  6. BakeBisBife

    BakeBisBife Initiate (0) Mar 15, 2011 Illinois

    for future beer reference, treat the word "butter" as a German would "nazi."
     
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  7. Lansman

    Lansman Savant (1,104) Mar 19, 2011 Missouri
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    February 27, 2013 Update

    quick announcements!

    - Unicorns Revenge, Imperial IPA, Centennial, Amarillo, Pacifica & Nelson Sauvin, no bittering hops, is now available at both West Lakeview & Binny's Lincoln Park for FwB pickup! $10.99/22oz

    - As is Chipotle Smoked Porter, this is similar to the Froggy Style, but with Cherrywood Smoked Malts and a healthy dose of Peppers, isn't super spicy but has a really nice smoked chipotle flavor, $7.99/22oz
     
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  8. jplopez21

    jplopez21 Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2012 Illinois

    damn I really wanna try that unicorns revenge. Any chance u guys are gonna distro to western burbs?
     
  9. stevegoz

    stevegoz Savant (1,110) May 5, 2008 Illinois
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    Unicorns Revenge didn't even last a day at the two Binny's locations I tried to get some at!
     
  10. Cotchept

    Cotchept Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2013 Colorado

    Went a little Pipeworks crazy at Fischmans yesterday. Picked up some Unicorns Revenge which i'm about to open. An End of Days and a N vs. U for an eastcoast friend in exchange for some Heady and Nugget Nectar.
     
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  11. Jaycase

    Jaycase Grand Pooh-Bah (3,554) Jan 13, 2007 Illinois
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    So I bought 2 bottles of NvU, a favorite of mine. Both batch 91 and from the same store. First bottle is the same delicious unicorn nectar I've come to know. Second bottle tastes like battery acid. Well, this is not something I've imbibed certainly but what I think it might taste like. Anyway, the second bottle was undrinkable. Wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience. Just a bad bottle I guess but disappointing nonetheless.
     
  12. Treebs

    Treebs Initiate (0) Apr 18, 2011 Illinois

    I have noticed some bottle variation in some of the PW brews as well. Nothing to the extreme of battery acid, but certainly bottles that were lacking certain flavors or didn't really taste like the previous brew I had.
     
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  13. Jaycase

    Jaycase Grand Pooh-Bah (3,554) Jan 13, 2007 Illinois
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    Thanks for your feedback. Maybe I was a bit harsh in comparing it to battery acid, apologies for that, but it was very off-putting in flavor. Undrinkable to me anyway. Was just curious as to others' experience with bottle variation. Thanks again.
     
  14. Mjmoser

    Mjmoser Initiate (0) May 6, 2012 Illinois

    Interesting. I haven't experienced it, and I hope any bottles I have sent out as extras don't have that same off putting flavor. Trying to spread the PW love around the country....
     
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  15. mbockstruck30

    mbockstruck30 Pooh-Bah (1,776) Dec 31, 2010 Illinois
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    Don't think I've personally come across this issue.
     
  16. jebsinger

    jebsinger Initiate (0) Nov 15, 2012 Minnesota

    I sure haven't! which brews have you found this with? i've tried all their offerings aside from the smoked porters(just not something i like) and havent run into any problems
     
  17. Jaycase

    Jaycase Grand Pooh-Bah (3,554) Jan 13, 2007 Illinois
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    I'm with you regarding spreading PW love and this wouldn't prevent me in any way from grabbing NvU when I see it again, nor any of the other great offerings. It was probably a .01% type of variance thing.
     
  18. Treebs

    Treebs Initiate (0) Apr 18, 2011 Illinois

    This bottle of Unicorn's Revenge I picked up today is mighty tasty. I suggest anyone seek it out who likes a big DIPA.

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  19. gregdafdxguy

    gregdafdxguy Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2013 Illinois

    I'm a FwB, I've bought every new beer but not every batch. I've had some brews recently that taste like an art project solvent. Pastrami on Rye and that Puerto Rican beer both had that solvent smell and taste. The last batch of End of Days did too, but less so. I talked to Scotty at the Beer Temple opening and tried a Pastrami beer with him, and it tasted fine. Maybe it's the spices in those beers? Anyway, Revenge was great and Chipotle porter is amazing, grabbed another bottle of it today to share. I didn't refridgerate the bad tasting beers, but now all Pipeworks go in the beer fridge, just in case.
     
  20. maximthegreat

    maximthegreat Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2013 Illinois

    Sorry for the noob question, but what is an fwb?
     
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