Chicagoland NE IPAs (2018)

I just meant that for each individual beer drinker, we don't need to drink beer we find "decent".

 

Two brothers and Goose are fantastic.

Can and Ebel, Oaktoberfest, and Goose's 4-packs are wonderful. I buy those beers way more than I buy bombers of really anything.

I'll put Sofie and Matilda up against any readily available 4-pack. Plus their seasonal one offs are always interesting.

Everyone's palate isn't for an extreme crazy concoction with honey and juniper berries, or even
Hops.

 

I have had almost all the good stuff here too. I just prefer to try new beers instead of drinking the same stuff over and over again. And I trade as much for the other people as I do for myself. I love getting Mikerphone's beers out to other parts of the country. My guys went nuts for Juicy and Juice is Loose.

Tired Hands is doing some fantastic stuff. If you can get your hands on any of their Milkshake beers, I would highly recommend them. I see you're not a fan of King Sue and more of a Golden Nugget guy. Honestly, the stuff I enjoy is going to be a lot more like King Sue than Golden Nugget. I had my first Pizza Boy DIPA yesterday as well. If you can find any of that, I think that'd be more to your taste.

We've done a few different blind tastings. The Chicago stuff definitely holds their own, but they're still, for the most part, a notch below what NE is doing.

 

I can't agree more about the Tired Hands Milkshake series. It was the Strawberry that converted me to a NE IPA fanatic. Can't wait to get my Guavas...

 

Looks like a new Hubbards Cave NE IPA was released today...I couldn't see the hop bill on the Instagram pics.

 

Where did you see that? Their web presence is for lack of a better word, terrible.

 

Beer Temple & Capones IG accounts:

 

Capone's posted that they had it in. This is Hubbard's Instagram from earlier today.

 

Looks like Columbus, Centennial, Zythos & Mosaic. I'll be grabbing one of these for sure!

 

They update on Instagram fairly regularly. But not really anywhere else from what I can tell

 

So that beer is a repeat?

 

V2 is Warrior, Columbus, Centennial, Zythos, and Mosaic.

 

Anyone remember how well the bottled Juicy release held up? Clinging to one last 4 pack and trying decide how much longer to hold off.

 

Had a Juicy on Saturday, still drinking great! I feel like the flavors really pop as the beer warms up.

 

Just opened a Juicy as well. Still up there with SS1 as my favorites of the ones I've tried (admittedly haven't had a lot of the "better" ones). Does Get-Fresh Flow count? That was great as well.

 

Get fresh counts in my book, that beer was great!

 

Do they can/bottle or is it draft only?