Chicagoland NE IPAs (2018)

Local hero over Tree House is the funniest thing I've heard in soooo long

 

Ooh, what time is that blueberry being tapped?

 

Well done - some people like different things, right? I have no issues with people liking other beers more than something I like. You might be surprised at how many people don't share your sentiment for beers such as TH.

 

Sorry for the out of time response, but I just wanted to say that I had this recently in NYC at Valhalla and was pretty blown away. After they tasted mine, 4 of my 5 co-workers ordered it for their next beer. Truly a phenomenal beer.

 

I would love to see the lineup and the final ratings.

 

Exactly my thoughts on this thread, it is for NE IPAs so I would bet 99% of people in this thread don't prefer Local Hero to TH...

I like Rev Hoppy stuff but it doesn't come close to Tree House...

 

BA End of Days was the single spiciest stout I've ever had. I had it at Emporium over the summer and holy shit... I couldn't even finish it. And I like spicy stouts.

Abraxas, Xocoveza Charred (last year), and Chocolate Caliente (we have BA too, but not sure if we'll include it) will definitely be part of the share.

 

FYI 2/8 Stratus is delightful

 

It was just an example I came up with. There wasn't a need to be a jerk about it with your earlier response - everyone has opinions about beers, and none are better or more "right" than others. I get that we're in a Chicagoland NE IPA thread so I'll say I liked Galaxy Bowl and Juicy better than TH. Is that OK?

 

I really enjoyed Gummy Vortex. Anything else coming down the pipe that is similar?

 

Not feeling the bitterness in this one. Way better than Cirrus though. Can't seem to stomach a can of that stuff.

 

Well, I mean Julius and Green have over 200,000 combined check-ins on untappd and their ratings are over 4.5. Galaxy Bowl has 2,500 check-ins and a 4.28 rating. So while you're right that everyone does have an opinion, the overwhelming general consensus is that Tree House is better than Galaxy Bowl.

Someone can say that McDonald's makes a better burger than Au Cheval too.

 

I'm just amazed how well TH and Trillium cans hold up in terms of taste after many weeks. That's something Chicago breweries can't replicate in terms of NE style IPA's.

 

Liking something is an opinion. Just because one thing has 200,000 ratings at a 4.5 doesn't mean someone can't like the 4.2 2,000 checkin better. It's subjective.

But Seriously guys can we talk about chile stouts more in this thread?

 

When I picked up a crowler earlier this week, the head brewer walked over and mentioned they were brewing up an IPA that day. I asked: "Another NE style?" And he said: "Not this one but we'll do another soon".

 

I'm just waiting for the Big Boys to try their hand at a NE IPA.

You just know this is the year Sierra Nevada, Lagunitas, Deschutes,etc put out some form of a NE IPA, they have some of the most talented brewers in the world AND they'll put out a consistent product every time.