Chicagoland NE IPAs (2018)

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  1. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
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    Aaaaaand @BJP has sold me on popping back in and trying Snu this weekend...
     
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  2. dwduncan2

    dwduncan2 Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2012 Illinois

    Thanks, BJ!

    Very informative response. Looking forward to continuing to witness (taste) your evolution in this style.
     
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  3. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    Yayo is where it is at!
     
    #3223 HouseofWortship, Apr 4, 2017
  4. TigerDriver91

    TigerDriver91 Zealot (741) Jan 17, 2017 Czechia

    @BJP any chance you guys would ever bottle Snooze Juice? I absolutely love that beer and am finding myself there drinking it every week!
     
    #3224 TigerDriver91, Apr 4, 2017
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  5. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
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    Screw that, let's go straight for the end zone--Cans!
     
    #3225 SeanBond, Apr 4, 2017
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  6. BJP

    BJP Initiate (0) Apr 26, 2010 Illinois

    Bottle...no. Can?
    Fuck yeah.

    Our bottling manufacturer is putting together a can conversion kit that is due to us early summer. We will be beta-ing it so I'm not going to hold my breath. But cans are coming, one way or another out of the pub within 4 months.

    I agree though, Snooze Juice is my ideal type of beer in a can. I don't really drink multiples of beers above 7%abv. I may get through 16oz of one...but really don't go back for a second. <6% is my sweet spot. I will be working on a NE "bitter" in the near future. Surly's Bitter Brewer (prior to 2016) was my go to summer beer. Then they changed the beer entirely last year and I couldn't even get through one. Completely different hop profile and bitterness.

    I thought the very low abv "Hop Water" from Narrow Gauge this weekend was interesting. Cool idea, even though I didn't love the execution.
     
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  7. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
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    You can a NE style IPA and I'll drink the shit out of that!

    I haven't had hop water from Narrow Guage, but Im curious to try it. Have you had a chance to try some of their other beers? Hoppy Meal was a revelation for me - 6.6% nice easy drinking yet flavorful.
     
    #3227 FBarber, Apr 4, 2017
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  8. weirdalchy

    weirdalchy Crusader (436) Jan 23, 2015 Illinois
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    What/how did you change to get more body in the final product?
     
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  9. BJP

    BJP Initiate (0) Apr 26, 2010 Illinois

    I did. I liked Hoppy Meal but preferred Cloud City (7%). I did the flight and, admittedly, that sometimes skews so that the higher (bigger flavor) beers come out on top.
     
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  10. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
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    Cloud City was also very good! And yea, I could see that with a flight.

    I haven't been in to try any of your beers yet, but I'm going to make some time to come in - sounds like you are really putting a ton of work into honing these beers to the style. Maybe I can convince my wife to go to dinner there for our anniversary ...
     
    #3230 FBarber, Apr 4, 2017
  11. BJP

    BJP Initiate (0) Apr 26, 2010 Illinois

    2 things: I've been slowly upping the %'d of oats and/or wheat. And, of course, mash temp. Hoping I can get there by pulling those 2 levers. I would rather not resort to stressing out the yeast by underpitching.
     
    #3231 BJP, Apr 4, 2017
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  12. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    I mean, it did work for the Cubs for 108 years.
     
    #3232 HouseofWortship, Apr 4, 2017
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  13. HawksBeerFan

    HawksBeerFan Maven (1,378) Dec 24, 2011 Illinois
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    You gotta try OJ Run, none of the other beers they make are on its level IMO
     
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  14. prior2two

    prior2two Maven (1,490) Oct 18, 2013 Illinois
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    Hence, the inferior product.
     
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  15. GuyFawkes

    GuyFawkes Grand Pooh-Bah (5,630) Apr 7, 2011 Illinois
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    Two new Hop Butcher beers out at Beer Cellar...photo was too small on my phone but one it looks like at least one is a New England IPA.

    After about 4 saisons in row I'm finally passing, which with my luck means these are Julius-level delicious.
     
    #3235 GuyFawkes, Apr 5, 2017
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  16. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
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    I've skipped their last few releases (other than Columbian Coffee Stout) but I'm intrigued by that pale ale with blueberry honey ...
     
    #3236 FBarber, Apr 5, 2017
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  17. PhilBallins

    PhilBallins Savant (1,173) Nov 29, 2016 Illinois

    I love everything I've tried from the, but OJ Run is still the best in a walk
     
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  18. Nachos4two

    Nachos4two Pooh-Bah (1,944) Nov 26, 2011 Illinois
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    Anyone know if any other burb received the two new Hop Butchers releases yet?
     
    #3238 Nachos4two, Apr 5, 2017
  19. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    Hop Butcher jumped the shark. You heard it here first. 1- they have given up on social media updates, but who can blame them with how the last few releases got panned on here. Hopefully the "last brewed' dates on the two beers being released this week (which you find out from a rando bar's twitter page, not Hop Butchers) are not accurate since they show end of February on the Hop Butcher web-site.
     
    #3239 HouseofWortship, Apr 5, 2017
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  20. Jangoon24

    Jangoon24 Savant (1,210) Jul 25, 2015 Illinois
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    The one on the left is the "NE Style IPA"



    Beer Cellar and The Open Bottle got their shipments in yesterday
     
    #3240 Jangoon24, Apr 5, 2017
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