Chicagoland NE IPAs (2018)

If you don't mind...

 

If Bitter Pops still has some of that new Hubbard's Cave in stock this could be... ahem... useful

 

Just left Corridor. Bartender said SqueezIt might last till Sunday, but doubtful. He mentioned people coming in and buying 10 to 12 crowlers at a time...insane. Excited to try it tonight.

 

Rain drop, drop top

 

Sweet. Those are very nice. Never seen them referred to as a crowler, but nice indeed.

 

Wow. Believe all the hype. SqueezIt is amazing. Might be better than some of the TH and Trillium beers I've had. Such a soft mouth feel. Incredibly smooth. Citra and mosaic work so well and shine in this beer. I'm running to grab two more.

 

+1 to the Squuezeit. It's not treehouse, because nothing is (and really, I'm just talking Julius, this is better than Green) but it tastes like Trillium if Trillium was trying a new beer.

It's awesome.

 

Chicago's finally got its own Tree House® franchise? Where do the lines form?

 

Can't say franchise yet. It's 1 beer lol. But fingers crossed.

 

To everyone on this thread a serious and from the heart thank you to the positive response to SqueezIt. We set out to change up what we are doing at Corridor for you guys. While we are still going to brew approachable beers for our neighborhood please know that from this point on we will have one if not two Hazy/NE/Northeast Pale Ales on tap. SqueezIt is the first of many cool and interesting ideas we have brewing. Roger Cuzelis was brought in for the express purpose of crafting the highest quality Hazy's we can brew. Look for our next Hazy release this coming Thursday and a crazy Hazy collaboration with Mikerphone for CCBW, cheers.

Brant Dubovick
(Still) Head Brewer
DryHop Brewers and Corridor Brewery & Provisions

 

I had Squeezit and the most recent Hubbard's Cave tonight. I'd give the edge to Squeezit, as I thought the HC was a bit too harsh. Squeezit was definitely juicy and a pillowy mouthfeel. However, I did find it a bit too lift for my liking, preferred something like Super Special Sauce to it. But, it's still tasty and nice to hear what is mentioned above about having this style on tap regularly. A very good first effort.

 

The worst part about squeezeit is how dangerously drinkable it is.

 

Stampede!

 

Dear Illinois NE IPA brewers. Please stop making so many excellent IPAs. My gas budget is getting out of control.

So many great options... this is getting out of control. I guess I must find a chance to check out Corridor now.

 

Memes and Dreams from Windmill Brewing is pretty awesome. It has a very soft mouth feel with a great citrus and mango flavor. I highly recommend it if you can get down to NWI

 

Yes. Had 5 last night and had to stop myself. Could've easily had more. Definitely one of the best representations of the style in Chicagoland.

 

Whats the pricing on a crowler of Squeezit?

 

I think $12.

My bill was $18 for a pint and crowler.

I then proceeded to get 2 more pints.

 

I suspect the same price as was posted in this thread yesterday.

 

$10 for crowler. $18 for growler.