Chicagoland NE IPAs (2018)

A blend of all the still available Gummy beers.

I'm totally joking....but maybe it's true.

 

#1 is definitely Juicy, and it's not even close.

 

This new Forbidden Root 3F collab beer sounds incredible and the description reminds me a lot of the wild Tired Hands IPA concoctions. Really, really, looking forward to trying this.

 

Ram NE Slapper; one of the few of this style that blew me away.

 

This week we begin gearing up for CCBW. So, in order to free up tank space for next week there will be no "Hazy" release. Salute Your Simcoe will be available until Sunday. NEXT week on Wednesday or Thursday we will release Reign in Punch. This is our DDH Hawaiian Punch IPA Collaboration with Mikerphone. It's tasting juicy! Ton of mango, passion fruit, pineapple, and citrus! The following Wednesday (5/24) at Corridor we will feature that beer along with two Mikerphone offerings on draft. Plus we will release our DDH Simcoe, Citra, and El Dorado IPA (TBD Name). That's a whole lot of haze on the 24th!

 

Can I just give a huge shoutout to PhilBallins for all of the hazy Chicago IPAs he's been trading me? It's been insane to be able to keep up with what Chicago is doing right now and it's all because of him.

 

Wow... I can't wait for these next few weeks! Thanks for the updates guys!

I'm going Lunar for his new one Thursday at noon.. then on for mic check... then Friday local option for Benthic then forbidden Root at 4 to get the collab... my two days off are going to be legit AF!

 

The new corridor pale ale is real nice. I highly recommend it.

Now, best NE style IPA to have been released on the last year? For me there are two that stand out.

Galaxy Bowl B1 was absolutely one of the best beers I've tasted on my life. Problem with that batch was it didn't hold up long. I drank all of mine within the first few days.

The other one I'd nominate was Lunches Brunches Interciews B1.

I didn't get to try the first batch of Juicy from Ram, but the batch of Juicy I got to try didn't quite live up to the hype of the first batch. Not sure if that's batch variation or whatnot.

The Chicago batch of Juice is Loose would be my other nomination. Other have been quite good... but that Chicago batch had some magic too it. Hopefully it's back soon. If anyone has tried the most recent version of Honeystone, JiL had the same kind of magic

 

Very modest for the guy who's graciously opened my neckbeardy eyes to the glory of Toppling Goliath bombers. There's some cool stuff coming out this week so I think we'll be in touch again

 

Tried Noon Whistle's collab w/ Bigbys Pour House, It Takes 2 To Mango, and damn is it awesome! Definitely my favorite NEIPA Noon Whistle has made thus far.

 

Not too fruity?

 

Where was it on tap? I think Noon Whistle is releasing it tomorrow, unless I'm mistaken

 

Bigby's has had it on tap for a couple days now.

 

Don't get me wrong, there is a ton of mango, but I felt it still had a nice bitterness to balance things out.

Bigby's Pour House in Addison

 

Looked this up on Untappd and apparently "It Takes 2 to Mango" is the most unoriginal name for a beer I've ever seen.

 

Is it confirmed noon whistle releases it in crowlers tomorrow?

 

https://untappd.com/b/noon-whistle-it-takes-two-to-mango/2080642

 

Oh yeah, I found it. Just thought it was funny how many breweries have used this name.