Corridor Brewery & Provisions

Actually ended up going tonight. Had both Van Hazen and Bendy Straw. Preferred the Van Hazen. Thought it was similar to the last two VH offerings. Nice juicy tropical taste with a nice hop bite at the end. Bendy Straw was pretty awesome too. My thoughts echo others in this thread. Mild vanilla. Much smoother.

Heck I could drink either of these all day. Definitely worth the visit. I will continue to pick up their DDH hazy beers, they are the best in Chicago right now in my opinion.

 

Hard to argue. With Mikerphone's location being a bummer for me AND their shelf life being a nanosecond, Corridor is my #1 right now.

If they swapped locations...I think Corridor would still win for mouthfeel & consistency.

 

While I agree a few of Mikerphone's beers have fallen off too quickly, I think it's being a little harsh to compare them from a longevity standpoint to beers we can only get on site or in crowlers.

Definitely love Corridor's beers though. When they're canning in a little over a month, it will be awesome.

 

I hope they don't start canning every single one. It has been nice to be able to go in there within a week or there about and get a pour of whatever release just came out. If they have to lower the amount available on-draft in order to be able to can a certain quantity, that canning amount will disappear quickly (as evidence by how quickly Forbidden Root canned stuff sells out) and there will be a shorter window of time in which one could try it on draft at the brewery.

 

Roger was on Beer Temple Insiders podcast and said they bought Spiteful's old canning equipment. So I'd assume it's not a one-time thing.

 

*tries not to get too excited about the prospects of Corridor canning*



*fails*

 

Damn. Well, thanks for the info... even though that wasn't what I wanted to find out (unless they also plan to expand production).

 

I have no issues with the canning, so long as it doesn't affect the crowlers. I'm assuming that whenever they sell 4 packs, the beer will be sold out ASAP. There's no way I'll ever be able to get up there to buy the 4 packs. And if there's a limit on crowlers or they stop offering them (IMPORTANT: I've read or heard nothing to suggest that there would be), I'm pretty much screwed.

 

How much are they charging for the 32oz to-go cans?

 

usually 11 a crowler

 

I fully expect Corridor to sell out of cans quickly when available, but I've casually been wondering how much customer crossover there is between Corridor and Forbidden Root (outside of BA). I live in Bucktown and with so many options nearby, I'd probably get to Corridor a lot less frequently if my son's school wasn't one el stop past it.

 

I was sitting at the bar when they showed up with the Atomic Child...they weren't allowed to open them there, seemed like they just gave a couple cans as gifts to the bartenders.

 

To start we will be canning only Squeezit. Probably on a three week cycle. We'll be double batching Squeezit and canning 2bbls. The rest will be available on draft (approximately 15bbls). It will be available in Crowlers and Growlers as well. We will limit 4-packs to two per person. We are targeting $16/4 pack. There is ans in the future to can a DDH IPA as well, but down the road. Right now we are in Squeezit can design and are targeting our anniversary week (10/15-20/17) for the first release day. I'll update as more details emerge.

Also, tomorrow marks the return of Salute Your Simcoe. Tapping around 5pm. Three hazy offerings for the weekend.

 

Will this be the OG recipe?

 

OG for the first run. Then variants.