Chicagoland NE IPAs (2018)

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  1. croush

    croush Pooh-Bah (2,407) Mar 20, 2015 Illinois
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    I don't think Tavern Cut was produced more than once. I just thought they sent out cans over a week-plus span since they seemingly do larger can runs now (and they seem to be doing more deliveries over a longer period of time for each batch they make). My guess is it's just variability by can and different palates.
     
    #8621 croush, Jul 17, 2018
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  2. KidGalaga

    KidGalaga Zealot (572) Apr 21, 2014 Illinois
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    well, now i've gone and done it...

    just going by the recent negative experiences, i figure it had to be a new batch, but it could be an issue with the canning process...
     
    #8622 KidGalaga, Jul 17, 2018
  3. PhilBallins

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

    I just had my last can of Tavern Cut from the first batch and it was great. So if this second drop is from the same batch then I'm going to get some more.
     
    #8623 PhilBallins, Jul 18, 2018
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  4. Jsimansk

    Jsimansk Pundit (851) Jul 10, 2012 Illinois
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    Sorry for the confusion, my Tavern Cut assessment was based on the first round of deliveries and I’m sitting on a couple cans to see if there are changes. I understand this is the juiceboi thread, so I’ll clarify that I’m a NEIPA skeptic (I like some, love a few, and hate most others) and I was mainly just chiming in regarding the can art (though apparently I called it wrong and had the opposite opinion of @KCUnited, no biggie). But I figured I’d offer my opinion on the taste too because this is a beer forum after all.
     
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  5. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
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    For what it's worth, I think the can art sucks, too. But HB's can art is all over the place (I don't mean that as an insult), so at this point I don't even really see it; the most I've stared at the cans where when I was pouring them into a glass.

    I also think the cans are slightly green, which is why I'm not having another until Friday. If you're not a huge NE guy, I can definitely see it being a turn-off; while I absolutely love only a few NE beers, I like most of them, as long as the ratio of hop-taste to mouthful is good (okay, that sounds weird).
     
    #8625 SeanBond, Jul 18, 2018
  6. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
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    Not entirely on topic (but this is the closest place to it), has anyone had Stone's latest, Fear. Movie. Lions and/or has seen it in a Chicago store recently? Wondering if it's any good (I assume it's not super true-to-style).
     
    #8626 SeanBond, Jul 18, 2018
  7. KidGalaga

    KidGalaga Zealot (572) Apr 21, 2014 Illinois
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    Now that we've just passed the midway point, what are y'alls top 5 so far?

    Hop Butcher - Blazed Orange Milkshake
    Forbidden Root - Radio Swan
    Hubbard's Cave - Fresh IIPA V8
    Toppling Goliath - Fire, Skulls & Money
    Pipeworks/Marz - King of Borgs
     
    #8627 KidGalaga, Jul 18, 2018
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  8. Nbrock24

    Nbrock24 Pooh-Bah (1,770) Mar 11, 2016 Illinois
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    So chicago made or distro’d haze drank in 2018?
     
    #8628 Nbrock24, Jul 18, 2018
  9. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    Looking back, it's kind of a sad year:

    TG-King Sue bomber
    TG- FSM
    HB- Tavern Cut
    Energy City- Hop Nawi
     
    #8629 HouseofWortship, Jul 18, 2018
  10. Beardown98

    Beardown98 Aspirant (287) Jun 25, 2017 Illinois

    My flavor profile is probably different than most but my top five is as follows
    1. Galaxy bowl by HB by far and away this is my fav. I love the galaxy hop and it’s tangy finish.
    2. Marz/Pwks King of Borgs
    3 FR Snoochie Boochies
    4 FR Toro
    5 noon Whistle Gummypocalypse before it was distro’d everywhere so mid spring batch if I remember correctly.

    Also really liked corridors duke juice em, most recent blazed orange/blazed orange milkshake.
     
    #8630 Beardown98, Jul 18, 2018
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  11. GuyFawkes

    GuyFawkes Grand Pooh-Bah (5,630) Apr 7, 2011 Illinois
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    Not a Chicago brewery, of course, but now available in Chicago: I had a can of Due East from Boulder Beer Co., which they advertise as a "New England-Style IPA".

    Don't rush out for this one; decent lemon & wheat flavors and it's not bitter, but it's super mild, has a thin mouthfeel that doesn't match the style & is overall pretty dull.

    My 2 cents!
     
    #8631 GuyFawkes, Jul 19, 2018
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  12. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    I'll say Haz'd Juice is solid. I'd reach for this as an alternative to Maplewoods Son of Juice if priced comparably, but it's like $6-7 more expensive for 8 more oz of beer.
     
    #8632 HouseofWortship, Jul 19, 2018
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  13. ZombieDusted2049

    ZombieDusted2049 Devotee (317) Jul 18, 2014 Illinois
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    I was finally able to shake the cold I had and cracked a can of Toro...... absolutely fantastic! Tons of peach, pineapple, ripe melon, some orange, some grapefruit, and a nice malt backbone to balance it all out out. Also, the alcohol is completely hidden and drinks well below 10%. Out of all the local haze I've drank, this is the only beer that has tasted similar to the handful of treehouse beers I've had. Truly a wow beer for me and can't wait to try the lower ABV offerings from FR. Now I have to get over to the taproom for more ASAP!

    EDIT: It doesn't drink like 10%, but definitely feels like it.... Caution: Juicy! Drink Slow.
     
    #8633 ZombieDusted2049, Jul 19, 2018
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  14. Nachos4two

    Nachos4two Pooh-Bah (1,944) Nov 26, 2011 Illinois
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  15. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
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    I don't have a top 5 (mostly going through Untappd to confirm), but these are my thoughts:

    Galaxy Bowl continues to be an overall favorite; the hop + yeast combo HB has going there is just killer.

    Sailor's Kush by HA, while not entirely to style was hazy enough and super-hopped enough that I'm including it. One of my all-time faves from HA, and I thought it was incredible once you got past the greenness of the first few days (it was pretty awesome even then).

    I didn't have the latest Blazed Orange (milk shake?), but the batch earlier this year was fantastic. Citra is a cheat code to hop (no pun intended) to the top of my favorites, though.

    Forbidden Root's NE sour IPAs may be my favorite new "thing" of the year; I went from completely ambivalent towards the concept to loving them and being mad they're not in distro.

    Corridor's fruited NE IPAs are a great way to counter my increasing "haze malaise," while still having that fully body that I enjoy. Bendy Straw with Raspberry was a lot of fun, and I actually enjoyed drinking that more than Squeezit OG (which is a better beer, but is a more familiar profile to me) last week.

    Speaking of departures from the familiar, I picked up a 6-pack of Stone's "West Coast NE" beer (Fear. Movie. Lions) at Binny's Grand (thanks for nothing, guys, had to find it myself!), and I'll be trying that Friday night. If it's halfway decent, a sixer of 16 oz cans for $12.99 is a steal.
     
    #8635 SeanBond, Jul 19, 2018
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  16. TigerDriver91

    TigerDriver91 Zealot (741) Jan 17, 2017 Czechia

    my top five of chicagoland this year are:
    forbidden root toro
    forbidden root assembly required v2 - key lime
    forbidden root the continental
    corridor squeezit
    hubbard's cave fresh one hop double ipa mosaic

    would like to add hop butcher tavern cut here as well.
     
    #8636 TigerDriver91, Jul 19, 2018
  17. JFresh21

    JFresh21 Savant (1,036) Mar 6, 2012 Illinois
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    Top YTD:

    Corridor Mosiac Monsoon
    Marz Crushed Velvet

    Most Unique:
    Hop Butcher Blazed Orange Milkshake
     
    #8637 JFresh21, Jul 19, 2018
  18. csmakio

    csmakio Zealot (707) Nov 26, 2016 Illinois

    - Hop Butcher Blazed Orange Milkshake
    - Corridor\MORE Drink me a lot of Peaches
    - Penrose Starwberry Vice
    - Noon Whistle Cubbie Gummy
    - Toppling Goliath Fire, Skulls & Money

    I've drank an obscene amount of Trillium this year, but it would overtake my Chicago top 5.
     
    #8638 csmakio, Jul 19, 2018
  19. Nachos4two

    Nachos4two Pooh-Bah (1,944) Nov 26, 2011 Illinois
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    Awesome News.....
     
    #8639 Nachos4two, Jul 19, 2018
  20. MikeJet32

    MikeJet32 Aspirant (261) Apr 14, 2017 Illinois
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    In no particular order:

    - Corridor - OG SqueezIt
    - Corridor - Neon Party
    - Hop Butcher - Blazed Orange Milkshake
    - Forbidden Root - Ghost Tropic
    - Mikerphone - Mikerphone Check 1,2

    HM: Noon Whistle - Gummy Vortex, Corridor - The Juice Beyond, TG - DDH Pseudo Sue
     
    #8640 MikeJet32, Jul 19, 2018
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