Half Acre Brewing Co. (2025)

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  1. GuyFawkes

    GuyFawkes Grand Pooh-Bah (5,630) Apr 7, 2011 Illinois
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    Don't skip the barleywine if it's still there!
     
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  2. REVZEB

    REVZEB Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,686) Mar 28, 2013 Illinois
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    Oh we got it. Wonderful! My wife loves the wines from that part of Hungary, so it was a slam dunk
     
  3. TheLoadedOne

    TheLoadedOne Initiate (179) May 22, 2018 Illinois

    Just missed out on 2x4. It has tapped out.
     
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  4. bahns

    bahns Devotee (380) Mar 22, 2011 Illinois
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    It's unbelievably good.

    Can you imagine if Half Acre added that nitro widget capability to their canning line?? One can dream....
     
  5. audis4gasm

    audis4gasm Crusader (451) Oct 19, 2017 Illinois

    I had the Marabi and thought it was dope! Cool rum-saturated vibe goes well with Coconut. The jazz pumping in through the speakers really rounded the experience (Marabi is a kind of jazz).
    Immortal is the one that's weird for me, but I'll let my can sit for a few months and see how it develops.
     
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  6. jlpyp

    jlpyp Initiate (195) Apr 2, 2016 Ohio

    Regular or nitro? They don’t update their beer list online
     
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  7. TheLoadedOne

    TheLoadedOne Initiate (179) May 22, 2018 Illinois

    On Saturday both were done-zo.
     
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  8. jlpyp

    jlpyp Initiate (195) Apr 2, 2016 Ohio

    I was pleasantly surprised to find it back on tap last weekend. Must have another keg of it perhaps
     
  9. Nbrock24

    Nbrock24 Pooh-Bah (1,770) Mar 11, 2016 Illinois
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    Everything was back last Saturday including 2x4 on Nitro and triple barrel non adjunct
     
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  10. Jangoon24

    Jangoon24 Savant (1,210) Jul 25, 2015 Illinois
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    They did, though - Midnight Choir was a canned nitro BA stout. I still have a can of it in my fridge, I wonder if it didn't turn out the way they hoped, and abandoned the nitro cans.
     
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  11. darktronica

    darktronica Grand Pooh-Bah (3,272) Aug 29, 2014 Indiana
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    Just had lunch at HA, all six Benthics were on draft, including the nitro 2x4 and non-adjuncted triple barrel.
     
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  12. DavidAames

    DavidAames Initiate (167) Mar 27, 2025 Luxembourg
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    Double Barrel Generational (Half Acre x Side Project) cans (12 oz) for sale on Oznr, W. 12/10, 12 pm CT. $34.99/2-pack. Bourbon and rye barrels with vanilla, coffee, and toasted coconut. 16.3%
     
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  13. GuyFawkes

    GuyFawkes Grand Pooh-Bah (5,630) Apr 7, 2011 Illinois
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    Man, I wish there was no sweet stuff

    I'll still probably cop it though (if I'm quick enough).
     
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  14. CrispyBoy

    CrispyBoy Initiate (40) Nov 19, 2025 Illinois

    I asked Half Acre about this. It was a trial run done with loaned equipment. They decided not to pursue it further due to cost and complexity, but there were no quality issues.
     
  15. Jsmirh2890

    Jsmirh2890 Initiate (15) Dec 5, 2025

    Any word on big hugs this year? noticed it’s not on the website under seasonal anymore
     
  16. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Hope they changed the recipe on that
    Whatever we were getting in LA tasted like something out of a contract brewing low.tier brewery:sob:
     
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  17. CityManOli

    CityManOli Crusader (422) Oct 16, 2019 Illinois
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    Easily their worst beer, which is a shame because the original cat logo was one of the best.
     
  18. GuyFawkes

    GuyFawkes Grand Pooh-Bah (5,630) Apr 7, 2011 Illinois
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    I don't want Big Hugs, Big Hugs is a beer that can't get no love from me.
     
  19. Nbrock24

    Nbrock24 Pooh-Bah (1,770) Mar 11, 2016 Illinois
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    The demise of the coffee stout in general is not something I would’ve pictured 10 years ago.
     
  20. canti-yawn

    canti-yawn Aspirant (209) Nov 28, 2023 Illinois

    What about the demise of BAD coffee stouts, though?
     
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