Chicagoland lagers (2020)

Made a Beer Temple pickup order for tomorrow. Hopewell Foudre Aged Pils, Logsdon Lager, and Rothaus Pils. Gonna swimming in lager after this and Dovetail pickups.

 

I honestly had no idea Logsdon did a lager. I’d love to hear how that is when you try it.

 

Will definitely report back. I had no idea either, but noticed Beer Temple pimping it in an Instagram post a few weeks ago, so had to throw it into the order.

 

Kolsch is already in the fridge! Epic stuff. Let’s hope Dovetail makes this the newest distro beer!

 

Yeah I also ordered that Logsdon Lager along with Trumer Pils, Rothaus Pils, and the P3 Polish Pils. These were added to the fridge with stocked with Maplewood Cashmere Pulaski, Pilsner Urquell, and some Three Floyds Reigon X.

Will I get sick of pilsners? Don’t think so.

 

Logsdon Lager is great. Super crisp and easy drinking. Nice malt character. Would recommend. The Hopewell Foudre Pils is also really good. The notes of oak are a nice change of pace.

 

I bought two cases of Trumers a couple weeks ago and down to the last 12. Love this beer, crisp biscuity good. Can't wait to try Logsdon Lager?!?! Peche n Brett is a personal favorite.

 

Big shoutout to Hopewell. This Foeder Pils is an absolute knockout. Go buy a 4pk, actually buy 2 and save yourself the gas. Had three tonight. Will be heading back for more

 

Yeah drinking one now... it's great. Certainly pick it up if you see it.

Phase Three P3 Polish Pils on the other hand.. I would skip honestly.

 

Late to the Hopewell party, I know, but I nabbed a 6-pack of pre-shelter Hopewell First Lager from Binny’s. Really, really good I thought. I saw it will be re-branded as First Pils. That’s great... except the 4-pack config. Call me old fashioned, but I still prefer a 6-pack. (I know that’s been discussed elsewhere.)

Anyway, good stuff. The unashamed pils Renaissance is all right by me!

 

that reformatted batch just hit markets in March, so go buy a fresh 4pk, and search for the oak aged version of this too, just got released last week.

 

As a fairly devout lager-head, I still find myself struggling to get into pilsners. I do love me some Pilsner Urquell but I can't say any of the craft pilsners I've had have really stuck out to me.

My Czech blood hates me perhaps?

 

Gave up drinking for a bit due to some much needed weight loss, but ultimately quarantine and the beer gods won out. Fridge is now stacked with Off Color Tooth and Claw (always loved this beer) and Dovetail Helles. Need to make a trip out there to get the Kolsch on one of my more adventurous days.

 

Picked up a sixer of SN Summerfest - bottled 04/08. And on a whim, picked up Double Lex-Zwickel Gap Mosaic from Pollyanna. A variant of their Lexical Gap with lager yeast and Mosaic. I thought it was interesting. If you like Lexical Gap I give it a recommendation.

 

Bell's 6th "Leaves of Grass" beer has hit Chicago...Salut au Monde, a German Kellerbier. Lager-heads rejoice!

 

This thread is as good as any. Metropolitan will soon be canning (12 oz):

Jet Stream Wheat
Stromhaus Helles
Humbucker Dortmunder
Krankshaft Kolsch
Flywheel Pilsner

 

That Dortnunder is delicious. Would love to see Heliostat cans at some point.