Agreed. I would assumed "launching" means more than just a one time drop. Would be nice to have some more information. "This is a big one. Truly one of the best and most influencial breweries in the world, Hill Farmstead, is launching in Chicago. We've been fortunate enough to have poured @hillfarmstead beer on rare occasions in the past, but to be able to have them officially in Chicago is special. If you are not familiar with their beers, you are in for a treat. Join us this Thursday as we dedicate the day to this amazing Vermont brewery. We have a lot of beer, and we're going to be sharing it all from the moment we open our doors. We look forward to seeing you."
This is very exciting. Don't expect cans however. IIRC all of their distro is draft only. Packaged is direct from the brewery.
As a suburbanite who has never been to either of those places, would you expect them to be packed full? Debating if I want to make a maiden voyage or just wait for distro to get out to me.
Yeah I bet Beer Temple will get packed later on, but not at open. Hopleaf should be busy too, but I would guess a fair amount of stuff will still be on tap Saturday/Sunday at both places.
I guess I’d better get some before they put a data center up next door to hill farmstead and use up all their water.
Seems like everyone is getting kegs. Bottle Theory, Beermiscuous, Forbidden Root, Clark Street Ale House...
Bottle Theory in Elmhurst has the Hill Farmstead tap take over on 5/7. 10 taps https://bottletheorytaproom.com/events/maple-tap-takeover-zgzdl
They didn’t go with any of the saisons notably. As Side Project showed (price point certainly a factor), the Chicago market is pretty tough on saison breweries
Bitter Pops has Florence and Double Citra on tap today, both of which are very good. I was especially impressed by DC because I didn't think another hazy citra beer would stand out, but I'd grab bottles/cans of it if it ever made its way to Chicago.
