3 Floyds Brewing (2023)

Since it’s a festival this year do we get a DLD thread?

 

whatever happened to Zombie ice? or did i miss that completely??

 

I suspect it will be a May 20th release

 

aaahh… i was thinking it was going to be a 22 DLD release.

 

I was in my local shop yesterday.. one of the managers usually chats with me and knows I'm a FFF fan.

She mentioned they're getting a "double Zombie Dust" so she showed it to me and it was Zombie Ice. I wanna say she said it's coming in February but I was only half listening.

What's more interesting is she showed me the order sheet from her FFF rep for 2023 and it looks like Cat Date will return, I think in the summer again. Moloko is coming back. Also it looked like the pilot system double IPA they did recently called Slapasaurus will be in pints sometime this fall.

I was only glancing but that's what I caught. No artwork for Slapasaurus, it just had the black outline of a pint can so I imagine 4 packs

 

Isn’t Permanent Funeral basically double Zombie Dust? Either way, I’m intrigued.

 

Any word on P&J 3000? Sad it didn't drop last year at all.

 

Some instagram stalking looks like it last came out June of 21.. so maybe another summer release coming?

 

Moloko at the kiosk. I would imagine distro to follow shortly

 

BA Behemoth similarly it seems!

 

i think someone already mentioned it but they should totally do BA Moloko 4pks

 

I really want to see Von Munstur again, that was one of my favorite pilsners a couple years back.

 

You ain't lyin

And Kindergottenkoenig. Savage Flo distro would be welcome as well

I grabbed a pack of Space Station since it was that one time per year I see it fresh. I always really enjoyed it

 

That rotating Lager series they announced a few years back didn’t last too long I guess.

 

There are lies, damn lies, and rotating lager releases

 

Sorry if posted elsewhere or previously, but drumbeats are getting louder that they're going to reopen the pub. I heard (but haven't been so can't confirm) that they just moved the take-out down to the distillery, and are going to do a gut job on the place. Same space, new face.

Film at 11:00

 

great news though brewery remodels seem to take forever and a day to be ready

 

Or in the case of Pipeworks: never

 

This would be welcome news indeed. I recall FFF wanted to remodel the brewpub because it didn't "flow" well due to their piecemeal expansions. Gonna wait it out.

 

What drumbeats? Are you getting this from a FFF worker? They’ve consistently said they aren’t going to re-open it. If they are moving take out to the distillery it would fit with what they have said all along in that the distillery space will re-open.
That being said, they did have that massive brewpub park plans they released years ago that seemed to have fizzled out once they bought and moved production to the Whole Foods warehouse. Wonder what they would do if they decided to re-open. Hopefully lots of outdoor space with shade.

 

What are you doing?

No, seriously?

 

Not sure what all their plans are for either the brewpub or distillery but the kiosk looks like just a temporary spot for now. I went today and all it is when you walk in the distillery door they have all their shirts up on a racks and then a podium where you check in. If they are re opening the distillery they would have to move this because it would be in the way. They did mention they moved it on Monday and it was to do some work but not sure exactly what they are doing

 

I am pretty sure the Whole Foods warehouse was purchased in 2019, and only some production was moved there (specficially the beers going in cans).

The major renovation plans came almost a year later in early 2020 before everything shut down.

Then once they announced the brewpub was closed permanently they said those renovation plans were on hold indefinitely.

Just saying I don't think the Whole Foods warehouse purchase had any bearing on killing those plans, rather I think COVID did it in.

 

In February of 2018 the Tribune broke a story that FFF filed a plan with Munster to double their facility size with a world class brewpub expansion and was supposed to be completed by 2019 or 2020. They never even broke ground on that project…Covid in 2020 would have had no bearing on them not starting the project the two prior years.

my guess is the brewpub space will be converted to offices and then the tap room will go back

this is the same company that said they were going to build a Chicago brewpub back in 2013 with nothing to show for it.

 

Heard it from a friend, who heard it from a friend, that...

Heard this from a couple of different people, who were told by employees. Rumors for sure so that's why I labeled it as I did. I hope it proves to be true - I miss going there for sure.

 

You are right. I googled an article and for some reason the article was dated Feb 2020, It was Feb 2018 that it was announced. maybe the article was updated in 2020 and they changed the date on it or something dumb like that.

They did start on the project somewhat though, because they purchased the building just to the south of them and demolished it. Check Google street view 2017 vs 2019.

Although I guess focusing on canning & distro was the right move. The moved up into the top 25 largest breweries in the US because of it.

As for the Chicago brewpub, yeah it was 100% announced and in the Tribune. Then I went on a brewery tour like a year later and Chris Boggess was the tour guide. I asked him about the Chicago brewpub and he said that it was nothing but a rumor started by people who live in Chicago and think all good things have to be in Chicago. I was like wtf... I'm pretty sure I read that in the Tribune with quotes from Nick Floyd himself.

 

Nick Floyd lives in Chicago…

 

I know, that's the funny thing. Chris Bogges doesn't live in Indiana either, he lives in the suburbs in Illinois IIRC.

 

Looks like they have 50 Million Dollar Man at the brew-publess if you are into that sort of thing. They released that last January as well so if they are on a similar schedule (crosses fingers) Cocomungo came out in Feb 2022. Anyone know what's on the horizon for them in Feb.? Considering we saw Crushing Mass again I would hope a Cocomungo repeat is coming next month...or some other barrel aged stout.

 

Let’s hope for a Vanilla variant. I want to see what a “cheap” vanilla 4-pack looks like.

 

Considering the high quality of Crushing Mass, CocoMungo, and Dismembers Stout and some reviews saying they outdo their similarly adjuncted DL counterparts, I can't see them risking destroying the hype cow of MH* with a potentially par or better vanilla variant. Plus the quantities they are putting MH out at DLD now pretty much saturate the market.

*Marshmallow Handjee for those attending the GuyFawkes School for People Who Can't Acronym Good

 

Giggled.

 

That was my first thought (worry? concern?), but...I can hope. Haven't tried Handjee, so I want to see what they can do.

I'd be down for something with Cinnamon that isn't a mexican chocolate inspired. Let me see something that's balanced that doesn't have peppers.

I don't love cinnamon in stouts. By that I mean that, unlike coconut, it's not an adjunct where I can seemingly like anything with the adjunct. BUT, the ones that I enjoy I really, really love. So, here's to hoping.

 

How does one gain attendance to this school? All these acronyms are a headache to try and keep up with... LoL

 

So much this. I’m happy the IIPAs are becoming regular, but we need the Flo to return.

 

Looks like the Zombie Ice might be releasing 2/23?

 

I wonder if they will ask people not to start lining up early.