Finch Beer and Like Minds

Discussion in 'Great Lakes' started by HouseofWortship, Jan 13, 2017.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Looks like Finch Beer is taking over Like Minds space. http://www.chicagotribune.com/dinin...wery-like-minds-milwaukee-20170112-story.html

    -Farewell Like Minds. You will be best remembered in Chicago as that place near Goose Island's Tap Room with the nice building...They spent a lot beautifying that exterior for 18 months of operating in Chicago.

    -Finch Beer- Not sure where they get all this capital to throw away, but I admire their resilience and am rooting for them in a Rudy like fashion. I hope they go out and find the most talented brewer available, offer him 50% of the company so they don't lose him, and turn their business into something. Been around for a long time with not a lot to show for it.
     
    #1 HouseofWortship, Jan 13, 2017
    Last edited: Jan 13, 2017
    NotHereForGold, TravisMBinns and SeanBond like this.
  2. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    I'm rooting for Finch too. I really enjoyed the tour I took years back, and if I'm not mistaken, a large part of the issue was the owner, Ben Finch, who seemed more interested in "owning a brewery" and "distributing all over" than actually putting in the work to make the place a unique staple in Chicago. Now that Ben and Finch (formerly Finch's, for obvious reasons) Beer have parted ways, I'm hoping they'll be reinvigorated, and we'll see more and more interesting stuff from them.
     
    #2 SeanBond, Jan 13, 2017
  3. Jplachy

    Jplachy Pooh-Bah (1,848) Feb 12, 2012 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    I think I'm going to give Finch 3.0 a chance now that the old owners are gone and I had some Double IPA from them about a month ago that I thought was fantastic.
     
    #3 Jplachy, Jan 13, 2017
  4. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Was it Hardcore Chimera? People keep telling me to try that one; it sounds great just based on the hop combo.
     
    #4 SeanBond, Jan 13, 2017
  5. Jplachy

    Jplachy Pooh-Bah (1,848) Feb 12, 2012 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    It was Skull Hammer......which I think.....honestly had a wrap around a Hardcore Chimera can.
     
    #5 Jplachy, Jan 13, 2017
    SeanBond and HouseofWortship like this.
  6. GuyFawkes

    GuyFawkes Grand Pooh-Bah (5,630) Apr 7, 2011 Illinois
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    I liked Like Minds' coffee stout; good to know they'll still be brewing at the Great Central space.
     
    #6 GuyFawkes, Jan 13, 2017
  7. puftdank

    puftdank Savant (1,061) Sep 13, 2011 Illinois

    There was an article a while back that stated Ben Finch pissed off industry folk. Any insight into this? I tried to follow their progress as much as possible the first couple years, but I felt they were a marketing agency disguised as a brewery, and simply lost interest after that.
     
    #7 puftdank, Jan 13, 2017
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.