FOBAB 11/16/2013

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  1. Summer78

    Summer78 Zealot (592) Jan 18, 2013 Illinois
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    All side project stuff went fast and was great. Evening session goers prioritize. Bcbs barley wine randalled with intelligentsia espresso was a highlight. The new Belgium upland collabs were all great.
     
    #621 Summer78, Nov 16, 2013
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  2. tinypyramids

    tinypyramids Pundit (897) Jul 19, 2012 Illinois

    how in the fucking christ did that bell's thing win best of show? good beer, yeah, but everything from side project blew me away in a way that the bell's didn't remotely touch.

    edit: new belgium dark side was also amazing. after you get your fill of side project, get that.
     
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  3. nickMB

    nickMB Savant (1,130) Nov 17, 2009 Illinois
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    Side project fuzzy got F*ckin robbed
     
    #623 nickMB, Nov 17, 2013
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  4. tinypyramids

    tinypyramids Pundit (897) Jul 19, 2012 Illinois

    i'm 99% sure it won best wild ale, but it should have won best of show on top of that. fucking delicious.
     
    #624 tinypyramids, Nov 17, 2013
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  5. TheRealPour

    TheRealPour Savant (1,035) Jan 29, 2009 Illinois

    Kind of amazed that I have my shit together enough to give a summary of my tastings from the first session when it just concluded a couple hours ago, but here goes. Another epic FoBAB! Wow, just wow.

    Perennial Artisan Ales BA Abraxas
    Goose Island Backyard Rye BCBS
    Goose Island Cthulhu
    Firestone Walker Velvet Merkin
    Central Waters Sixteen (16th Anniversary Stout)
    Revolution Deth's Tar
    Goose Island Templeton BCBS
    The Lost Abbey Framboise De Amorosa
    Goose Island Barleywine BCBS
    Deschutes The Abyss
    The Lost Abbey Track #13
    Surly Pentagram
    Surly Misanthrope
    Goose Island BCBS
    Against the Grain Bo and Luke
    The Lost Abbey Track #10
    Dark Horse Where The Wild Things Macerate Raspberry
    Dark Horse Plead the Fifth
    Allagash James Bean
    Pipeworks Last Kiss
    One Trick Pony Kentucky Mountain
    Revolution Working Mom
    Firestone Walker Parabola 2013
    Pipeworks Imperial Jones Dog
    Bells Le Bretteur
    Shoreline Lost Sailor On The Corn
    Goose Island Sour Wheat
    Solemn Oath Big Sexy Jerk

    Best beer fest ever.
     
    #625 TheRealPour, Nov 17, 2013
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  6. JPortillo

    JPortillo Initiate (0) Mar 12, 2012 Illinois

    I'm chilling with playaplaya!
     
    #626 JPortillo, Nov 17, 2013
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  7. jplopez21

    jplopez21 Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2012 Illinois

    Sad I didn't get to go. Sounds like a pretty epic lineup.
     
    #627 jplopez21, Nov 17, 2013
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  8. Lansman

    Lansman Savant (1,116) Mar 19, 2011 Missouri
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    Please make sure he has a safe ride home.
     
    #628 Lansman, Nov 17, 2013
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  9. FlssmrBrewAlum

    FlssmrBrewAlum Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2009 Illinois

    Framboise de Amarosa is actually the beer that got robbed
     
    #629 FlssmrBrewAlum, Nov 17, 2013
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  10. FlssmrBrewAlum

    FlssmrBrewAlum Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2009 Illinois

    But somehow Track 13 and that Atlas Barleywine won metals..

    This' ll always be a festival that confuses and shocks as far as medals.

    That said the event was run very well.

    Was there from 10 Am - 8 Pm and had no issues
     
    #630 FlssmrBrewAlum, Nov 17, 2013
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  11. BobCobb

    BobCobb Savant (1,026) Jul 10, 2012 Illinois
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    [/humblebrag]
     
    #631 BobCobb, Nov 17, 2013
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  12. CLCardinal84

    CLCardinal84 Initiate (0) Jan 29, 2012 Illinois

    Kentucky Mountain was outfuckingstanding. As was Dark Side and Light Side. Amazing.

    And honestly, John killed it with Radlersnake. Just delicious.

    Also, congrats to Nick as I told him tonight on the stairs but Cthulu deserves that gold IMO
     
    #632 CLCardinal84, Nov 17, 2013
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  13. PlayaPlaya

    PlayaPlaya Zealot (631) Sep 19, 2012 Illinois

    I'm home....That was EVERY BIT the marathon of beer drinking I thought it would be and more. Holy shit.

    I need a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th liver and kindneys for another event like that.

    Tried everything I wanted and more. My head is exploded. Time for a sesh, my friends are here.
     
    #633 PlayaPlaya, Nov 17, 2013
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  14. iadler

    iadler Initiate (0) Aug 12, 2009 Illinois

    So was GI Backyard Bramble and BA Barleywine even pouring during the second session?

    Side Project Blueberry Flanders was damn tasty...the highlight for me.
     
    #634 iadler, Nov 17, 2013
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  15. jefeld

    jefeld Initiate (0) Mar 31, 2010 Illinois

    i thought the pipeworks murderous was everything a good BA barleywine should be, and more!
     
    #635 jefeld, Nov 17, 2013
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  16. stevegoz

    stevegoz Savant (1,122) May 5, 2008 Illinois
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    Hell of a great event last night. Seemed less cramped and better managed than last year.

    BA Plead the Fifth and Bo & Luke were two of the standouts to me. I was more into local stuff than whalez -- drank everything from Pipeworks and Solemn Oath, some Rev, Spiteful, Haymarket, 2Bros, FFF, Lunar....
     
    #636 stevegoz, Nov 17, 2013
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  17. Prager62

    Prager62 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,292) May 7, 2010 Colorado
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    Many thanks to all that were involved. This years fest was very well managed, and the environment comfortable. Great job, looking forward to next year already!
     
    #637 Prager62, Nov 17, 2013
  18. EOTLBrewer

    EOTLBrewer Initiate (0) Dec 18, 2011 Illinois

    That BCBCS barleywine through the coffee Randall was unreal.
     
    #638 EOTLBrewer, Nov 17, 2013
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  19. OneBeertoRTA

    OneBeertoRTA Initiate (0) Jan 2, 2010 California

    Same here. I got the last pout of Blueberry Flanders and never found BA Abraxas or backyard bramble in the second session.

    I also got a nice commemorative plastic disposable generic GI cup to take with me. How hard is it to not run out of cups???
     
    #639 OneBeertoRTA, Nov 17, 2013
  20. jokemon

    jokemon Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2007 Illinois

    working mom is good.

    One trick pony Kentucky Mountain was extremely tasty.

    Dark Horse Where the Wild Things Macerate and Blacklist Honeysuck Lambic were some of my favorite non bourbon beers. Oh yeah, dat side project was amazing.
     
    #640 jokemon, Nov 17, 2013
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