Great Taste Eve thread

List is up! No Bourbon county, No barrel aged three floyds, No barrel aged perennial

 

Yeah I noticed that too. Would be a real weird fest with no BCBS/DL/Abraxas.

My guess is they all bring their BA stuff and it just didn't make it on the list

 

I thought that too until you see other peoples top beers are there, i.e.CW, etc

 

I meant the list they sent in to MHTG. Not uncommon at all for breweries to have a bunch of stuff that isn't in the program.

 

Yeah Im hoping for that too...I agree sometimes beers show up not on the list...but bourbon county is always on the list

 

Going to try and avoid the program (minus a few specific breweries I want to hit) as much as possible to avoid all the FOMO.

 

The app is crashing on Android, despite reinstalling.

 

Are beer geeks pounding refresh on their app thinking this is a bottle release for the listed beers?

 

It crashed for me the first time it opened but loads fine after.

 

Stranger things have happened, but I wouldn't expect Goose to show up with only 4 beers like the app would suggest.

 

Yeah, they still have their big spot at the entrance. That'd be surprising.

 

The list looks incomplete. Several breweries have a list that's unchanged from last year, including Toppling Goliath and Bells

 

TG is new. Chainsmoker is brand new. I think you need to update your app.

 

The hype for me has officially started, though I may just hang out at Off Color all day considering they're awesome and are bringing nearly every beer they've ever brewed.

 

That's not a bad game plan there. Laffler is bringing the goods for sure. Don't miss out on Whiskers, my personal favorite from his brews next to Yuzu Fierce. Wari is well worth a try too!

 

Oh, I know. I'm a Chicago resident, despite my state tag. I've had everything on the list except Eeek!, Little Friend, and Wunderkammer.

I'm just a huge fan of them. They're easily the best (and most diverse) brewery in Chicago for me.

Plenty of other great stuff, too. As always, staying at the Real Ale tent for way too long is in the cards.

 

Looks like cw is bringing a slew of abbey ales!

I just hope the guy with the hair is at off color roasting people again

 

I would assume bigger beers like BCBS, BA DL, etc. aren't in the program because they're going to be timed tappings. Last year they removed the times from the program because the organizers don't want people lining up all day long. So maybe they just took it a step farther this year and completely removed both the times and the beers? Can anyone confirm this?

 

And yet Central Waters has the Ardea Insignis posted? Doesn't seem to make much sense

 

Yeah, there are a bunch of timed tappings listed on the app. Also, Ardea is labeled as an "Abbey Ale" with a description of, "If you don't know, you probably shouldnt wait in line" LOL